Tree Planting Day
植树节
It is the 12th of March today. It's Tree Planting

Day. Many people plant trees on the hills. Plants are
important to us. Animals and people can get food
from plants. Plants make the air clean. They can
keep water from flowing away. Without plants, life
will not go on.
Do you know how to plant a tree? Let me tell you. First, dig a large
hole for the tree, but the hole doesn't need to be too deep. Second, put
the tree into the hole and make sure it is straight. Third, put the soil
back into the hole. Finally, water the tree as often as possible.
词汇积累
dig /dɪg/ v. 挖 flow away 流走
as often as possible 尽可能经常地
Read and choose.(根据文章内容,选择最佳答案。)
()1. Tree Planting Day is on .
A. the twelveth of March B. the twelfth of March
C. March 13th
()2. What can plants do?
A. They can keep water from flowing away.
B. They can make the air clean.
C. Both A and B.
()3. How many steps do we need to plant a tree?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
()4. What does the underlined word "water" mean in Chinese?
A. 流口水 B. 水,水域 C. 灌溉;给……浇水

植树节
[译文]今天是3月12日。是植树节。许多
人在山上种树。植物对我们很重要。动物
和人们能够从植物当中获得食物。植物使
空气干净。它们能够阻止水流失。没有植
物,生命将不能继续。
你知道怎样种一棵树吗?让我来告诉
你。第一步,给树挖个大洞,但这个洞不需
要太深。第二步,把树放进洞里,并保证它
是直的。第三步,把土填回洞里。最后,尽
可能经常地给树浇水。
[答案]1. B 解析:植树节在3月12日。
日期里“日”用序数词，twelve的序数词是
twelfth。 2. C 3. B 4. C

【分析】
做这类阅读理解选择题，解题思路是先通读文章，然后针对每一道题回到原文中寻找对应的关键信息：
1. 第1题要找植树节的日期，注意日期里序数词的正确拼写，需要区分twelve的序数词形式；
2. 第2题找植物的作用，需在原文中定位描述植物作用的句子，核对选项内容；
3. 第3题要数种树的步骤，关注文中表示顺序的First、Second、Third、Finally这类词；
4. 第4题要结合上下文判断划线单词的含义，这里water在句子中是动词，根据种树的步骤来推测词义。
【解析】
1. 根据原文第一句“It is the 12th of March today. It's Tree Planting Day.”，12的序数词正确拼写是twelfth，所以选B；
2. 原文提到“Plants make the air clean. They can keep water from flowing away.”，说明植物既可以净化空气，也能防止水土流失，A和B选项都正确，所以选C；
3. 文中种树的步骤有First、Second、Third、Finally，一共4个步骤，所以选B；
4. 结合种树的最后一步“water the tree as often as possible”，这里water是动词，意思是“灌溉；给……浇水”，所以选C。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C
【知识点】
序数词用法，细节信息查找，单词一词多义
【点评】
这篇阅读理解围绕植树节主题展开，内容贴近生活，主要考查学生对文章细节信息的提取能力和词汇在语境中的理解能力，有助于学生巩固相关英语知识和了解植树节相关常识。
【难度系数】
0.8