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五、信息还原 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(选项中有两项为多余选项)
Tree rings are important not only for studying the history of weather but also for studying the history of man.
A. Looking at the tree rings is more important.
B. Do you know anything about tree rings?
C. Many centuries ago there lived a lot of people at a place in New Mexico.
D. If it is near to the eleventh ring, then the
mate (气候) that year was bad.
E. A tree will grow well in a climate with lots of sunshine and rain.
F. A scientist studied the rings of dead trees there.
G. Studying tree rings is important not only for the weather, but also for the history of man.
1.
(选项中有两项为多余选项)
B
1 Do you know they can tell us what the weather was like, sometimes even hundreds of years ago?E
2 And little sunshine or rain will limit (限制) the growth of a tree. We can learn about the climate by studying the tree rings (年轮). For example, to find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the eleventh ring, then we’re sure that it was sunny and rainy most of that year. D
3Tree rings are important not only for studying the history of weather but also for studying the history of man.
C
4 But now you can find only sand there — no trees and no people. What happened?F
5 He found that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees to make fires and buildings. As all the trees had gone, the people there had to move.A. Looking at the tree rings is more important.
B. Do you know anything about tree rings?
C. Many centuries ago there lived a lot of people at a place in New Mexico.
D. If it is near to the eleventh ring, then the
mate (气候) that year was bad.E. A tree will grow well in a climate with lots of sunshine and rain.
F. A scientist studied the rings of dead trees there.
G. Studying tree rings is important not only for the weather, but also for the history of man.
1.
B
2. E
3. D
4. C
5. F
答案
1—5: BEDCF
解析
【分析】
需结合每个空的上下文逻辑选择合适选项：第1空后文提到树轮能告知过去天气，需先引出树轮话题；第2空后文讲少阳光雨水限制树生长，对应树在适宜气候生长的表述；第3空前文说明第十环离第十一远对应好天气，需对应近则气候差的表述；第4空后文讲现在的情况，需对比过去的状况；第5空后文提到“他发现”，需对应科学家研究的表述。
【解析】
1. 第1空：后文“they can tell us...”中they指代树轮，前文需引出树轮话题，B选项“Do you know anything about tree rings?”符合，故选B。
2. 第2空：后文“little sunshine or rain will limit the growth of a tree”说明树生长需要充足阳光雨水，对应E选项“A tree will grow well in a climate with lots of sunshine and rain.”，故选E。
3. 第3空：前文提到第十环离第十一远是好天气，D选项“If it is near to the eleventh ring, then the climate that year was bad.”与前文形成对比，故选D。
4. 第4空：后文“now you can find only sand there — no trees and no people”对比过去，C选项“Many centuries ago there lived a lot of people at a place in New Mexico.”符合语境，故选C。
5. 第5空：后文“He found that...”中的He指代科学家，F选项“A scientist studied the rings of dead trees there.”符合，故选F。
【答案】
BEDCF
【知识点】
英语信息还原
【点评】
本题为英语信息还原题，考查上下文逻辑衔接能力，需结合前后文语境匹配句子，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
需结合每个空的上下文逻辑选择合适选项：第1空后文提到树轮能告知过去天气，需先引出树轮话题；第2空后文讲少阳光雨水限制树生长，对应树在适宜气候生长的表述；第3空前文说明第十环离第十一远对应好天气，需对应近则气候差的表述；第4空后文讲现在的情况，需对比过去的状况；第5空后文提到“他发现”，需对应科学家研究的表述。
【解析】
1. 第1空：后文“they can tell us...”中they指代树轮，前文需引出树轮话题，B选项“Do you know anything about tree rings?”符合，故选B。
2. 第2空：后文“little sunshine or rain will limit the growth of a tree”说明树生长需要充足阳光雨水，对应E选项“A tree will grow well in a climate with lots of sunshine and rain.”，故选E。
3. 第3空：前文提到第十环离第十一远是好天气，D选项“If it is near to the eleventh ring, then the climate that year was bad.”与前文形成对比，故选D。
4. 第4空：后文“now you can find only sand there — no trees and no people”对比过去，C选项“Many centuries ago there lived a lot of people at a place in New Mexico.”符合语境，故选C。
5. 第5空：后文“He found that...”中的He指代科学家，F选项“A scientist studied the rings of dead trees there.”符合，故选F。
【答案】
BEDCF
【知识点】
英语信息还原
【点评】
本题为英语信息还原题，考查上下文逻辑衔接能力，需结合前后文语境匹配句子，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
