Caloundra, a city in Queensland, Australia gives away, on average, 7000 trees per year to its residents(居民).The local council’s Free Tree Program, which has been running for the past 16 years, allows residents to have two free native trees per year for free.Nursery Manager Phil Rolton, who has worked at the council’s nursery for the past 23 years, has given away thousands of those trees.“We give most of the trees away at the free tree days organized throughout the city.However, residents can also come into the nursery at certain times to collect their trees,”Phil said.“All the trees we give away are natives.I speak with people about and try to make sure they always get plants that are native to their area.When residents receive their free trees, we also give them a native plant book which covers information on how to care for the plants.”
As well as supplying plants for the free tree days, the nursery also grow trees to be used for beach protection, environmental projects and for parks and gardens.“Trees that are hard for us to find or expensive to grow, we grow here at the nursery.We also grow a lot of endangered species(种类)to improve our environment,”Phil said.
(1)
Why do you think the city gives away trees for free?
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A.
Because there are more than enough trees in the city.
B.
So that the area will be covered by more trees.
C.
Because the residents are too poor to pay for the trees.
D.
So that more land can be cleared for buildings.
(2)
The underlined word“nursery”here is a place where ________.
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A.
babies are taken care of
B.
old trees are protected
C.
young trees are grown for planting somewhere else
D.
all kinds of trees are on display
(3)
What kind of trees can the residents have for free?
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A.
Those that are hard to find.
B.
Those that are expensive to grow.
C.
Endangered species.
D.
Those that can grow well where they live.
(4)
What can we infer from the passage?
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A.
The nursery receives money from the government.
B.
The nursery makes a lot of money every year.
C.
The Free Tree Program won’t last long.
D.
Very few residents get free trees from the nursery.