Plant a Tree in Your Community
Almost everyone loves trees, but did you know that trees can help people heal faster?
Its true. According to the ISA (International Society of Arboriculture), hospital patients have been shown to recover faster when offered a view with trees. And while trees certainly benefit any landscapeswhether lining residential streets, dotting urban areas, or in full glory in the forestthey are actually important to our daily well-being.
Trees improve the quality of the air around us by absorbing dust and other particulates (微粒), and release clean oxygen for you to breathe. If the health of people and the environment arent high on your list of concerns, perhaps your wallet is: Trees make economic sense. A home surrounded by trees costs less to cool and heat. Neighborhoods with trees are often several degrees cooler than those in similar climates that dont have trees. In winter, trees can keep your house warmer by blocking high winds. Also, less water is needed in tree-shaded areas where the sun isnt constantly boating down on the earth below.
Besides, trees can enhance privacy, block unpleasant views, and improve the value of your home. Unfortunately, these days, mass construction projects tend to wipe out all the trees in an area before creating new neighborhoods and buildings. Thats why its more important than ever to plant a tree in your community.
Check out the NADF (National Arbor Day Foundation) online to find out more about planting a tree in your area or how to volunteer in an urban center. The Arbor Day Foundation can tell you how to plant a tree in someones name as a gift, donate a tree in someones honor, or memorialize a loved one by planting a tree.
5.According to the ISA, a sick person in hospital can get well sooner if he or she ______.
A. has a glance at some trees B. can enjoy a view of trees
C. receives treatment in time D. is surrounded by flowers
6.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Trees benefit any landscape as well as human beings.
B. Trees take in dust and dioxide and release clean oxygen.
C. The health and the environment arent on peoples list of concerns.
D. People in tree-shaded areas can reduce their cost on house holding.
7.It is more necessary than ever to plant trees mainly because they ______.
A. improve the quality of the airB. make economic profits
C. are destroyed for mass construction D. are used to insure privacy
8.______ is most probably mentioned following the last paragraph.
A. The website of the NADF
B. How to plant a tree
C. Importance of planting trees
D. How to be a volunteer
[答案]
树的好处难以一一列举,尽管如此,大规模的建设却将它们毫不留情地铲除。参加植树活动吧,为自己,为别人,也为我们赖以生存的地球增添一片绿荫。
5.B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的...hospital patients have shown to recover faster when offered a view with trees可判断B项正确。A项中的glance表示瞥了一眼,与原文不符;后两项在文章中没有信息支持。
6.C。细节理解题。第三段前半部分中的If the health of people and the environment arent high on your list of concerns是说假如你不太关心人们的健康和环境,这只是假设,因此C项不正确。
7.C。细节理解题。结合倒数第二段的中间部分和最后部分可知C项正确。其余三项叙述的都是树的某种用途。
8.A。文章结构题。根据最后一段的开头部分可知文章接下去要叙述的是NADF网站。B、D两项只是网站涉及的部分内容;C项在本段中没有信息支持。
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