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【题目】

What's this? If you're looking at this tree in the shape of a butterfly, it's a topiary. A topiary is a tree or bush that is trained into a shape.

A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the "final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place.

In June of the plant's first year, the gardener looks for new leaves. When the leaves grow, it's time to shape the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.

Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all year. In summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In winter the bushes don't grow. The gardeners have to brush snow off the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.

Topiary gardening is a very old art. The Romans did it in the first century. In the sixteenth century, people in Europe liked topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today it's popular in many parts of the world.

【1】Put the following in the right order according to the passage.

a. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.

b. The whole bush grows tall enough for shaping.

c. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.

d. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.

A.d-a-b-c.B.b-c-a-d.C.a-d-c-b.D.d-a-c-b.

【2】What does the underlined word "trimmed" in the third paragraph mean?

A.shakenB.cutC.cleanedD.collected

【3】Why must we cut a topiary many times in the summer?

A.Because the bush can be in good shape.

B.Because it will make the bush grow slowly.

C.Because it can change the bush into another one.

D.Because it helps the bush grow tall enough.

【4】Growing a topiary garden take both skills and .

A.moodB.luckC.moneyD.time

【5】The last paragraph mainly tells us that .

A.topiary gardening has a long history

B.topiary gardening is too difficult an art to learn

C.topiary gardening plays a great role in our life

D.topiary gardening will be more popular in the future

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了林木雕塑，一个林木雕塑是被修剪成一个形状的一棵树或者是一丛灌木。建造一个林木雕塑的花园需要同时投入时间和技巧。林木雕塑是一个非常古老的艺术，现在在世界很多地方流行。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文内容可知，一个林木雕塑需要园艺师首先绘制一幅图；然后为这个雕塑选择一丛灌木；开始为它的底部作造型；最后灌木长得足够大可以用来造型。故选D。

【2】词义猜测题。shaken塑形；cut修剪；cleaned清扫；collected收集。根据下一句“In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.”可知灌木长得足够大来做造型，可以推测出此处应该是：它的顶端在这段时间不能被修剪。故选B

【3】细节理解题。根据第四段“In summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow.”，可知它被多次修剪是为了保持形状，这种修剪也帮助了灌木生长。A选项“Because the bush can be in good shape.”因为灌木可以保持好的形状，符合文意。故选A。

【4】细节理解题。mood心情；luck幸运； money钱；time时间。根据第四段第一句“Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all year.”，可知林木雕塑需要技术也需要时间。故选D。

【5】细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Topiary gardening is a very old art.”，可知林木雕塑是一个非常古老的艺术。“topiary gardening has a long history” 林木雕塑有很长的历史，符合文意。故选A。

做题时要在理解文意的基础上，与题目有机结合，从文章中找到相关细节性的句子，再与选项细细比较，进行选择或推理判断，选出符合文章内容的正确选项，做题注意灵活，有时可用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案。