Question

   One day,the Earth was very sick. He felt so bad that an earthquake happened. After the earthquake,it rained every day. Then the Sun told him to go to the hospital.

   The Moon looked at the Earth and saidLook!Your skin should be the blue sea and the green land,but it is turning more and more yellow...”

   “ It is the desert ,” the Earth said.

   The Moon put on her glasses and looked at him carefully. She saw that some people were cutting down trees near the desert.

   “ I'll make these trees into chairs and beds. I'm going to get married in a few days,Ma young man said happily.

   “I want to make a wonderful piece of art with this tree / an artist with long hair said.

   “I'm too poor and I have a big family. I need to sell these trees to make money”’ an old man said while cutting down the small trees.

   “Winter is coming!I need more wood to make my house warmer”’an old woman said.

   At that moment,a truck came with giant machines. A group of men got off the truck. They began to cut the trees with the machines quickly. Soon,all the trees disappeared and the truck took them away.

   The Earth began to cry. The Moon was too surprised to do anything. The desert laughed at the Earth, ‘‘ Ha!Ha! You have nothing to do with me!”

26. The color of the desert is       .

   A. blue   B. green   C. yellow   D. red

27. Why did the young man cut down the trees?

   A. Because he had no beds to sleep in.

   B. Because he had no chairs to sit on.

   C. Because he was very poor.

   D. Because he was getting married soon.

28. What can the trees be used for by the people in the passage?

   A. The trees can he made into art for people.

   B. The trees can be sold for money.

   C. The trees can make fires.

   D. All of above.

29. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “disappeared”?

   A. 消失   B. 生长   C. 茂盛   D .开花

30. From the passage the writer agrees that       .

   A. the people are kind to the Earth

   B. it doesn’t matter if people cut down so many trees

   C. the Earth will turn into a desert without trees

   D. the Earth will feel better in a few days

Answer 1

26. C  由 “but it is turning more and more yellow...” 和“ It is the desert”可判断，沙漠是黄色的。

27. D  由“I'm going to get married in a few days”可判断，这个年轻人砍伐树木是为了准备结婚。

28. D  从画家、老人及老妇人的话中可判断答案为B.

29. A  把树砍倒后又用卡车拉走，所以这些树木应该是“消失” 了。

30. C  短文通过地球、太阳和月亮的对话，说明人类对地球造成了恶劣的影响，乱砍滥伐森林,地球就会变成沙漠。