题目内容
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Trees are one of the oldest living things on earth.They play a very important role for human’s existence.Trees are important for life as they provide food and oxygen.The importance of tree continues to increase and more benefits of trees are being discovered as their role expands to satisfy the needs created by our modern lifestyles.The forests and trees that are planted by humans work together with us to make the world look better and more beautiful. 1 Some of them are as follows.
Trees can clean soil and control soil erosion.Poisonous chemicals and pollutants from various factories enter into the soil, thus causing soil pollution. 2 Soil erosion is a serious problem that causes degradation(退化)of soil and leads to floods.Trees and plant roots bind the soil and thus reduce soil erosion.Also they conserve rainwater and reduce sediment(沉积)deposits.
Trees produce oxygen.Trees play an important role in reducing the greenhouse gases.They consume carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. 3 A fully grown tree produces oxygen which is sufficient for10 people for a complete year.Also, they act as filters of the air that we breathe.
Trees are of commercial importance.Trees fulfill the need of fuel for cooking in many areas around the world.Trees also provide timber for furniture and hundreds of household items.Wood pulp is used for making paper in industries. 4 Some trees are even used to make medicines.
5 They provide shelter and food for a number of animal species across the globe.Trees are especially important as they form green corridors connecting habitats with each other and with the countryside beyond.
A.This lowers global warming.
B.Trees have beautified our planet.
C.Trees act as the habitat for wild animals.
D.In face, trees play different roles in our environment.
E.Without trees our planet cannot be considered a place for living.
F.Also, trees produce a number of fruits and nuts which are sold at market.
G.Trees have the ability to store them or change them into less harmful forms.
解析:
D G A F C |
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. 71 According to the report,the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a pleasant one. 72 The population could be as large as 6300 million,almost 2150 million more than in 1985.More people would move into cities ,especially cities in developing countries.Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then.
73 Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,but most of the increase would be in countries that already produce enough food for their people. 74 Poor farming ways are destroying large areas of crop land,changing farms into deserts.More farmland is lost as cities become larger and more houses are built.Air pollution will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil.Many of the world's forests could disappear as more and more trees are cut down.Energy will continue to be a serious problem. 75 They only workde out the situation that exists today.By changing the situation,by settling the problems,the picture can be changed.There is still time for the nations of the world to work out a plan of action.But they warned that waiting too long to make de cisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
A.Food production will increase,but not enough to feed all the people. |
B.The report was a result of a three - year study. |
C.Later on,more reports came out one by one. |
D.The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to grow. |
E.Experts believe enough food will be produced in developing countries very soon.
F.The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 may be wrong.
G.Little increase is expected in South Asia,Africa and the Middle East.