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【题目】Christmas has never looked as beautiful as it is now, when this one-foot-tall mini tree grew from a pothole(坑洼)in the streets of London.

London pothole gardener Steve Wheen , 34 , has created over 150 little gardens so far the smallest one of which is just one-inch-square.

“I really enjoy the reactions of people who come across my work and love them .”said Steve. "London can be so grey, especially at this time of year. When l was thinking about how to brighten it up, gardening came to my mind."

Steve has been pothole gardening for four years, mainly around the streets of London His pothole gardens are made with some plants he chooses from his local garden centre. Each of them usually costs between five and ten pounds. Although they are often temporary to the streets, Steve is sure that they can be in people's mind for a long time, if they are lucky enough to come across these small gardens while they go about their daily lives.

“I'm always surprised when I ask people what they think the message is behind my Work .”he said. "Often they think I'm against or in honor of something. One person even considered that l was marking the places where people had died in car accidents."

“I think in a city like London, where it's easy to feel short of green space, my message can be seen as a green one and that's fine with me. ”he said. "The environment is something we all need to be thinking about more and more. But most importantly, it's all about making people smile and giving them an unexpected moment of happiness.”

【1】Which of the following pictures can describe "a pothole garden" best?

【2】 Steve thinks the main color of London around Christmas is

A. white B. blue C. grey D. green

【3】What does the underlined word "temporary" probably mean?

A. lasting for a short time.

B. beautiful but dangerous

C. strange to passers-by

D. very expensive

【4】Steve Wheen makes pothole gardens in London mainly to _____.

A. be against or in honor of something

B. mark the places where car accidents happen

C. protect the environment

D. make people enjoy more greens

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述的英国园丁创作了150个小的一英尺大的花园，给人们带来更多的绿色，带来意想不到的快乐时光；

【1】B 细节理解题。根据第一段提到when this one-foot-tall mini tree grew from a pothole(坑洼)in the streets of London.一尺高的迷你树从伦敦街道的坑洼中长出来，故选B项。

【2】C 推断题。根据第三段提到London can be so grey, especially at this time of year.伦敦是灰色的，尤其是每年的这个时候，故选C项。

【3】A 词意猜测。根据第四段提到Although they are often temporary to the streets, Steve is sure that they can be in people's mind for a long time, if they are lucky enough to come across these small gardens while they go about their daily lives.虽然他们在街道上停留的时间是短暂的，Steve可以肯定他们会在人们的心中留更长的时间，故选A项。

【4】D 推断题。根据最后一段提到I think in a city like London, where it's easy to feel short of green space, my message can be seen as a green one and that's fine with me我认为象伦敦这样的城市，非常缺少绿色，我的传达的信息，给他们更多的绿色，故选D项。