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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个佳答案．

　Trees are useful to 　1　 in three very important 　2 　: They provide him with wood and other 　3 　; they give him shade; they help to prevent drought and 　4　 .Unfortunately, in many 　5 　of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is 　6 　important.

　Two thousand years 　7 　a rich and powerful country cut down its trees 　8 　warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, 　9 　its trees, its soil became hard and 　10 　. When the empire fell 　11 　, the home country found itself faced by floods and starvation.

　Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for 　12 　to persuade the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food 　13 　; and he can earn money 　14 　making charcoal or selling wood to the townsman. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look 　15 　new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can 　16 　the people, the forests will slowly disappear.

　This does not only 　17 　that the villagers' sons and grandsons have 　18 　trees.The results are even more 　19 　: for where 　20 　are trees, their roots break the soil up—allowing the rain to sink in—and also bind (结合)the soil, thus preventing its 　21 　washed away easily, but where there are no 　22 　, the rain falls 　23 　hard ground and carrying 　24 　with it the rich top soil, in which crops 　25 　so well. When all the top soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)  A． 　　 person	B． people	C． man	D． human being	[　　]
(2)  　　 A． ways	B． field	C． means	D． method	[　　]
(3)  　　 A． uses	B． products	C． production	D． result	[　　]
(4)  　　 A． floods	B． soil	C． air	D． sunlight	[　　]
(5)  　　 A． corner	B． part	C． place	D． parts	[　　]
(6)  　　 A． the most	B． the more	C． most	D． much	[　　]
(7)  　　 A． before	B． ago	C． long	D． long before	[　　]
(8)  A． 　　 to set	B． to build	C． to put	D． to organize	[　　]
(9)  A． 　　 with	B． by	C． on	D． without	[　　]
(10)  A． 　　 poor	B． fine	C． beautiful	D． pretty	[　　]
(11)  　　 A． to break	B． to unite	C． to bits	D． to pieces	[　　]
(12)  　　 A． it	B． them	C． he	D． they	[　　]
(13)  A． 　　 with	B． by	C． on	D． X	[　　]
(14)  　　 A． with	B． of	C． by	D． of	[　　]
(15)  　　 A． after	B． for	C． at	D． out	[　　]
(16)  A． 　　 ask	B． educate	C． want	D． remove	[　　]
(17)  A． 　　 mean	B． refer	C． know	D． realize	[　　]
(18)  A． 　　 a few	B． fewer	C． a little	D． little	[　　]
(19)  A． 　　 serious	B． bad	C． effect	D． far	[　　]
(20)  A． they	B． we	C． here	D． there	[　　]
(21)  A． been	B． being	C． is	D． was	[　　]
(22)  A． water	B． trees	C． soil	D． air	[　　]
(23)  A． at	B． with	C． to	D． on	[　　]
(24)  A． away	B． off	C． with	D． by	[　　]
(25)  A． come	B． grow	C． get	D． turn	[　　]

The most unforgettable thing during my long summer holiday last year, of course is my trip 36 England. This was my first time to go abroad, so it really made me 37 .

　 There are quite a lot of interesting places in England, 38 Oxford. When we walked around Oxford, we saw quite a lot of ancient buildings on 39 sides of the streets. One of the most famous tourist 40 in Oxford is Christ(基督)Church, and it’s 41 one of Oxford University's 29 colleges. There is a huge hall in Christ Church, 42 was used as the dining hall at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter 43 . I felt really excited when I heard this.

　 44 place that impressed me 45 during my trip is a place called Stratford-upon-Avon. It is a small town. Maybe you haven't 46 it, but I'm sure you have heard about William Shakespeare-the great man's 47 . In Stratford-upon-Avon, I could 48 Shakespeare's Birthplace, Shakespeare Countryside Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and a lot of places that are connected with 49 .

I went to Shakespeare's Birthplace. It was the house 50 Shakespeare was born and 51 his early years. 52 sitting room, hallway(走廊), bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished (布置) in sixteenth-century 53 . I also went to see the Shakespeare Exhibition. It illustrated(以图解说明) Shakespeare's life and career in both Stratford and London.

　 I really enjoyed this nice trip to England, 54 I learnt a lot. I'm very happy that I could visit such an interesting 55 . I want to go there again in the future.

36. A. at　　　 　　　　　　　 B. for　　　 　　　 C. on　　　 　　　　　　 D. to

37. A. excited　　　 　　　　 B. appointed　 　 C. exciting　　 　　　　 D. appointing

38. A. for example　 　　　　　 B. such as　 　　 C. as such　　　 　　　 D. for instance

39. A. both　　 　　　　　　　 B. either　　 　　　 C. neither　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. each

40. A. views　 　 　　　　　　 B. scenes　 　　　 C. sites　　　 　　　　　 D. interests

41. A. also　　　 　　　　　　　 B. too　　　 　　　　　　 C. still　　　 　　　　　　 D. yet

42. A. that　　　 　　　　　　　 B. which　　 　　　 C. who　　　 　　　　　 D. where

43. A. novels　　 　　　　　　　 B. records　 　　 C. films　　 　　　　　　 D. songs

44. A. Other　　 　　　　　　　 B. Every　　 　　　 C. Each　　 　　　　　　 D. Another

45. A. deep　　 　　　　　　　 B. deeply　 　　　 C. high　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. highly

46. A. thought about 　　　 B. heard about　 C. listened to　 　　　　 D. considered as

47. A. hometown 　　　　　　　 B. office　　 　　　　　　 C. place　　　 　　　　　 D. theatre

48. A. speak　　 　　　　　　　 B. say　　　 　　　 C. talk　　　 　　　　　　 D. see

49. A. Shakespeare　　 　　 B. Oxford　 　　　 C. England　　　　 D. Harry Potter

50. A. who　　 　　　　　　　 B. that　　 　　　 C. when　　 　　　　　　 D. where

51. A. paid　　 　　　　　　　 B. spent　　 　　　 C. cost　　　 　　　　　　 D. took

52. A. It's　　　 　　　　　　　 B. Its　　　 　　　 C. It had　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. It was

53. A. style　　 　　　　　　　 B. site　　　 　　　 C. shape　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. shade

54. A. for which　　 　　　 B. which　 　　　 C. from which　　 　　 D. in which

55. A. place　　 　　　　　　　 B. town　　 　　　 C. country　 　　　　　　 D. summer

For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   21  along the banks of Lake Waco with little   22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith　33　　that there were still several hours of daylight　24　　and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　25　.

Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the　26　road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy　27　area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the　28　of trees formed a leafy　29　over the road and it suddenly seemed 　30　in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re　31　there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　32　　from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  33 .

　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup　34　to decide whether they had happened to　35　someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　36　walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell　37　. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road　38　he could turn around, then　39　back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　40　　they had given up fishing and gone home early.

1.	A．playing　 B．boating　　 C．fishing　　　　 D．walking

 

2.	A．failure　 B．success　 C．disappointment D．interest

 

3.	A．quarreled B．argued　 C．reasoned　 D．shouted

 

4.	A．remaining B．staying　　 C．keeping　　 D．leaving

 

5.	A．starting off B．running out　 C．sending away　 D．giving up

 

6.	A．winding B．widening　 C．leading　　　 D．blocking

 

7.	A．grassed B．wooded C．iced　　　　 D．snowed

 

8.	A．trunks B．shadow　　 C．shade　　　　 D．shape

 

9.	A．hat B．umbrella　 C．sheet　　　 D．overcoat

 

10.	A．foggy B．late　　 C．early　　 D．rainy

 

11.	A．almost B．already　　 C．only　　　 D．fairly

 

12.	A．escaped B．lost C．gone　　　 D．missed

 

13.	A．body B．trap C．pile　　　　 D．stream

 

14.	A．talking B．hoping C．wanting　　 D．trying

 

15.	A．come across B．turn out　　 C．bring about　 D．make up

 

16.	A．loudly B．quietly　　 C．quickly　　　 D．slowly

 

17.	A．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody

 

18.	A．until B．before　　　 C．after　　　 D．when

 

19.	A．turned B．ran C．headed　　　 D．walked

 

20.	A．expected B．hoped C．wished　　　 D．prayed

 

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个佳答案。

    Trees are useful to 1 in three very important 　　 2 : they　　 provide him with wood and other 3 ;they give him shade; they help to prevent drought and 4 . Unfortunately, in many 5 of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is 6 important.

　　

    Two thousand years 7 a rich and powerful country cut down its trees 8 warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, 9 its trees, its soil became hard and 10 . When the empire fell 　　 11 , the home country found itself faced with floods and　　 starvation.

    Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for 12 to persuade　　 the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food 13 ; and he can earn money 14 making charcoal or selling wood to the townsman. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look 15 new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can 16 the people, the forests will slowly disappear.

　　

    This does not only 　　 17 that the villagers' sons and grandsons have 18 trees . The results are even more 19: for where 20 are trees, their　　 roots break the soil up——allowing the rain to sink in——and also　　 bind(结合) the soil, thus preventing its 21 washed away easily, but　　 where there are no 22 ,the rain falls 23 hard ground and carrying 　　 24 with it the rich top soil, in which crops 25 so well. When all the　　 top soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.

　　    

(1) A. person    B. people    C. man 　　   D. human being

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(2) A. ways 　　 B. field 　　C. means 　　 D. method

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(3) A. uses 　　 B. products  C. production D. result

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(4) A. floods    B. soil 　　 C. air 　　   D. sunlight

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(5) A. corner    B. part 　　 C. place 　　 D. parts

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(6) A. the most  B. the more  C. most 　　  D. much

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(7) A. before    B. ago 　　  C. long 　　  D. long before

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(8) A.to set 　　B. to build  C. to put 　　D. to organize

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(9) A. with 　　 B. by 　　   C. on 　　　　D. without

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(10) A. poor 　　 B. fine 　　 C. beautiful  D. pretty

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(11) A. to break  B. to unite  C. to bits    D. to pieces

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(12) A. it 　　   B. them 　　 C. he 　　　　D. they

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(13) A. with 　　 B. by 　　   C. on 　　　　D. X

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(14) A. with 　　 B. of 　　   C. by 　　　　D. of

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(15) A. after 　　B. for 　　  C. at 　　　　D. out

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(16) A. ask 　　  B. educate   C. want 　　  D. remove

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(17) A. mean 　　 B. refer 　　C. know 　　  D. realize

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(18) A. a few 　　B. fewer 　　C. a little   D. little

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(19) A. serious   B. bad 　　  C. effect 　　D. far

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(20) A. they 　　 B. we 　　   C. here 　　  D. there

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(21) A. been 　　 B. being 　　C. is 　　　　D. was

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(22) A. water 　　B. trees 　　C. soil 　　  D. air

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(23) A. at 　　   B. with 　　 C. to 　　　　D. on

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(24) A. away 　　 B.  off 　　 C. with 　　  D. by

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(25) A. come 　　 B. grow 　　 C. get 　　   D. turn

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