E
第二节 阅读并按照要求完成选择。（一篇阅读，共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从方框内所给的A、B、C、D、E五个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使文章内容完整且符合逻辑。
Many years ago,a king found a big rainforest. “The trees are perfect for building my city,” said the king. 54 “We always look after the rainforest and you must too,” he said.
“Don’t cut down the trees! Build your city somewhere else!” But the king didn’t listen to the old man. As the city grew,the king and his people became richer and richer. 55
One day, things started to change. It didn’t rain and the rivers dried up. The rainforest finally turned into a desert. With little food and water, people started to leave the city. 56 Then he remembered the old man he once met. He went back and found him,said regretfully(懊悔地),“57”
“Plant two trees for every tree you cut down and then everything may return,” the old man said. 58 After many years,the trees grew,the rain returned and the rainforest was filled with life again.

54. 55. 56. 57. 58.

54.C 55.D 56.A 57.B 58.E

【分析】
这是一道语篇句子逻辑衔接题，需结合上下文的情节、人物状态及对话内容，逐一分析每个空白处应填的句子：
1. 54空：前文国王提到雨林的树适合建城市，后文是老人的话语，因此中间需要引出老人的出现，对应选项C。
2. 55空：前文说明城市发展后国王和人民越来越富有，接下来应描述此时的整体状态，对应选项D。
3. 56空：环境恶化、人们离开后，国王的情绪应为担忧，对应选项A。
4. 57空：国王懊悔地找到老人，需要询问解决办法，对应选项B。
5. 58空：老人给出种树的建议后，国王会采取行动，对应选项E。
【解析】
54. 前文国王提及雨林的树适合建城市，后文是老人的话，此处需引出老人，选C。
55. 前文说城市发展后人们越来越富有，接下来描述此时的状态，选D。
56. 环境恶化、人们离开后，国王很担心，选A。
57. 国王懊悔地找老人，询问该怎么做，选B。
58. 老人给了种树的建议，国王命令人们种树，选E。
【答案】
54.C 55.D 56.A 57.B 58.E
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、句子逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑的理解能力，需结合情节发展和人物状态选择合适的句子，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5