Question

【題目】

What's this? If you're looking at this tree in the shape of a butterfly, it's a topiary. A topiary is a tree or bush that is trained into a shape.

A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the "final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place.

In June of the plant's first year, the gardener looks for new leaves. When the leaves grow, it's time to shape the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.

Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all year. In summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In winter the bushes don't grow. The gardeners have to brush snow off the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.

Topiary gardening is a very old art. The Romans did it in the first century. In the sixteenth century, people in Europe liked topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today it's popular in many parts of the world.

【1】Put the following in the right order according to the passage.

a. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.

b. The whole bush grows tall enough for shaping.

c. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.

d. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.

A.d-a-b-c.B.b-c-a-d.C.a-d-c-b.D.d-a-c-b.

【2】What does the underlined word "trimmed" in the third paragraph mean?

A.shakenB.cutC.cleanedD.collected

【3】Why must we cut a topiary many times in the summer?

A.Because the bush can be in good shape.

B.Because it will make the bush grow slowly.

C.Because it can change the bush into another one.

D.Because it helps the bush grow tall enough.

【4】Growing a topiary garden take both skills and .

A.moodB.luckC.moneyD.time

【5】The last paragraph mainly tells us that .

A.topiary gardening has a long history

B.topiary gardening is too difficult an art to learn

C.topiary gardening plays a great role in our life

D.topiary gardening will be more popular in the future

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

這篇短文主要介紹了林木雕塑，一個林木雕塑是被修剪成一個形狀的一棵樹或者是一叢灌木。建造一個林木雕塑的花園需要同時投入時間和技巧。林木雕塑是一個非常古老的藝術，現(xiàn)在在世界很多地方流行。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可知，一個林木雕塑需要園藝師首先繪制一幅圖；然后為這個雕塑選擇一叢灌木；開始為它的底部作造型；最后灌木長得足夠大可以用來造型。故選D。

【2】詞義猜測題。shaken塑形；cut修剪；cleaned清掃；collected收集。根據(jù)下一句“In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.”可知灌木長得足夠大來做造型，可以推測出此處應該是：它的頂端在這段時間不能被修剪。故選B

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“In summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow.”，可知它被多次修剪是為了保持形狀，這種修剪也幫助了灌木生長。A選項“Because the bush can be in good shape.”因為灌木可以保持好的形狀，符合文意。故選A。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。mood心情；luck幸運； money錢；time時間。根據(jù)第四段第一句“Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all year.”，可知林木雕塑需要技術也需要時間。故選D。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“Topiary gardening is a very old art.”，可知林木雕塑是一個非常古老的藝術。“topiary gardening has a long history” 林木雕塑有很長的歷史，符合文意。故選A。

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