1、语言朋友(100)阅读理解Do you know anything about the history of weather? Dont look at the sky.Dont look for old weather reports.Looking at the tree rings is more important.Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record of weather even further back.It is natural
2、 that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall.It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would reduce the growth of a tree.The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be found out by the reading pattern of rings in a tree trunk.To find out the
3、 weather of ten years ago, you can count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside.If the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred.If the rings are close together, then the climate was bad for the tree.Studying trees is
4、 important not only for the history of weather，but also for the history of man.In an area of New Mexico you can find only sandno trees or people.However，many centuries ago a large population lived there.They left suddenly.Why? A scientist studied the pattern of the rings of dead trees that had grown
5、 there.He made up his mind that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees.Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings.So, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move.In this example studying tree rings uncovered an exciting fact about the history of man.解题导语：研究树
6、的年轮不但对研究气候史有重要作用，还有助于研究人类历史。1We can find out the weather of five years ago by counting the rings of a tree trunk _Afrom the left to the rightBfrom the right to the leftCfrom the inside to the outsideDfrom the outside to the inside解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“To find out the weather of ten years ago, you can count
7、 the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside.”可知选D。答案：D2If the ring was far from the others, we can conclude that the weather of that year was _Abad BfavorableCsunny Drainy解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“If the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy wea
8、ther occurred.”可知选favorable，它既能说明阳光充足又能说明雨量充足，故选B。答案：B3By studying the rings of dead trees in an area of New Mexico, the scientist found _Awhat the people had to eatBwhere the people had to goCwhy the people had to leaveDhow the people left解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，那里的人们把树都给砍了，以至于他们不得不迁移，故选C。答案：C4The ancie
9、nt people usually lived where there were plenty of trees mainly because _Atrees provided an exact record of weatherBtrees were materials for fires and buildingsCtrees could supply them with shadesDtrees could supply them with fruit and food解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Trees were necessary to make fires and buil
10、dings.”可知选B。答案：B5By giving the example of an area of New Mexico, the author tries to prove_Atrees cant live in the area without populationBwhat the relation is between tree rings and the history of manCthat studying trees is important for the history of manDthe history of man is important for the hi
11、story of trees解析：细节理解题。第三段“Studying trees is important.but also for the history of man”，下面两段即用New Mexico的例子加以证明，说明研究树对于研究人类的发展史很重要，故选C。答案：C书面表达假如你校要主办一次英语演讲比赛。请你用英语写一篇演讲稿，要点如下：1你对朋友的理解。2尊重并信任朋友。3常与朋友聊天。注意：1.词数120左右。2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_【参考范文】Hello, everyone! All of us have friends.My topic is how to ge
12、t along well with friends.As for this topic, I have three tips.To start with, friends play an important role in our life.We can share our happiness and sorrow with our friends.Without friends, we would have no sense of safety.Next, respect and trust our friends.Never offend them on purpose.If misund
13、erstandings arose, we would try to remove them.Finally, its necessary to chat with friends often.By doing so, not only do we get useful information but also we strengthen our friendship.OK! What is above mentioned is my answer to the question how we should get along well with friends.Thats all.Thank you!
