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Have you ever planted a few trees on Tree-planting Day? Every year, millions of people, both young and old, 31 a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make our home a 32 place.

Las t week we visited a park in Hebei province. We were 33 to find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees 34 soon after they were planted because they weren’t watered well enough. 35 the workers burned them and cleaned the place for

36 trees to be planted this year. 37 a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote, “I hope this tree will grow up with me to 38 the backbone (栋梁) of our country.” The workers said that the survival of the trees was really more important than 39 trees were planted.

Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate some money and let professionals (专业人士) plant and 40 the trees.

31. A. water B. plant C. look for D. burn

32. A. smaller B. warmer C. greener D. larger

33. A. pleased B. happy C. interesting D. surprised

34. A. died B. grew C. bought D. planted

35. A. Though B. When C. Because D. So

36. A. few B. old C. new D. dead

37. A. Over B. From C. On D. Above

38. A. need B. hold C. plant D. be

39. A. how many B. when C. how soon D. why

40. A. take out B. take down C. take away D. take care of

四、阅读理解(每小题2分，满分20分)

A

In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.

Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.

In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.

41. The main idea of the second paragraph is________.

A. Franklin started the first subscription library

B. in a subscription library people pay money to become members

C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries

D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833