“What's all this treeplanting for？”I was asked when I began writing about 1.B a piece of land I had bought in Somerset. The truth is, I just love trees. And I am not 2.C . As I get older, all I really 3.D is to plant trees , Prince Charles says in a BBC documentary in which he is 4.A in the wood he planted on the day Prince George was born.
There are 5.C and wonderful trees in our cities and villages. They were planted, or selfsown, years, even centuries ago. We take them for granted, 6.C the creatures living among them, remain in ignorance of the 7.B trees are doing us(cleaning the air, for instance) and cut them down for new 8.A . Yet we keep a feeling of 9.D for them. This may account for the 10.B the government faced in 2010 when it sought to sell off publicly owned woods, and for the wide support that the Woodland Trust (a treeprotecting charity) 11.A .
Trees need 12.A ， which is why I, a cityresident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999. At that time, climate change was already well proved, 13.D my hopes of planting longlived oaks and pines gradually developed into anxiety about their 14.B . Tree diseases new to the UK, wind, drought and flood were all
15.A against them.
But I did not 16.D things to move so fast. The woodland is still good, the new trees are growing like mad, but the creatures are 17.C . The rabbits have disappeared and the owl has moved. The bees and butterflies are 18.B there but in smaller numbers. How can this happen on land 19.C pesticides (杀虫剂)？Surely, it indicates we need to give nature the chance to restore its own 20.D . Meanwhile, I love my wood, and so do many of its visitors. And treeplanting has done wonders for restoring my balance town and country.
文章大意：这是一篇议论文。作者写树木给人带来的好处，和自己买下一块萨默塞特林地种树，种树的目的就是维持人与自然的平衡。
1. A．replacing B．restoring
C．recycling D．returning
解析：句意：当我写我在恢复萨默塞特购买的那片土地时，我被问道：种这些树是为了什么？replace替代；restore恢复；recycle回收利用；return归还。根据最后一句“And treeplanting has done wonders for restoring my balance town and country，”得知作者种树是为了恢复土地，故选B。
2．A.rich B．weak
C．alone D．social
解析：句意：不是只有我一个人有这种想法。rich富有的；weak虚弱的；alone独自的；social社会的。空格后引用了 Prince Charles的话“我开始变老，我所想的就是种树”，可见他与作者有相同的观点，因而作者说自己 not alone。故选C。
3．A.apply for B．wait for
C．make for D．long for
解析：句意：随着年龄增长，我唯一渴望的就是种树。apply for申请；wait for等待；make for有助于；long for渴望。作者唯一渴望的就是种树，故选D。
4．A.filmed B．tracked
C．reflected D．discovered
解析：句意：Prince Charles在他参演的BBC纪录片里面说到“我开始变老。我所想的就是种树。”。film拍摄；track追踪；reflect反射；discover发现。根据documentary(纪录片)可知选 filmed。故选A。
5．A.holy B．young
C．mature D．mysterious
解析：句意：这有成熟美丽的大树。holy神圣的；young年轻的；mature成熟的；mysterious神秘的。空格后面一句写到这些树被种或者自己成长在几年以前或者是几个世纪前，因而推测出我们村庄的这些树是成熟的(mature)，故选C。
6．A.raise B．watch
C．ignore D．abuse
解析： 句意：我们认为这些树是理所当然的，忽视了生活在其中的其它生物，忽视了树给我们带来的净化空气等等的好处，砍下树木另作它用。raise上升；watch看；ignore忽略；abuse滥用。空格后有ignorance，所以这里选择ignore。故选C。
7．A.honor B．good
C．credit D．justice
解析：句意：忽视了树给我们带来的净化空气等等的好处，砍下树木另作它用。honor荣誉；good好处；credit信用；justice正义。空格后有 clean the air(净化空气)等好处，所以选择good赞扬树木。故选B。
8．A.use B．spirit
C．life D．hope
解析：句意：忽视了生活在其中的其他生物，忽视了树给我们带来的净化空气等等的好处砍下树木另作它用。use用途；spirit精神；life生活；hope希望。人们忽视树木的好处，为了新的用途而砍树，故选A。
9．A.trust B．sadness
C．betrayal D．affection
解析：句意：我们对树木有喜爱之情。trust信任；sadness悲伤；betrayal背叛；affection喜爱。根据上文yet表示转折，上文写我们忽视了树木给我们带来的好处，砍伐他们，然而我们内心对树木还是有喜爱之情的。故选D。
10．A.approval B．opposition
C．option D．dilemma
解析：句意：这可以解释政府在2010年试图卖掉公有树木时遭遇了反对，因为……获得了广泛的支持。approval支持；opposition反对；option选择；dilemma困境。Woodland Trust(树木保护组织)获胜了。上文是公众喜爱树木，所以应该是反对政府卖树的。故选B。
11．A.wins B．rejects
C．requires D．withdraws
解析：句意：树木保护组织赢了。win赢；reject拒绝；require要求；withdraw撤退。因为……获得了wide support，所以Woodland Trust(树木保护组织)赢了。故选A。
12．A.space B．time
C．company D．nutrition
解析： 句意：树木生长需要空间。space空间；time时间；company公司；nutrition营养。我，一个城市居民，在1999年买下萨默塞特林地的原因是树木需要空间。故选A。
13．A.since B．for
C．yet D．so
解析：句意：当时，气候变化已经得到了很好的证明，所以我种植长寿橡树和松树的希望逐渐变成了焦虑。前后是因果关系。故选D。
14．A.benefits B．chances
C．location D．appearance
解析：句意：当时，气候变化已经得到了很好的证明，所以我种植长寿橡树和松树的希望逐渐变成了焦虑。benefit“益处”；chance“机会”；location“位置”；appearance“外表”。气候变化已被证实，所以我对树木是否有生长机会的忧虑。故选B。
15．A.piling up B．speeding up
C．keeping up D．mixing up
解析：句意：狂风、干旱、洪水共同抵抗他们。pile up堆积；speed up加速；keep up保持；mix up混合。这里讲到影响树木生长的阻碍。故选A。
16．A.wish B．intend
C．allow D．expect
解析：句意：但是我没预料到事态发展地如此之快。wish希望；intend打算；allow允许； expect期待；预料。因为林地目前很好，但新树苗在疯长。故选D。
17．A.in place B．in order
C．in decline D．in question
解析：句意：生物的数量在减少。in place适当的；in order整齐；in decline下降；in question考虑中的。上文提到树木在疯长，用but转折可知 creatures的数量应该在减少(in decline)。故选C。
18．A.even B．still
C．ever D．once
解析：句意：蜜蜂和蝴蝶仍然有，但是数量减少了。even甚至；still仍然；ever曾经；once一旦。根据减少得知，前面应是仍然存在。故选B。
19．A.short of B．sick of
C．free of D．full of
解析： 句意：我们如何让这片土地上的生物摆脱杀虫剂呢？short of缺乏；sick of厌恶；free of摆脱；full of充满。杀虫剂阻碍生物生长，要摆脱它们。故选C。
20．A.glory B．function
C．impact D．balance
解析：句意：我们要给自然机会去维持自身的均衡。glory荣誉；function功能；impact影响； balance平衡。我们要给自然机会去维持自身的均衡，和最后一句 restore my balance呼应。故选D。
