2025届高考英语语法填空拔高特训之3月12日植树节专篇

2025年高中英语语法填空拔高特训之3月12日植树节专篇 A In China, Tree Planting Day is on March 12th. This special day began in 1979. On that day, people can plant many trees. And if we plant many trees, we must also take care of the trees 1. watering them，until they grow up to be strong. Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. Many countries now observe a similar holiday. Though 2. (usual) observed in the spring, the date varies, 3. (depend) on climate and suitable planting season。 First 4. (create) by the US agriculturist Sterling Morton in 1872, Tree Planting Day 5. (set) in order to inspire people’s passions for planting and protecting trees, and to protect and improve the 6. (nature) environment on which people depend for their living. China’s Tree Planting Day could date back to a proposal made by Sun Yat-sen in 1915. At first, Tomb-sweeping Festival (April 5th) was adopted as Tree Planting Day. 7. , April 5th was a late time for tree-planting in Southern China and so it was changed to March 12th by the Nanjing National Government in order to memorize Sun Yat-sen, 8. passed away on March 12th. In February 1979, the 5th National People’s Congress of People’s Republic of China made a resolution that March 12th would be taken as Chinese Tree Planting Day, requiring the whole country 9. (carry) out tree-planting 10. (activity) on this day and support the construction of forestry. B Every year, when March 12th is approaching, country leaders, civil servants, company employees, 1. even school pupils go outdoors to fulfill a citizen’s obligation of planting trees. 2. (benefit) from the Tree Planting Festival, more and more Chinese people realize the urgency and 3. (important) of protecting the environment. It is estimated 4. nearly 80 billion trees 5. (plant) all over China in tree-planting campaigns during the past years. In 2019, a NASA satellite map with dark and light green colors impressed the world that China is leading the increase in greening on Earth’s land area due to 6. (nation) tree-planting programs. At the time, many got 7. (interest) to know why Chinese people are so keen on planting trees. In fact, although China covers 8. area of about 9.6 million square kilometers, nearly half of the land is desert and sandy soil. China’s quick development in recent 9. (decade) has made people forget that China is not a fertile place 10. abundant natural resources, but a place with disproportionate population and land. C With the explosive 1. (grow) of population after 1949, arable lands were overly exploited, coupled with unsustainable timber extraction activities. All of these lead to problems such as forest 2. (lose) and soil erosion. So in 1999, the government took the “Grain for Green” program 3. an important measure for reconstruction and ecological conservation. Under the program, the government organized people to convert cropland to forest or grassland with financial subsidies as compensation. Aside from the “Grain for Green” program, the shelter forest program is also one of the most important steps 4. (take) by government 5. (hold) back the expansion of huge deserts in the northwestern region, diminish natural disasters and improve the ecological environment. Shelter forest programs span across China. The Three-North Shelter Forest Program is the 6. (big) human-planted forest strip, sprawling from northwest China’s Xinjiang, 7. Inner Mongolia in the north and Heilongjiang Province in the northeast. Started in 1978, the project 8. (expect ) to complete in 2050 by eight phases. By 2020, a total of about 30 million hectares of trees had been planted in the stretch, and the forest coverage rate in the area increased from 5.05 percent to 13.57 percent. For those 9. (live) in big cities, Tree-planting Day is an excellent time for city skipping. They often take the planting as a nice short tour back to nature with their family members. After their fieldwork together, they not only harvest a greener environment 10. more harmonious family relations with their beloveds as well as more enthusiasm for the future. D Why do the people plant trees? It is very easy. Because they want to protect the environment. There are many people 1. want to earn the money form only cutting down trees. So more and more trees 2. (cut) by them. But kind people want to protect the environment and make the air clean. So they plant trees as many as they can. All these actions show that people should pay more attention to the environment. We want to make it better, don’t we? So we must plant more trees 3. (protect) the environment. So, 4. you want to make the air clean, please try your best to protect the environment and plant more trees. Arbor Day is a 5. (globe) holiday aimed at reminding us 6. the importance of trees to our living environment. In many countries and regions, 7. (include) China, Arbor Day is a public holiday with an appeal to the public to participate in tree planting activities. 8. (historic), the first Arbor Day 9. (advocate) by J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska, USA, in 1872. He encouraged the public to plant trees to improve the environment and provide food and timber resources. In China, Arbor Day began in 1979. On March 12th every year, nationals participate in tree-planting activities, aiming to raise citizens' environmental 10. (aware) and improve China's ecological environment. E In ancient China, there was a tradition of planting trees in the Qingming Festival. The 1. (early) tree-planting on the roadside was first initiated by a man 2. (name) wei xiaokuan from shaanxi more than 1400 years ago. In February 1979, on the proposal of the State Council, a resolution 3. (pass) to designate March 12th as China Arbor Day, the significance of which was to mobilise people of all nationalities to 4. (active) plant trees and accelerate the pace of greening the country and forestry construction. The designation of the day 5. Dr. Sun Yat-sen passed away as China Arbor Day is also a tribute to Dr. Sun"s great achievements and a symbol 6. his last wishes will be better fulfilled in China. On April 10, 1872, 7. first American Arbor Day was initiated by a journalist from Nebraska. More than 1 million trees were planted across the state of Nebraska. On Arbor Day, not only do schools and companies organize tree planting activities, 8. many families also participate together, 9. (plant) trees in their own yards or nearby parks. This can not only raise environmental awareness but also bring us closer to nature. Today, Arbor Day is not only a tree-planting holiday, but also an important day reminding us 10. (protect) the environment and cherish nature. Let's start from today and improve our environment with our actions, making the world greener and better. 附：参考答案： A:1.by;2.usually;3.depending;4.created;5.was set;6.natural;7.However;8.who; 9.to carry;10.activities. B:1.and;2.Benefiting;3.importance;4.that;5.have been planted;6.national;7.interested; 8.an;9.decades;10.with. C:1.growth;2.loss;3.as;4.taken;5.to hold;6.biggest;7.to;8.is expected;9.living; 10.but (also). D:1.who/that;2.are cut;3.to protect;4.if;5.global;6.of;7.including;8.Historically; 9.was advocated;10.awareness. E:1.earliest;2.named;3.was passed;4.actively;5.when;6.that;7.the;8.but;9.planting; 10.to protect. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$