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【题目】阅读理解
Andrew Holleman, a 12-year-old boy, loved playing in the open land near his home. The land was wet and forested, and made a home for birds, other animals and many different plants. It made the perfect place for him to study and get to know the nature. He had seen some red-tail hawks, red foxes, wood turtles and other animals. He also found special native flowers.
Suddenly it was announced that the “empty” land would be improved by a lot of houses on it. The plants would be removed, the animals would run away and most would probably die. Then the wet soil(土壤) would be covered with extra grounds. When he heard about the news, he was not happy. He was very worried that the land and water would be polluted.
Andrew wrote down clearly all the research he had done about the area, and how the houses would affect the local environment. He sent letters to members of local government and television reporters. He also called on his neighbors to oppose the building of the houses.
Although he was only 12 years old, he had the courage and wisdom of a person much older. Andrew’s teachers described him as gentle, shy and active. His classmates also admired how much he knew about local animals and plants and the environment. Each day after school, Andrew went door-to-door, to ask the people to sign, who did not want the houses to be built. In only one month, he got the signatures of 250 people. In the end, the land remained a safe place for birds, animals and plants that belonged there.
Andrew won many prizes for his brave and great work to stop the houses being built, and thus help save the environment.
（1）The passage is mainly about_______
A.250 people who signed to help Andrew.
B.a brave boy who cared for the environment.
C.the open land that suited animals and plants.
D.the research of improving the environment.
（2）The underlined word “oppose” in the passage probably means_______.
A.support
B.dislike
C.disagree
D.prefer
（3）We can infer from the passage that_______
A.the land would remain as it used to be.
B.the open land would be built into a park.
C.the neighbors would have to move away.
D.Andrew would soon work for the government.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
【解析】
⑴主旨大意。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一个爱护环境的勇敢的男孩的故事。故选B。
⑵词义猜测。本段主要讲述了安德鲁·霍勒曼为了阻止在这块土地上建房子所采取的措施。由此可知，他除了给当地政府官员和电视台记者写信，还呼吁他的邻居们反对建房子。因此推断oppose oco.net.cn防止偷窃的意思是“反对；不同意”。故选C。
⑶推理判断。由短文内容可知，在安德鲁的努力下，这片土地上没有被建上房子。因此推断，这片土地将会像它过去那样被保留着。故选A。