四、完形填空
Have you ever planted a few trees on National Tree Planting Day? Every year, millions of people 1 a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make our world a 2 place.
Last week, we visited a city in Liaoning Province. We were surprised to 3 most of the trees had been burned(烧毁) near the hills. We wanted to know the reason. The workers told us that the 4 died soon because they weren't watered well enough. So the 5 burned them and cleaned the place for planting 6 trees this year. We found a small card in one of the trees and it 7, “I hope this tree will grow up with me.” The workers said that planting trees was important, 8 making them alive was more important.
Some people now have a new idea that they can donate(捐赠) some 9 and let professionals(专业人员) plant and 10 the trees. Then there'll be more and more trees.
()1. A. water B. plant C. climb D. send
()2. A. warmer B. colder C. greener D. bluer
()3. A. find B. study C. grow D. collect
()4. A. water B. flowers C. hills D. trees
()5. A. students B. workers C. lovers D. members
()6. A. cheap B. expensive C. dead D. new
()7. A. read B. spoke C. listened D. told
()8. A. because B. but C. so D. or
()9. A. books B. food C. money D. clothes
()10. A. look after B. throw away C. pick up D. go through

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A

【分析】
这是一篇围绕植树话题的完形填空，解题时需先通读全文把握主旨（植树不仅要种植，更要保障树木存活），再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析选项，排除不符合语境的答案，选出最恰当的选项。
【解析】
1. 考查动词词义。根据前文“National Tree Planting Day（植树节）”，可知每年数百万人“种植”很多树，A. water（浇水）、C. climb（爬）、D. send（发送）不符合语境，选B. plant。
2. 考查形容词词义。植树的目的是让世界更“绿”，A. warmer（更暖）、B. colder（更冷）、D. bluer（更蓝）不符合，选C. greener。
3. 考查动词与固定搭配。be surprised to find（惊讶地发现）是固定搭配，A. find符合；B. study（学习）、C. grow（生长）、D. collect（收集）不符合，选A。
4. 考查名词词义。前文提到“most of the trees had been burned”，可知是“树”死了，A. water（水）、B. flowers（花）、C. hills（山）不符合，选D. trees。
5. 考查名词词义。根据后文“The workers told us”，可知是“工人”清理场地，A. students（学生）、C. lovers（爱好者）、D. members（成员）不符合，选B. workers。
6. 考查形容词词义。树死了，清理后要种“新的”树，A. cheap（便宜的）、B. expensive（贵的）、C. dead（死的）不符合，选D. new。
7. 考查动词词义。卡片上“写着”用read（此处指内容为），B. spoke（主语为人，表说话）、C. listened（听）、D. told（告诉）不符合，选A. read。
8. 考查连词。前文说植树重要，后文说让树存活更重要，是转折关系，A. because（因为）、C. so（所以）、D. or（或者）不符合，选B. but。
9. 考查名词词义。捐赠“钱”让专业人员种树，A. books（书）、B. food（食物）、D. clothes（衣服）不符合，选C. money。
10. 考查动词短语。专业人员种树和“照顾”树，A. look after（照顾）；B. throw away（扔掉）、C. pick up（捡起）、D. go through（经历）不符合，选A. look after。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文结合实际生活话题，考查词汇在语境中的运用，需结合上下文逻辑和词义选择，是常见的初中完形题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、阅读下面材料,从方框中所给的A—E五个选项中选出正确选项(其中一项是多余选项),将其序号填入第1—4小题,并回答第5小题
Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Some areas have so many plants. But some don't have any plants at all.
To grow, plants need some things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Another is water. 1. So dry deserts have almost no trees or grass.
Plants must also have a place to put down their roots and grow. 2. If a town is on hard land(坚硬的土地), the plants here can only find the soil between the cracks(裂缝) of stones to grow in.
3. But what will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach(沙滩)? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand. 4. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants every day, many of them will die because the sand on the beach has almost no nutrients(营养物质) for plants.
A. In very dry parts, only some unusual plants can grow.
B. Most plants won't grow on the beach.
C. Try to take good care of ants.
D. Plants must have nutrients to grow.
E. It is difficult for plants to grow on hard land.
5. What are your favourite plants? Why? (不超过15词)

1. A 2. E 3. D 4. B
5. My favourite plants are roses. Because I think they are sweet and beautiful.（答案不唯一，合理即可）

【分析】
解题时需结合每个空的上下文语境，匹配选项与前后文的逻辑关系，选出最符合语境的答案。
1. 第1空：前文提到植物生长需要水，后文说明干燥的沙漠几乎没有植物，A选项“在非常干燥的地方，只有一些不寻常的植物能生长”衔接沙漠干燥、仅特殊植物存活的内容，符合逻辑。
2. 第2空：前文说植物需要扎根的地方，后文提到坚硬土地上植物只能在石头裂缝的土壤生长，E选项“植物在坚硬的土地上生长很困难”对应坚硬土地的情况，衔接自然。
3. 第3空：后文指出沙滩的沙子几乎没有植物所需的营养，D选项“植物生长必须有营养”引出该段落的关键信息，符合逻辑。
4. 第4空：前文说沙滩只有少数植物能生长，后文说明很多植物会死，B选项“大多数植物不能在沙滩生长”衔接前后，说明沙滩对多数植物不适合。
第5题为开放题，结合自身喜好回答即可。
【解析】
1. 第1空：根据前文“植物需要水”和后文“干燥的沙漠几乎没有树或草”，A选项描述干燥地区仅特殊植物生长，符合语境，故选A。
2. 第2空：根据前文“植物需要扎根的地方”和后文“坚硬土地上植物只能在石头裂缝的土壤生长”，E选项说明坚硬土地不利于植物生长，符合语境，故选E。
3. 第3空：根据后文“沙滩的沙子几乎没有植物所需的营养”，D选项指出植物生长需要营养，引出段落关键信息，故选D。
4. 第4空：根据前文“沙滩只有少数植物能生长”和后文“很多植物会死”，B选项说明多数植物不能在沙滩生长，衔接合理，故选B。
5. 第5题：围绕喜欢的植物及原因作答，不超过15词，合理即可，例如“My favourite plants are roses. Because they are beautiful.”
【答案】
1. A 2. E 3. D 4. B
5. My favourite plants are roses. Because they are beautiful.（答案不唯一，合理即可）
【知识点】
阅读理解、植物生长条件
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读的细节理解与逻辑推理能力，需结合上下文匹配选项，难度适中，开放题体现实用性。
【难度系数】
0.7