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课时作业(二十五) 选修⑧ Unit2 Theuniversallanguage
Ⅰ.阅读理解
[2021·湖南省四校高三调研]Oneofthecostsofbeingaloverofoldtreesistheall-too-frequentlossofa_beautiful_soul_you've_grown_fond_of.Lastsummerwasharderthanmostforoldtreesandtheirhumansupporters.Thespring'snonstoprainfloodedsoilsandcausedrootsystemsofmanylarge, oldtreestorotinpart.Then, whenthesummercame, treescouldnottapdeepsourcesofwaterthatwouldnormallyhavemaintained (维持) them.Manyvaluableoldtreesdied.
WhenIvolunteeredfortheMountRainierTreeCommission, Iheardfrommanypeopleconcernedabouttheirtrees.Wehadlittletoofferthem.That'sbecausepublicandprivateurbantreeresourcesandprogramswereaimedalmostentirelyatplantingtreesbutnotatmaintainingtrees.NostateorprovinceprogramthatIcouldfindprovidedanyfinancialresourcesformaintainingtreehealth.Smallandunder-resourcedcitiessuchasourswereontheirown.
Thisisbackward.Scientistsarelearningthatlarge, oldtreesarethemostvaluable, especiallyincities.Theyputonwoodfastestandtakethemostcarbonoutoftheair.Theyharborthemostwildlife.Theycanlowersummertemperaturesby20degreesormore.Inarecentstudy, researchersfoundthatBostonwouldgetmorebenefitfromkeepingthetreesithasalivethanfromplantingnewtrees.There'sreasontothinkthisfindingwouldapplyinothercities, too.
Now, ourpublicandprivatetreeprogramsoftenignoreoldtreesuntilitistoolate.Aslongasweabandonouroldtrees, plantingmoreismerelytokeeppacewithgrowinglosses.Wewanttreestohelpprotectus, butweleavethemunprotected.Considerthisinthehumanworld: Nobodywouldsendababyintotheworldandexpectittojustmakeit.Childrenneedcaringforandit'swhywehaveschoolsandchildhealth-insuranceprograms.Wecouldgetsomuchmoreoutofourtreesifwejustputalittlemoreintothem.
1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1suggest?
A.Strongdeterminationtoplanttrees.
B.Realregretatgrowingoldtrees.
C.Greatconcernabouttreeproblems.
D.Deeploveforvaluableoldtrees.
2.Whywastheauthoralmostpowerlesstohelppeopleworriedabouttheirtrees?
A.Theurbantreeprogramswerefacedwithfinancialproblems.
B.Theauthor'sknowledgeofmaintainingtre
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