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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 werent 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.
1.A.dream B.job C.home D.choice
2.A.nature B.youth C.culture D.knowledge
3.A.precious B.interesting C.disturbing D.awkward
4.A.waste B.tension C.pain D.damage
5.A.Besides B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise
6.A.agreed B.realized C.remembered D.predicted
7.A.noise B.heat C.disease D.dust
8.A.directions B.partners C.help D.shelter
9.A.labor B.police C.forest D.finance
10.A.rebuilt B.discovered C.left D.managed
11.A.Decorating B.Observing C.Watering D.Guarding
12.A.tough B.illegal C.fantastic D.beneficial
13.A.back B.top C.foot D.side
14.A.cool down B.keep off C.purify D.collect
15.A.returned B.learned C.failed D.continued
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【素养解读】本文主题语境内容为环境保护,旨在引导学生增强环保意识,积极参与社会实践活动。
【语篇解读】一场水灾使一片有着鸟语花香的湿地变得荒芜,莫莱用了37年的时间植树造林,使这里重新成为动植物的家园。
【重点词汇】
1.decline /d??kla?n/v.减少;下降
2.solution /s??lu??n/n.解决办法
3.seek /si?k/v.寻求;谋求;争取
4.result in导致;造成
【难句分析】Molai built at the top of each sapling a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to collect rainwater.莫莱在每棵幼树的顶部建造了一个竹子平台,在那里他放置了带有小孔的陶罐来收集雨水。
本句为主从复合句。句中where引导定语从句,修饰先行词platform,where在从句中作地点状语;介词短语with small holes作定语,修饰名词pots;不定式to collect rainwater作目的状语。
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