题目内容
1.Besides containing attractive flowers,trees and other plants that beautify the community,ecofriendly rain gardens are healthy for the environment and the people living and working nearby.A rain garden is not very different from a traditional garden.It is just a far more ecofriendly garden.Usually it is built lower than the ground.Rain gardens make smart use of rain and storm water by temporarily holding water from rain and storms and letting it soak(浸入)slowly into the ground before it runs into streams or enters the public drinking water supply.
Thus,a rain garden keeps the water,allowing it to be used as needed by plants in the rain garden,rather than flowing immediately into nearby streams and going unused.The water will soak slowly into the ground within a day or two.This creates an advantage that the rain garden does not allow mosquitoes to breed.This is a simple,attractive,and ecofriendly"green"way to treat storm water.
What's more,planting a rain garden helps reduce pollution and improve the environment.Without using expensive machinery and chemicals,rain gardens remove harmful chemicals in the rainwater and cut down on the amount of pollution reaching streams and rivers by up to 30%.
Native plants are recommended for rain gardens because they are more used to the local climate,soil,and water conditions.They may attract local wildlife such as native birds.Water your rain garden immediately after planting and once a week,unless you have had at least an inch of rain during the week.Once native plants establish the necessary root system,they will require little care.
Often,local governments and private businesses develop large rain gardens in their yards and in public parks as a way to improve the environment and solve flooding problems.However,you don't need to be a professionally environmental engineer to create a rain garden.As long as you're ecoconscious homeowners,you can help the environment by building smaller rain gardens in your yards.
4.Which of the following is NOT true for the function of rain gardensB?
A.They are good for living conditions.
B.They increase pollution.
C.They can beautify the community.
D.They improve the environment.
5.Which of the following is the ecofriendly function of rain gardens discussed in Paragraph 4A?
A.They can help reduce the pollution problem.
B.They can keep the rain and storm water.
C.They can be healthy for the people around.
D.They can make the environment more beautiful.
6.One of the main reasons why native plants are recommended is thatD.
A.they cost less and are much easier to get
B.they may attract local wildlife to come
C.they require little care from the local gardener
D.they are more used to the local growing conditions
7.What do we know about rain gardensC?
A.They need little water after all the plants are planted.
B.They may attract local birds and change the local climate.
C.They usually need at least an inch of rainwater a week.
D.They may reduce the water pollution problem by 70%.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了生态雨水花园,它是一种环保的花园,既可以保护环境也可以美化人们的生活环境,同时作者在文章中介绍了这种雨水花园所需要的条件.
解答 4.B 细节理解题,根据第二段It is just a far more ecofriendly garden.Usually it is built lower than the ground.可知这种花园是环保花园,不会污染环境,故选B.
5.A 细节理解题,根据第四段What's more,planting a rain garden helps reduce pollution and improve the environment.可知在第四段中讲述了这种雨水花园可以帮助减少污染问题,故选A.
6.D 细节理解题,根据第五段Native plants are recommended for rain gardens because they are more used to the local climate,soil,and water conditions.可知作者推荐使用本地植物的一个主要原因是因为它们更习惯于当地的生长条件,故选D.
7.C 推理判断题,根据第五段Water your rain garden immediately after planting and once a week,unless you have had at least an inch of rain during the week.可知在种植之后应该立刻给你的花园浇水,除非每个星期有一英寸的雨水,故选C.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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When I was aged thirteen,my father(22)D his store manager,a one-armed guy who could do more with his one arm than many will do with two.With his (23)A gone,my father came to me."Will you come in while I go out to (24)C the day's calls (25)C I find the right person?"he asked.
The store has tens of thousands of (26)A."People like to bargain,"he told me,"So I don't (27)C prices.You just have to know a (28)B."
He took me around."A quarter-horse motor you can sell for four dollars.For a refrigerator,depending on the (29)C,you can sell for thirty-five dollars to sixty dollars.However,if it has a freezer all the way across,sell it for eighty dollars,(30)Dexcellent condition,maybe one hundred dollars.Dishes come in with a houseful of furniture,and I don't even figure them in when I give a price.You can sell them for a nickel to a quarter.Something really nice."
Every day after (31)A,I would pedal down to the store.Soon after,I was writing up a sales slip(纸条)for an attractive plate when my father walked in.I had asked a dollar and the guy did not hesitate.I was very (32)D.My father glanced down at what I was doing,(33)Bthe customer and said,"You sure got a (34)C today.My employee gave you the price and that's the price."
Afterward,I asked my father,"What was that all (35)A?"
It turned out that it was a(n) (36)C plate,worth a few hundred dollars.I was shocked.Here I was (37)D to help my father in the business and instead I was losing money for him.
He said,"I could've stopped the sales if I'd wanted to.You were just writing up the slip and hadn't yet taken the money.(38)C,by civil law,you're (39)Aage.But,a man stands by his word and the word of his agent."
(40)Bmy father a small amount of money,but I learned a lifelong lesson in integrity (正直).
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22.A.missed | B.fired | C.dismissed | D.lost |
23.A.manager | B.boss | C.servant | D.salesman |
24.A.ask | B.return | C.answer | D.give |
25.A.if | B.when | C.until | D.unless |
26.A.items | B.goods | C.facilities | D.instruments |
27.A.offer | B.decide | C.mark | D.create |
28.A.name | B.range | C.variety | D.catalogue |
29.A.price | B.situation | C.condition | D.quantity |
30.A.on | B.for | C.by | D.in |
31.A.school | B.work | C.study | D.play |
32.A.upset | B.worried | C.embarrassed | D.pleased |
33.A.turned on | B.turned to | C.turned up | D.turned down |
34.A.plate | B.reward | C.bargain | D.fortune |
35.A.about | B.for | C.around | D.to |
36.A.ordinary | B.fragile | C.antique | D.delicate |
37.A.willing | B.going | C.managing | D.trying |
38.A.However | B.Therefore | C.Besides | D.Consequently |
39.A.under | B.above | C.at | D.of |
40.A.Spent | B.Cost | C.Took | D.Wasted |