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【题目】 In the US, people are celebrating Arbor Day today, the last Friday in April. This holiday encourages(鼓励) people to plant and care for trees.

Not just the US thinks trees are important, other countries, such as Korea and South Africa, celebrate national tree days for a week! And India has a national planting(植树) festival every July.

Why do so many countries think trees and plants so important? What’s so important about trees? Trees make oxygen(氧气), which we need to live. Tree leaves also clean the air keeping us healthier. Trees also help stop dangerous and slides(滑坡) and they can even help stop water loss.

Trees are very important for city life, too. For example, if there are many trees in a place, there are fewer crimes(罪犯). And living near “green spaces”(parks with trees and plants), there will be fewer sick children.

Finally, people believe that spending time with trees in nature can help to relax and also make the stress lower. Some even call this “forest showing”. The time with green trees may even improve one’s immune system(免疫系统) and make our body stronger.

So maybe you should put your arms around a tree today — or at least sit quietly under one!

【1】Arbor Day ______________.

A.is about planting and caring for trees.

B.is on the third Friday of April.

C.lasts for a week in the US.

【2】What can you learn from the 3rd and 4th paragraph?

A.If there are many trees in a place, there are no crimes.

B.Tree roots(根) can help to make oxygen and also clean the air.

C.If we plant more trees, there will be fewer landslides and less water loss.

【3】In paragraph 5, “this” refer to ______________.

A.relaxing and making the stress lower

B.taking a shower in the forest

C.spending time in nature

【4】What’s the passage mainly about?

A.People in different countries have different ideas about plants and trees.

B.Plants and trees are important and many countries think them important.

C.There are some new studies about trees and plants..

【5】What can we infer from the passage?

A.There are more trees in the countryside(乡村) than in the city.

B.Every country has a national planting festival.

C.People will plant more trees for a healthy life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本文讲述了树木的好处，树木可以产生氧气，树叶也清洁空气，使人们更健康；树木对城市生活也很重要，减少犯罪、患病儿童也会减少，人们相信在大自然的树木上花费时间可以帮助放松，也可以降低压力。人们为了健康的生活将种植更多的树木。

【1】细节理解题。根据“In the US, people are celebrating Arbor Day today, the last Friday in April. This holiday encourages(鼓励) people to plant and care for trees.”可知在美国，人们今天庆祝植树节，在4月的最后一个星期五。这个节日鼓励人们种植和照顾树木，故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据“Trees also help stop dangerous and slides(滑坡)”可知树木也有助于阻止危险和滑坡，故选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据“people believe that spending time with trees in nature can help to relax and also make the stress lower.”可知人们相信花时间在大自然的树木可以帮助放松，也可以降低压力，所以此处指代的是花时间在大自然，故选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据“Not just the US thinks trees are important, other countries, such as Korea and South Africa, celebrate national tree days for a week!”可知不仅美国认为树木很重要，其他国家，如韩国和南非，也会庆祝一周的国家树木日，可推测出主要讲述了植物和树木很重要，许多国家都认为它们很重要，故选B。

【5】推理判断题。根文章没有提及乡村的树木比城市多，排除A；根据“Not just the US thinks trees are important, other countries, such as Korea and South Africa, celebrate national tree days for a week! And India has a national planting(植树) festival every July.”可知是许多国家，并不是所有，排除B；根据文章讲了很多植树的好处，可推测出人们为了健康的生活将种植更多的树木，故选C。