A
On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land,we watch the lines of rain move across the scene,the moon rise over the hills,and the stars appear in the sky.The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.
Every window in our wooden house has a view,and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before.Each look reminds us where we are.
There is space for our three boys to play outside,to shoot arrows,collect tree seeds,build earth houses and climb trees.
Our kids have learned the names of the trees,and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation.As they tell all who show even a passing interest,the maples make the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.
The air is clean and fresh.The water from the well has a pleasant taste,and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink.Though they have one glass of juice a day and the rest is water,they never say anything against that.
The seasons change just outside the door.We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars’ (杨树) putting out the first green leaves of spring.The rainbow smelt fills the local stream as the ice gradually disappears,and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter.A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.
【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。作者描述了自然之美,分享了居住在大自然中的快乐。
21.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph2?
A.Thescenesarecolourfulandchangeable.
B.Therearemanywindowsinthewoodenhouse.
C.Theviewsremindusthatweareinawoodenhouse.
D.Thelakesoutsidethewindowsarequitedifferentincolour.
答案A
解析由第二段中的“Everywindow...hasaview,andtheforestandlakesseldomlookthesameasthehourbefore.”可知这儿的风景是多彩的、时常变化的。
22.By mentioning the names of the trees,the author aims to show that .
A.the kids like playing in trees
B.the kids are very familiar with trees
C.the kids have learned much knowledge
D.the kids find trees useful learning tools
答案C
解析由第四段中的“Ourkidshavelearnedthenamesofthetrees”可知此处提到树的名字旨在说明孩子们学到了很多知识。
23.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A.The change of seasons is easily felt.
B.The seasons make the scenes change.
C.The weather often changes in the forest.
D.The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.
答案A
解析画线句句意为“季节的变化仅在门外就能发觉”。再由画线句后的“Wewatchthemaplesturneveryshadeofyellowandred...thefirstgreenleavesofspring.”可知画线句子的意思是季节的变化是很容易觉察到的。
