四、阅读理解。(每小题1分,共15分)
A
新素材社会百科 March 12 marks China's National Tree-planting Day. On this day, lots of people across the country will put their work aside for a while and plant trees. What do you usually do on Tree-planting Day? Have you ever planted a tree? And do you know how to plant a tree correctly?
The first and most important thing to remember is that you must choose the right tree and the right location(地点). In other words, you must choose the tree that is best suited to your location. After that, take a look at the following picture. The picture will help you find out more about planting trees correctly.
crossing
branches(树枝) cut off
trunk(树干) protected by
tree guard (removed after one year)
Planting hole
WIDTH
two to three times
wider than that
of the root ball
DEPTH
the same as
the root ball
leader(顶枝) cut off
buds unremoved
a straight stick
(if needed)
all the tying ropes removed
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A
)1. 新考法写作意图 By writing this article, the writer mainly wants to
.
A. teach people how to plant trees
B. encourage people to plant more trees
C. share a useful picture he recently saw
D. show people how to choose the right trees
(
D
)2. According to the article, the very first step of planting a tree is to
.
A. remove all the tying ropes
B. cut off all the crossing branches
C. protect the trunk with a tree guard
D. choose the right tree and the right location
解析：
【分析】
第1题需通读全文把握核心内容，明确作者写作意图；第2题需定位原文中关于种树第一步的描述，提取对应信息解题。
【解析】
1. 通读全文可知，文章围绕“如何正确种树”展开，介绍了种树的步骤与注意事项，核心是教人们种树，对应选项A。
2. 根据第二段中“The first and most important thing to remember is that you must choose the right tree and the right location.”可知，种树的第一步是选择合适的树和种树地点，对应选项D。
【答案】
1. A 2. D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、主旨大意、细节理解
【点评】
本题为基础阅读理解题，第1题考查主旨大意（写作意图），需梳理文章核心；第2题考查细节查找，直接定位原文即可，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8
