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单选题 英语六级
2017-03-11

Questionsare based on the following passage.
The tree people in the Lord of the Rings--the Ents--can get around by walking. But for real trees, it's harder to uproot. Because they're literally rooted into the ground, they are unable to leave and go26 .
When a tree first starts growing in a certain area, it's likely that the27envelope—the temperature, humidity, rainfall patterns and so on--suits it. Otherwise, it would be unable to grow from a seedling. But as it28, these conditions may change and the area around it may no longer be suitable for its29.
When that happens, many trees like walnuts, oaks and pines, rely30 on so-called "scatter hoarders," such as birds, to move their seeds to new localities. Many birds like to store food for the winter, which they31 retrieve.when the birds forget to retrieve their food--and they do sometimes--a seedling has a chance to grow. The bird Clark's nutcracker, for example, hides up to 100,000 seeds per year, up to 30 kilometers away from the seed source, and has a very close symbiotic (共生的) relationship with several pine species, most32the whitebark pine.
As trees outgrow their ideal33in the face of climate change, these flying ecosystem engineers could be a big help in34 trees. It's a solution for us--getting birds to do the work is cheap and effective--and it could give35oaks and pines the option to truly "make like a tree and leave. "
A. ages
B. breathing
C. climatic
D. elsewhere
E. exclusively
F. forever
G. fruitful
H. habitats
I. legacy
J. notably
K. offspring
L. replanting
M. subsequently
N. vulnerable
O. Withdraws
第(26)题选

参考答案

D

答案解析

全文翻译
《指环王》中的树人Ents可以通过行走四处移动。但对于真实的树而言,想要“拔根而起”会更困难一些。
因为树就是实实在在地植根于土地之中的,不能离开去(26)其他地方
当一棵树在一个特定区域开始生长时,有可能是因为(27)整体气候,如温度、湿度、降雨模式及其他适合树生长的因素。否则,树也不可能从一颗种子成长起来。但是随着树(28)长大,这些条件可能会发生改变,这一地区可能不再适合树的(29)后代的生长。
当这种情况发生的时候,很多树,比如核桃树、橡树和松树,就会(30)完全依靠所谓的“会播种的寄宿伙伴”,比如鸟的帮助,鸟会把树种带到新的地点。很多鸟喜欢为过冬储存食物,这些食物它们(31)之后会取用。
当鸟忘记取回它们储藏的食物时——它们确实有时候会忘记——树种就获得了生长的机会。比如说,一种叫北美星鸦的鸟每年会储藏多达100000粒种子,储藏在距离种子来源地30公里以外的地方,这种乌与一些种类的松树存在着密切的共生关系,这些松树中(32)尤其以白皮松居多。
面对气候的变化,随着树的生长超出其理想的(33)生长环境的适应限度,这些会飞的生态工程师们在(34)重新植树方面帮了大忙。这对我们而言也是一种好办法——让鸟儿做这项5-作经济实惠又有效,这也给(35)脆弱的橡树和松树一个选择,让它们可以真正地“像树一样离开”。(此处为双关语用法,leave可以理解为离开,也可理解为1eaf“树叶”的复数形式)
选项归类
名词:H.habitats栖息地,生长环境;I.legacy遗产;K.offspring子孙,后代
动词:A.ages长大,变老;B.breathing呼吸;L.replanting重新种植;O.withdraws撤退,移开
形容词:C.climatic气候的;G.fruitful果实累累的,富有成效的;N.vulnerable脆弱的,易受伤害的
副词:D.elsewhere其他地方,别处;E.exclusively专有地,排外地,唯一地;F.forever永远;J.notably显著地,尤其;M.subsequently随后,后来
详解详析
elsewhere。空格位于动词原形90之后,据此判断可填入副词,由and可知,leave“离开”和go____________是递进关系。根据句意“树不能离开去____________”可知,答案为D.elsewhere“其他地方,别处”。备选项中,exclusively意为“专有地,排外地,唯一地”,forever意为“永远”,notably意为“显著地,尤其”,subsequently意为“随后,后来”,均不符合句意,故排除。