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“What’s all this tree-planting 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 alone. As I get older, all I really __2.D__ is to plant trees, Prince Charles says in a BBC documentary in which he is filmed in the wood he planted on the day Prince George was born.
There are __3.C__ and wonderful trees in our cities and villages. They were planted, or self-sown, years, even centuries ago. We take them for granted, __4.C__ the creatures living among them, remain in ignorance of the __5.B__ trees are doing us(cleaning the air, for instance) and cut them down for new __6.A__. Yet we keep a feeling of affection for them. This may account for the __7.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 tree-protecting charity) __8.A__.
Trees need __9.A__， which is why I, a city-resident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999. At that time, climate change was already well proved, __10.D__ my hopes of planting long-lived oaks and pines gradually developed into anxiety about their __11.B__. Tree diseases new to the UK, wind, drought and flood were all piling up against them.
But I did not __12.D__ things to move so fast. The woodland is still good, the new trees are growing like mad, but the creatures are __13.C__. The rabbits have disappeared and the owl has moved. The bees and butterflies are still there but in smaller numbers. How can this happen on land __14.C__ pesticides (杀虫剂)？Surely, it indicates we need to give nature the chance to restore its own __15.D__. Meanwhile, I love my wood, and so do many of its visitors. And tree-planting has done wonders for restoring my balance town and country.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。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；restor恢复；recycle回收利用；return归还。根据最后一句“And tree-planting 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.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。
3．A.holy B．young
C．mature D．mysterious
解析：句意：在我们城市和村庄有成熟美丽的大树。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。
4．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，砍下树木另作他用。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。
5．A.honor B．good
C．credit D．justice
解析：句意同上题。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。
6．A.use B．spirit
C．life D．hope
解析：句意同上题。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。
7．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。
8．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。
9．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。我在1999年买下萨默塞特林地的原因是树木需要空间。故选A。
10．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。
11．A.benefits B．chances
C．location D．appearance
解析：句意同上题。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。
12．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祈求；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。
13．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。
14．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。
15．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。
