In different countries,
Tree Planting Days are on different date?
在不同国家，
植树节在不同的日子。
Like in India, Tree Planting Day is on July 1st.
例如在印度，植树节在7月1日。
Tree Planting Day in Spain is on February 1st.
西班牙的植树节是在2月1日。
Tree Planting Day in Australia is on the first Friday in May.
澳大利亚的植树节是在5月份的第一个星期五。
Tree Planting Day in Thailand is on September 24th. (also the National Day)
泰国的植树节是在9月24日。（也是国庆节）
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(满分50分，用时40分钟)
第一部分 阅读理解 (共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below l6℃. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere, warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns, potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.
In the past hundred years, humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources: land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example, a lot of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.
There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, when people cut down trees, generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly, cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now, but in the long run it actually reduces the world’s wood supply.
Rainforests are often called the world’s drug store. More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than l% of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world’s shrinking rainforests.
1. Why can rainforests help to adjust the climate?
A. They reflect more heat into the atmosphere.
B. They bring about high rainfall throughout the world.
C. They rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than l6℃.
D. They reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth.
2. What does the word “this” underlined in the third paragraph refer to?
A. We will lose much more than we can gain.
B. Humans have begun destroying rainforests.
C. People have a strong desire for resources.
D. Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests.
3. What can be inferred from the text ?
A. We can get enough resources without rainforests.
B. There is great medicine potential in rainforests.
C. We will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land.
D. The level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns.
4. What might be the best title for the text?
A. How to Save Rainforests
B. How to Protect Nature
C. Rainforests and the Environment
D. Rainforests and Medical Development
Rainforests are home to a rich variety of medicinal plants, food, birds and animals. Can you believe that a single bush (灌木丛) in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the whole of Britain! About 480 varieties of trees may be found in just one hectare of rainforest.
Rainforests are the lungs of the planet—storing vast quantities of carbon dioxide and producing a significant amount of the world’s oxygen. Rainforests have their own perfect system for ensuring their own survival; the tall trees make a canopy (树冠层) of branches and leaves which protect themselves, smaller plants, and the forest animals from heavy rain, intense dry heat from the sun and strong winds.
Amazingly, the trees grow in such a way that their leaves and branches, although close together, never actually touch those of another tree. Scientists think this is the plants’ way to prevent the spread of any tree diseases and make life more difficult for leaf-eating insects like caterpillars. To survive in the forest, animals must climb, jump or fly across the gaps. The ground floor of the forest is not all tangled leaves and bushes, like in films, but is actually fairly clear. It is where dead leaves turn into food for the trees and other forest life.
They are not called rainforests for nothing! Rainforests can generate 75% of their own rain. At least 80 inches of rain a year is normal—and in some areas there may be as much as 430 inches of rain annually. This is real rain—your umbrella may protect you in a shower, but it won’t keep you dry if there is a full rainstorm. In just two hours, streams can rise ten to twenty feet. The humidity (湿气) of large rainforests contributes to the formation of rainclouds that may travel to other countries in need of rain.
5. What can we learn about rainforests from the first paragraph?
A. They produce oxygen.
B. They cover a vast area.
D. They are rich in wildlife.
6. Which of the following contributes most to the survival of rainforests?
A. Heavy rains. B. Big trees.
C. Small plants. D. Forest animals.
A. For more sunlight.
B. For more growing space.
C. For self-protection.
D. For the detection of insects.
A. Life-Giving Rainforests
B. The Law of Jungle
C. Animals in the Amazon
D. Weather in Rainforests
第二部分 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second _____1_____. He learned the value and beauty of _____2_____ there from a very young age.
When he was 16, Molai began to notice something _____3_____ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the _____4_____ it caused had driven away a number of birds. _____5_____, the number of snakes had declined as well. He _____6_____ that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the _____7_____. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek _____8_____ during the daytime. He turned to the _____9_____ department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and _____10_____ a nearby island where he began to plant trees.
_____11_____ young plants in the dry season was _____12_____ for a lone boy. Molai built at the _____13_____ of each sapling (幼树) a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to _____14_____rainwater. The water would then drip (滴落) on the plants below.
Molai _____15_____ to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1, 360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.
第三部分 应用文写作 (满分15分)
植树节来临之际，你校学生会在上周日组织了植树活动，请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 参加人员：高三师生；
2. 活动目的；
3. 活动感想。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
第一部分 阅读理解
(A)本文主要论述了热带雨林的重要作用以及砍伐热带雨林对环境造成的影响，呼吁人们要保护好热带雨林，从而保护整个人类生存的环境。
1. D 细节理解题。由第一段第二句“Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate.”可知，热带雨林可以调节气候，因为它们可以吸收太阳给地球的热量，故选D。
2. A 推理判断题。在此处出现this应从上文找答案，第二段最后一句“People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.”提到人们显然需要通过砍伐树林而来的资源，但这种行为人类损失的要比得到的多得多，再结合下文的叙述可知，因此这里的this是指“人类损失的要比得到的多得多”这件事，故选项A正确。
3. B 推理判断题。由最后一段第二、三句“More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than l% of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value.”可知，我们使用的药物有25%来源于雨林，然而人们只对不到1%的雨林进行了药用价值的检测，由此可见，热带雨林有很大的潜在医疗价值，故选B。
4. C 主旨大意题。主题句是第一段第二句 “Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate.”论述热带雨林的重要作用以及砍伐热带雨林对环境造成的影响，故选C项。A项“如何保护雨林”，文章没有提及保护雨林的具体措施；B项“如何保护自然”，这个范围过大；D项“雨林和医疗发展”，这只在文章最后一段略有提及，过于片面。
(B)本文是说明文。本文主要讲了热带雨林的作用和价值。
5. D 细节理解题。由第一段“Rainforests are home to a rich variety of medicinal plants, food, birds and animals.”可知，热带雨林蕴藏了丰富的药用植物、食物、鸟类和动物。由此可见，热带雨林有丰富的野生动物，故选D。
6. B 细节理解题。由第二段“Rainforests have their own perfect system for ensuring their own survival; the tall trees make a canopy(树冠层) of branches and leaves which protect themselves, smaller plants, and the forest animals from heavy rain, intense dry heat from the sun and strong winds.”可知，热带雨林有自己完善的系统来确保自己的生存；高大的树木用树枝和树叶组成了树冠，保护自己、较小的植物和森林动物免受大雨、烈日和强风的侵袭。由此可见，大树有助于热带雨林生存，故选B。
7. C 推理判断题。由第三段“Scientists think this is the plants’ way to prevent the spread of any tree diseases and make life more difficult for leaf-eating insects like caterpillars.”可知，科学家们认为，这是植物阻止树木疾病传播和让比如毛毛虫这种食叶的昆虫难以生存的一种方式。因此，不同树木的树叶和树枝避免接触是为了自我保护，故选C。
8. A 主旨大意题。本文首先讲述了热带雨林蕴藏了丰富的药用植物、食物、鸟类和动物。随后指出热带雨林就是地球的肺——为地球制造了大量的氧气。然后提到热带雨林可以自我形成所需降雨的75%，而庞大的热带雨林湿度则可以形成雨云，这些雨云则可以飘往那些缺雨水的国家。因此本文最佳标题是“给予生命的热带雨林”，故选A。
译文
热带雨林是各种药用植物、食物、鸟类和动物的家园。你能相信吗？亚马孙热带雨林的一处灌木丛里的蚂蚁种类可能比整个英国的蚂蚁种类都多！仅仅在一公顷的热带雨林中就有大约480种树木。
热带雨林是地球的肺，它储存了大量的二氧化碳，并产生了世界上大量的氧气。热带雨林有自己完善的系统来确保自己的生存；高大的树木用树枝和树叶组成了树冠，保护自己、较小的植物和森林动物免受大雨、烈日和强风的侵袭。
令人惊奇的是，这些树以这样一种方式生长：它们的叶子和树枝虽然紧密相连，但实际上从未碰到另一棵树。科学家们认为，这是植物防止任何树木疾病传播和使毛毛虫等以树叶为食的昆虫的生活更加困难的一种方式。为了在森林中生存，动物们必须攀爬、跳跃或飞越缝隙。森林的底层并不像电影里那样全是纠缠在一起的树叶和灌木丛，而是相当清晰。在这里，枯叶变成了树木和其他森林生物的食物。
它们被称为热带雨林不是无缘无故的！雨林可以自己产生75%的雨水。正常情况下，每年降雨量至少为80英寸，而在一些地区，年降雨量可能高达430英寸。这是真正的雨——你的伞可能在阵雨中保护你，但如果是倾盆大雨，它就不能让你保持干燥。仅仅两个小时，溪流就能涨到10到20英尺高。大片热带雨林的湿度有助于形成雨云，这些雨云可能会飘到其他需要降雨的国家。
第二部分 完形填空
本文讲述了印度的莫莱从16岁时开始坚持植树造林，最终将荒岛变成了动植物天堂的故事。
1. C 选项：dream梦想；job工作；home家乡；choice选择。根据文章第一句可知，莫莱在印度的一个小乡村长大；再结合后文他坚持种树许多年可知，他把这个村子周围的湿地当成自己的第二个家。故选C。
2. A 选项：nature自然；youth年轻；culture文化；knowledge知识。根据语境可知，设空处后的there指前文所提到的wetlands，由此推断他从小在那里了解到大自然的价值和美丽。故选A。
3. C 选项：precious珍贵的；interesting有趣的；disturbing令人不安的，动乱的；awkward笨拙的。根据后文A flood had hit the area earlier that year…driven away a number of birds… the number of snakes had declined…可知，莫莱注意到他家周围发生了一些令人不安的事情。故选C。
4. D 选项：waste浪费；tension紧张；pain痛苦；damage损害。本句中，it指代前文提到的A flood（洪水），再结合设空处后的had driven away a number of birds可知，此处指洪水造成的破坏。damage意为“破坏；伤害”，符合语境。故选D。
5. A 选项：Besides除此之外；However然而；Therefore因此；Otherwise否则。前文提到了洪水带来的破坏之一是许多鸟儿被赶走了，设空处后谈到洪水带来的另一个破坏——蛇的数量减少。besides意为“此外”，符合语境。故选A。
6. B 选项：agreed同意；realized意识到；remembered记得；predicted预测。根据设空处后的it was because there weren't enough trees to protect them可知，此处指莫莱根据所观察到的现象，意识到造成鸟被赶走和蛇的数量减少的原因。realize意为“意识到”，符合语境。故选B。
7. B 选项：noise噪音；heat热度；disease疾病；dust灰尘。根据语境可知，莫莱意识到在当地鸟被赶走和蛇的数量减少的原因是没有足够的树来保护它们。根据常识可知，树可以为动物提供阴凉处，使它们免受高温。heat意为“热的环境；高温”，符合语境。故选B。
8. D 选项：directions方向；partners伙伴们；help帮助；shelter庇护所、避难所。根据语境可知，莫莱认为解决的办法就是种更多的树，使动物们在白天能找到躲避阳光的地方。shelter意为“庇护；遮蔽”，符合语境。故选D。
9. C 选项：labor劳动；police警察；forest森林；finance财政。根据设空处后的nothing would grow there及常识可知，莫莱想要种树，因此向某部门寻求帮助，但对方答复他那里无法生长任何东西，由此推断他求助的应是负责管理森林的部门。forest意为“森林”，符合语境，故选C。
10. B 选项：rebuilt重建；discovered发现；left留下；managed管理。根据语境可知，在被告知湿地上不可能生长任何东西后，莫莱并未放弃，而是继续寻找，最终在附近发现了一个荒岛，并开始在那里种树。discover意为“发现”，符合语境。故选B。
11. C 选项：Decorating装饰；Observing观察；Watering浇水；Guarding保护。根据设空处后的in the dry season及后文提到的莫莱收集雨水的方法可知，此处指莫莱在旱季给幼苗浇水。water意为“给……浇水”，符合语境，故选C。
12. A 选项：tough困难的 ；illegal非法的 ；fantastic极好的；beneficial有益的。根据常识可知，对于一个男孩来说，在旱季为幼苗浇水是很困难的事。tough意为“艰难的；棘手的”，符合语境。故选A。
13. B 选项：back背部；top顶部；foot足部；side旁边。根据后文The water would then drip on the plants below.可推断，莫莱是在每棵幼树的顶部建了一个竹子的平台，在那里放一些有小孔的陶罐收集雨水。top意为“顶部；上面”，符合语境，故选B。
14. D 选项：cool down冷却，平静下来；keep off让开，不接近；purify净化；collect收集。根据语境可知，莫莱将有小孔的陶罐放置于幼树顶部的竹子平台上是为了收集雨水。collect意为“收集”，符合语境。故选D。
15. D 选项：returned归还；learned学习；failed失败；continued继续。根据设空处后的plant trees for the next 37 years可推断，莫莱又坚持种了37年的树。continue意为“继续”，符合语境。故选D。
第三部分 应用文写作
With Tree Planting Day approaching, Senior Three teachers and students took the chance to plant trees last Sunday.
In order to raise students’ awareness of green lifestyle as well as beautify our school, Student Union organized the activity, in which all the teachers and students from Senior Three took an active part. To make the earth a better place to live in, it is the duty of every student to realize the importance of protecting the environment and living a green life.
Take action right now, and we can make a difference.