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We know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They   1   us many things, such as wood, oxygen(氧气), rubber, medicines and many other things. They can   2   tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you cut across a tree, you can   3   that it has many rings. Most trees grow one   4   ring every year. Because of this reason, we know   5   a tree is. A tree over a hundred years old means that it has more than a hundred   6  . When the climate is dry(干燥的) or very cold, the trees do not grow very much and their rings are usually   7  . When it is wet and   8  , the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, this means that the    9   changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on the trees, we can   10   about the climate for a hundred years. We can see how our climate is changing today.

1.                A.give           B.ask            C.get  D.tell

 

2.                A.too            B.as well          C.either    D.also

 

3.                A.hear           B.feel            C.see D.look

 

4.                A.new           B.old            C.young    D.short

 

5.                A.how tall        B.how old         C.how long D.how far

 

6.                A.leaves          B.apples          C.rings D.trees

 

7.                A.big            B.thin            C.thick(厚的)    D.long

 

8.                A.cold           B.cool            C.hot D.warm

 

9.                A.climate         B.things          C.people   D.life

 

10.               A.think          B.talk            C.learn D.change

 

 

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文重点介绍了树木的年轮问题,根据数目的年轮我们不仅可以推断出树木的年龄,还可以据此判断它成长中每年的气候状况.

1.动词辨析. A.给予;B.要求,问;C.获得,到达;D.告诉,讲述.联系下文,可知此处指的是他们给予我们许多东西,故选A.

2.此词辨析. 这几个选项都表示也,其中also,as well,too,用于肯定句,also常用于be动词,情态动词,助动词之后,行为动词之前;as well,too用于句末;either用于否定句中,置于句末。句意:他们也能告诉我们许多关于气候的事情.结合语境可知选D.

3.联系下文,可知此处指的是你能看见许多年轮,故选C,环,年轮.

4.形容词辨析. A.新的;B.旧的,老的;C.年轻的;D.短的.结合语境可知此处指的是大部分数目每年长一个新的年轮,故选A.

5.联系上文,可知我们可以据此知道一棵树多大了,故选B,多大.

6.联系上文,可知此处指的是它有超过100多个年轮,故选C,年轮.

7.词义辨析. A.大的;B. 瘦的,薄的;C.厚的;D.长的.结合常识可知,在干旱或者非常冷的年份,年轮就特别薄,故选B.

8.联系上文,可知此处指的是气候温暖湿润时,故选D,温暖的.

9.联系上文,描述,可知此处指的是气候突然的变了.故选A,气候.

10.动词辨析.A.思考,认为;B.谈话;C.学习,得知;D.改变.结合语境可知我们可以从此得知100年来的气候问题.故选C.

考点:关于年轮的说明文

点评:这篇短文内容比较简单,理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密,答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍,看看是否符合逻辑,适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做,先区分词义,结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。

 

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