Question

阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最 佳选项。

(A) Foresters are people who work with trees and know a lot about them. Occasionally,foresters have problems,and the foresters in southern Indiana have had many problems.

The foresters were doing an experiment. They wanted to grow walnut trees by planting walnuts (胡杉匕) in the ground. If they succeeded,the foresters would be able to control the location of the trees. Also,this method would be much cheaper than transplanting,or moving nut trees that were grown in plant nurseries (苗圃).

So the foresters planted their walnuts,and that's when the squirrels started causing trouble. Shortly after the nuts were planted,the squirrels dug them up for tasty snacks.

The foresters tried to keep the squirrels away from the walnuts. Mothballs (卫生球) were used as a warning,but they didn't work. Then,the foresters tried putting the walnuts in kerosene (煤油) ，but that didn't stop the squirrels either. The foresters continue to search for a method that will really work. But until they find one,the squirrels can continue to have their walnut snacks and the foresters will have to transplant trees!

() 1. Foresters are people who .

   A. look after the forest and work with trees

   B. feed squirrels in the forest

   C. catch squirrels that steal walnuts

   D. transplant trees

() 2. What were the foresters trying to do with the nuts?

   A. To plant food for squirrels.

   B. To move the trees closer to the squirrels.

   C. To control the location of the trees.

   D. To get squirrels to eat them.

() 3. The underlined word “transplanting” probably means “

   A. planting   B. moving   C. growing   D. buying

() 4. What did the squirrels do to the walnuts that were dipped in kerosene?

   A. They left them alone. B. They put them into the earth.

   C. They hid them in trees. D. They continued to eat them.

() 5. According to the story, which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Mothballs didn't prove to be a good method of stopping the squirrels from eating the walnuts.

   B. The squirrels found the walnuts tasty.

   C. The squirrels started eating mothballs instead of walnuts.

   D. The foresters haven’t found a good way to prevent the squirrels from eating the walnuts.

Answer 1

 1. A  2. C  3. B    4. D    5. C