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The early settlers who came from the eastern United States were used to having lots of trees around. They found it hard to live in a treeless place like Nebraska. And they needed trees for building and for fuel. So they started many tree-planting programs that went on for years and years. Finally, in 1872 a newspaperman named J. Sterling Morton had an idea. Why not have a special day for planting trees? So Arbor Day was born, and on April 10, 1872, the first Arbor Day was celebrated. The state government announced that it would give prizes to individuals and groups who planted most trees. On that first day, more than one million trees were planted in Nebraska.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
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A.The Nebraskan terrain(地形). B.Early settlers.
C.Arbor Day. D.Some uses for trees
2.The first sentence “The early settlers who came from the eastern United States were used to having lots of trees around.” Tells us that ______.
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A.there were many settlers in the eastern U.S
B.in the eastern U.S. there were never a lot of trees
C.the people living in the eastern U.S. built their houses with trees
D.the people in the eastern U.S. used to live in a treeless place
3.According to the passage, trees were at first needed by Nebraskan settlers for ______.
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A.shade B.prizes
C.the creation of parks D.building houses
4.Why does the author mention J. Sterling Morton?
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A.To give an example of an early settler.
B.To praise the origin of an idea.
C.To support the author’s own point of view.
D.To stress the importance of newspapermen.
5.According to the passage, which of the following happened on April 10,1872?
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A.A great many new trees were planted.
B.J. Sterling Morton was born.
C.The Nebraskan state government provided trees.
D.Millions of people were rewarded with prizes.
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