III[2015 • 广州]阅读理解

This is a tale of two friends—one is blind,the other has no arms. On their own,the two are “disabled”. But together,they are a powerful team that has changed part of their village in North China's Hebei Province into a rich,green forest. Meet 53-year-old Jia Haixia and Jia Wenqi!

Their story began in 2000,when Haixia,who was already blind in his right eye,lost his left one after an illness. Wenqi lost his arms in an accident when he was just three. Neither could find a job,so the two decided to team up. They rented some poor land and began to plant trees. In return,the local officials paid them a small fee.

Haixia and Wenqi never imagined that they would end up creating an environmental paradise. Their forest now has over 10 ,000 trees,hundreds of birds and many other wild animals. In addition,it saves the village from river flooding during the rainy season.

When the friends work together,they focus on their strengths not their disabilities. Their day begins at 7 a. m. when the sightless Haixia carries Wenqi across the river to get to their worksite. Since they cannot afford to buy young trees to plant,the two use branches from existing trees. Haixia climbs to the tree-top and with Wenqi's direction,selects the perfect branch. He then digs a hole and carefully plants it. Finally Wenqi waters the area.

Though hard-working,the men don't make much money. But as Wenqi puts it, “We stand on our own feet,so the fruits of our work taste sweeter."

Neither Haixia nor Wenqi cares about money. Together,they already have everything they need a perfect pair of eyes,two strong hands,and the best friendship in the world!

() 1. Why did Haixia and Wenqi start working together?

   A. Haixia needed someone to help him.

   B. They both needed a way to make money.

   C. They wanted to improve the environment.

   D. They were required to do so by local officials.

() 2. Haixia and Wenqi's forest has helped the village by .

   A. stopping floods in the rainy season

   B. increasing the number of tourists

   C. making the villagers richer

   D. providing more farmland

() 3. Why do Haixia and Wenqi plant tree branches?

   A. They are easy to get.

   B. They do not cost money.

   C. They can grow very quickly.

   D. They are preferred by animals.

() 4. In paragraph 5 ,when Wenqi says “We stand on our own feet,so the fruits of our work taste sweeter”,he means that “ ”.

   A. they hope to make the forest even better

   B. the fruits from their trees are very sweet

   C. they are proud not to depend on others

   D. they are able to do any difficult work

() 5. What can we learn from this story?

   A. Never give up and you will succeed.

   B. We should help the disabled to work.

   C. Try your best when facing difficulties.

   D. We can achieve more with teamwork.

II.完形填空

We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However,most of us usually 1 some things.

Electricity is one thing 2 we waste most. Lights,TVs,radios and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It 3 less than a second to do it. Anyhow,not wasting electricity saves money,because we do not have to 4 the electricity we do not use.

The second thing that we often waste is water.

Fresh water is precious,so it shouldn’t be wasted. It is only a simple matter to turn off a tap. I am sure 5can do this easily if he wants to.

6 big waste is food. My mother 7 cook so much food that much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so much food. She thought I was right and now she cooks 8 what we can eat.

It is not 9 to be wasteful. I find there is a simple way of not wasting things. That is to use only what we 10.Do not touch what we do not need. In this way,we can stop being wasteful.

() 1. A. use   B. wash

   C. waste   D. forget

() 2. A. what   B. that

   C. whose   D. who

() 3. A. brings   B. costs ?

   C. keeps   D. takes

() 4. A. afford   B. save

   C. pay for   D. care for

() 5. A. nobody   B. something

   C. everybody   D. nothing

() 6. A. Others   B. Other

   C. Another   D. The other

() 7. A. planned to   B. used to

   C. was able to   D. was afraid to

() 8. A. mainly   B. only

   C. mostly   D. specially

() 9. A. right   B. fine

   C. bad   D. necessary

() 10. A. buy   B. need

   C. bring   D. get

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