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17.When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah,he happened to live near a copper smelter(炼铜厂),and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest.One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area.Paul knocked him down.From then on,something happened inside him.
Years later Paul was back in the area,and he went to the smelter office.He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back.The answer from that big industry was"No."
Paul then went to college to study the science of plants.Unfortunately,his teachers said there weren't any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds.It would be a waste of his life to try to do it.Everyone knew that,he was told.Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected,he wouldn't get his idea accepted.
Paul later got married and had some kids.But his dream would not die.And then one night he did what he could with what he had.As Samuel Johnson wrote,"It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote.Attainable good is often ignored by minds busied in wide ranges."Under the cover of darkness,he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.
And every week,he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass.For fifteen years he did this against the plain common sense.Slowly rabbits appeared.Later,as there was legal(法律上的) pressure to clean up the environment,the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes,and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has.It took him until his hair turned white,but he managed to keep that impossible vow he made to himself as a child.

21.When Paul was a boy,D.
A.he had decided never to leave his hometown
B.the economy of Utah depended wholly on the copper smelter
C.no laws were made to protect the environment against pollution
D.he had determined to stop the copper smelter polluting the area
22.What does the underlined phrase"the plain common sense"probably refer to?A
A.That it was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland.
B.That his normal work and life would be greatly affected.
C.That no one would like to join him in the efforts.
D.That he had to keep everything he did secret.
23.Why did Paul go to college to study the science of plants?D
A.He wanted to find out the best way to save the area himself.
B.He was interested in planting trees since he was young.
C.He wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help him.
D.He thought his knowledge would make his advice more persuasive.
24.The message of the passage is thatA
A.action speaks louder than words
B.perseverance(坚持不懈) will work wonders
C.God helps those who help themselves
D.many hands make light work.

分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读.文章主要讲述的是Paul用自己的毅力实现自己的理想的故事,旨在说明坚持不懈就会创造奇迹.

解答 21-24 DADA
21.D.推理判断题.根据"One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area.Paul knocked him down.From then on,something happened inside him."可知当Paul是孩子的时候就下定决心要治理这个地方的污染问题.故选D.
22.A.细节理解题.根据"And every week,he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass.For fifteen years he did this against the plain common sense.Slowly rabbits appeared."可知很多人都不相信这个地方还能成为绿洲,他的看法和别人是相反的.故选A.
23.D.推理判断题.根据"He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back.The answer from that big industry was"No."Paul then went to college to study the science of plants."可知他读大学是为了使他的建议更有说服力.故选D.
24.A.主旨大意题.纵览全文并根据"It took him until his hair turned white,but he managed to keep that impossible vow he made to himself as a child."可知文章主要讲述的是Paul用自己的毅力实现自己的理想的故事,旨在说明坚持不懈就会创造奇迹.故选A.

点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读.此类题型主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题,所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,再结合选项选出正确答案.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.在做主旨大意题时考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点,确定主旨.

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