一、完形填空
One summer I was invited to be an instructor(辅导员) at a high school camp. On the first day, when we were playing games, I noticed a boy under the tree who was small and thin. His 1 made him appear weak. I walked towards him and invited him to join in the activities and 2 some new people. He quietly replied, "No, I really don't want to do this." I could understand that he was in a new world but I knew it wouldn't be right to 3 him either. Actually(事实上), the boy didn't need a close talk but a friend. At lunch the next day, I was leading camp songs 4 I saw the boy under the tree sitting alone. I tried again with the same invitation, but he 5 once again. That evening I was told the boy's name was Tommy. Then I asked the campers to pay 6 attention to the boy and spend time with him when they could.
The days went by and the time came when we had to 7 . We held a big, warm party to celebrate the closing of the camp. All the campers shared their wonderful moments. To my surprise, I found the boy dancing 8 with two girls. I couldn't believe it was the same person.
In October of my second year, I received a phone call from Tommy's mother. She told me that Tommy was hit by a car and 9 . I offered my deep sadness. The mother said, "Tommy 10 you so many times. I want you to know that he went back to school and made new friends with 11 . You made a difference to Tommy during his last months."
At that moment, I realized that you may never know how much each gesture(动作) may mean to 12 else. I hope that everyone can pay attention to their own "boy under the tree".
() 1. A. shyness B. rudeness C. carelessness D. happiness
() 2. A. save B. follow C. remember D. meet
() 3. A. advise B. force C. touch D. warn
() 4. A. because B. after C. when D. though
() 5. A. replied B. refused C. praised D. accepted
() 6. A. special B. rare C. little D. no
() 7. A. travel B. worry C. leave D. graduate
() 8. A. happily B. patiently C. sadly D. impolitely
() 9. A. passed over B. made trouble C. passed away D. got hurt
()10. A. encouraged B. invited C. supported D. mentioned
()11. A. envy B. wisdom C. difficulty D. confidence
()12. A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. no one

一、1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.D 11.D 12.B

二、阅读理解
Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation (一代)?
UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex(复杂的) than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees were competing (竞争) for survival of the fittest, Simard shows just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: Trees survive through their co-operation and support, passing around necessary nutrition(营养) "depending on who needs it".
Nitrogen(氮) and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi(真菌) networks, making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons(神经元) in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it influences all.
Simard talks about "mother trees", usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important minerals(矿物质) to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down "mother trees" without knowing these highly complex "tree societies" or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances of survival for the whole forest.
"We didn't take any notice of it," Simard says sadly. "Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying, but we never give them chance." If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.
() 1. The underlined sentence "the opposite is true" in Paragraph 2 probably means that trees .
A. compete for survival
B. protect their own wealth
C. depend on each other
D. provide support for dying trees
() 2. "Mother trees" are very important because they .
A. look the largest in size in the forest
B. pass on nutrition to young trees
C. seem more likely to be cut down by humans
D. know more about the complex "tree societies"
() 3. What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to?
A. How forestry industry develops.
B. How trees grow old.
C. How "tree societies" work.
D. How young trees survive.
() 4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Old Trees Communicate Like Humans.
B. Young Trees Are in Need of Protection.
C. Trees Are More Amazing than You Thought.
D. Trees Depend on Our Society.

二、1.C 2.B 3.C 4.C