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【题目】完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Environmental protection is everywhere and Christmas is no exception. Going “green” has been so festive as in westernmost Canada two start-ups are offering an eco-friendly Christmas tree rental service for the holiday period.

For about 100 dollars, Evergrow Christmas Trees and Carbonsync Christmas will a potted tree at your home or business and three weeks later after all the have been opened and Santa has his sleigh.

Carbonsync plans to donate its to habitat restoration groups for replanting, while Evergrow says it will them to a nursery to be until next Christmas when they may be out again.

Trees cost four times less , but are usually turned into mulch or sent to garbage dumps after the holidays in most North American cities.

“What (folks) are doing now is they’re these hordes of trees everywhere in the Fraser Valley to ship to Vancouver, ” Brad Major of Carbonsync Christmas told public broadcaster CBC.

“These trees grow anywhere from 6 to 12 years to be one Christmas, and all these trees go to the landfill, and it’s a huge pile of trees, ” he said. “It’s like the biggest of a resource. ”

The firm’s trees will also continue to CO2 from the atmosphere, doing their bit to help curb global warming ending up as waste.

And if a family , they may even rent the same tree year after year from Evergrow, it has not grown too large to their living room.

【1】A. ever B. never C. once D. recently

【2】A. where B. that C. which D. when

【3】A. drop up B. drop in C. drop off D. drop out

【4】A. pick it out B. pick it on C. pick it away D. pick it up

【5】A. cards B. boxes C. presents D. letters

【6】A. parked B. started C. driven D. made

【7】A. pots B. sleighs C. trees D. presents

【8】A. remove B. return C. replant D. resettle

【9】A. used for B. charged for C. cared for D. prepared for

【10】A. given B. donated C. rented D. sold

【11】A. properly B. normally C. totally D. probably

【12】A. on earth B. on business C. on average D. on sale

【13】A. donating B. renting C. growing D. replanting

【14】A. used for B. used as C. used to D. used during

【15】A. cost B. waste C. value D. usage

【16】A. draw B. breathe C. take D. absorb

【17】A. regardless of B. instead of C. in spite of D. in place of

【18】A. hopes B. expects C. wishes D. desires

【19】A. as soon as B. as much as C. as long as D. as quickly as

【20】A. turn in B. work in C. decorate in D. fit in

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】C

【10】C

【11】B

【12】C

【13】C

【14】A

【15】B

【16】D

【17】B

【18】C

【19】C

【20】D

【解析】环保观念的增加催生了加拿大西部地区的圣诞树租赁业务。 这些圣诞树被回收之后由专门的养护中心重新种植, 来年继续出租。

【1】B 根据语境可知, 圣诞树租赁业务前所未有, 因此用never。

【2】A westernmost Canada为地点, 其后的定语从句用where引导。

【3】C 这两家公司将把带盆的圣诞树送到家里或公司里。drop off运送, 卸下。

【4】D 三个星期之后来取走。pick up取走。 与前面的drop off相呼应。

【5】C 等所有礼物都被打开, 圣诞老人也收起了雪橇。 圣诞树下放着朋友送的礼物。cards(卡片), boxes(盒子), letters(信)均与语境不符。

【6】A 圣诞过后圣诞老人不再使用雪橇了。park the sleigh 停下雪橇。B、C、D三项均与语境不符。

【7】 C 根据后面的replanting可以判断, Carbonsync要捐出的是圣诞树, 因此选C。

【8】B 而Evergrow公司则表示将圣诞树送回养护中心去。 根据语境可知, 圣诞树是在租赁人家里, 回收后送到养护中心。 因此remove(除去), replant(重栽), resettle(重新定居)均与语境不符。

【9】C 养护中心是护理花木的, 因此用cared for。use for用于, charge for 因……而起诉, prepare for为……做准备, 均不符合文意。

【10】C 在养护中心护理到下一个圣诞节, 然后再租赁出去。 因为这两家公司是租赁公司, 因此他们还要将这些圣诞树租赁出去的。given, donated, sold三项不符合语境。

【11】 B 北方的圣诞树一般比平均价格低四倍。properly正确的, 与做事的方法有关; totally总体地, 完全地, 与数量有关; probably大概的, 可能地, 表示不确定; normally 一般情况下, 正常情况下。 根据语境选B。

【12】C on average 平均(价格), 与前面的cost有关。on earth究竟, 表示惊讶; on business出差; on sale出售, 这三项均与语境无关, 应排除。

【13】C 本句后半部分提及Fraser Valley, 还提及将其运送到温哥华, 由此推断, 这些人(folks)是栽树的, 而不是“捐树”, 也不是“租赁树”, 抑或“重栽树”的, 因此选C。 下一段的These trees grow anywhere. . . 也有暗示。

【14】A 这些树长到6至12岁时才能用作一次圣诞树, 然后成了垃圾, 就这么大一堆树。be used for用于……, be used as 被当做, be used to 习惯于, be used during 在……期间被使用。 根据文意应选A。

【15】B 就像最大的资源浪费。 综合Brad Major的话可知, 他认为生长几年的树木作为圣诞树只用一次就当作垃圾处理是浪费资源。

【16】D 该公司的圣诞树将继续吸收大气中的二氧化碳。draw画, 吸引; breathe(人或动物的)呼吸; take拿, 带; absorb吸收(液体、气体等)。 根据语境可知选D。

【17】B 为抑制全球变暖作贡献, 而不是成为垃圾。regardless of不管, 尽管; in spite of尽管, 不顾; in place of 代替(某人或某物)。instead of 代替, 而不是。 根据语境B项正确。

【18】C 如果某一家希望的话, 他们可以来年继续租赁同一棵圣诞树。hope希望, 后接从句或不定式结构; expect盼望, 后接不定式; desire渴望, 后接名词或不定式或从句; wish在此用作不及物动词。

【19】C 只要这棵圣诞树没有长得太高, 正好能摆在房间里。as soon as尽快地, as much as尽可能多的, as long as只要, as quickly as尽快地。 根据语境, 此处为条件, 应选C项。

【20】D 根据前面的large判断, 此处与房间大小有关。fit in适应; 盛得下。turn in上交, work in 在……里工作, decorate in在……中装修。A、B、C三项与房间大小没有关系, 应予排除。