UNIT 8　GREEN LIVING Part 2　LESSON 1 ROOTS AND SHOOTS-2022版英语必修第三册北师大版（2019） 同步练习 （Word含解析）

这是一份UNIT 8　GREEN LIVING Part 2　LESSON 1 ROOTS AND SHOOTS-2022版英语必修第三册北师大版（2019） 同步练习 （Word含解析），共24页。

Part 2　LESSON 1 ROOTS AND SHOOTS
基础过关练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.This tiny camera, which can sit on your finger, can not only take pictures but also 　　　(拍摄) videos. 
2.Individuals can enrol on self-study courses in the university's language
　　　(研究院). 
3.The “solid water” that Chinese scientists have developed recently can be placed deep in the earth with the 　　　(根) of a plant.  
4.We want to 　　　(使参加)as many people as possible in the celebrations. 
5.She handed me a 　　　(纸巾) just as I sneezed. 
6.The bridge provided a 　　　(牢固的) platform for the bungee jumpers. 
7.The successful launch of the core module Tianhe marks that China's space station construction has entered the full implementation(实施)stage, which lays a solid 　　　(基础)for the follow-up tasks. 
8.Why 　　　(费心) asking if you're not really interested? 
9.Protesters attacked the police with stones and 　　　(砖头). 
10.China has announced that it will strive to achieve 　　　(碳)neutrality(中和)before 2060. 

Ⅱ.选词填空
can't be bothered to do sth.;take action;all around the world;make a difference;set up;in addition to;make a contribution to;from the perspective of;suffer from;have negative effects on
1.Graduates, you can 　　　　　　in this world. You can reshape the future! 
2.All this has happened because you 　　　　　　give me the message. 
3.A good parent-child relationship should be 　　　　　　on the basis of mutual understanding and respect. 
4.Poetry written 　　　　　　the urban youth tends to reveal(揭示) their anxiety over lacking a sense of belonging. 
5.We can't just sit here and do nothing. We have to 　　　　　　! 
6.Tourists come from 　　　　　　to see Niagara Falls. 
7.During the marathon held in the Yellow River Stone Forest tourist site, participants 　　　　　　physical discomfort due to the sudden drop in temperature. 
8.I believe such addiction is a waste of time and energy. It does 　　　　　　our study.  
9.　　　　　　 the rugged road, the bad weather added to our difficulties of climbing the mountain. 
10.I persuaded myself that I could 　　　　　　the motherland. 
Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1.We just stopped there, 　　　　(root) to the spot. 
2.A policeman 　　　　(shoot) dead in the city centre last night. 
3.Ray was getting very bored and 　　　　(bother) about the idea that he might lost his job. 
4.China is strongly dissatisfied with and　　　　(firm) opposes Japan's decision to release contaminated(受污染的)nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. 
5.On the Origin of Species laid the foundation 　　　　modern biology and changed how other scientists understood the appearance of life on Earth. 
6.And the best way is to be actively involved 　　　　the project.  
7.Don't leave the tap 　　　　(run) while you wash the vegetables.  
8.The government needs to commit itself to 　　　　(improve) health care. 
9.I thought 　　　　wouldn't hurt to take a nap before class. But I overslept. 
10.The whole purpose of the organization is to help build a future that is secure so that people can live together in peace 　　　　nature. 
11.It was when you told me 　　　　I realized I had made a serious mistake. 
12.Every individual can play a role 　　　　protecting our environment. 
13.Hundreds of thousands of volunteers are working hard to deal with the environmental pollution, change the world and make it a better place to live 　　　　. 
14.Building an idea of a 　　　　(share) future will take a long time. 
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.你可能想知道我们所谓的绿色生活是什么意思。
You may wonder what we mean by 　　　　　　. 
2.我们周围有各种各样的污染,可能引起各种各样的环境问题。
　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　pollution around us, which may cause different kinds of environmental problems. 
3.在过去的几年里,人们已经找到了处理这些问题的办法。
In the past few years, solutions have 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　the problems. 
4.对我来说,绿色生活就是与自然和谐相处。
To me, green living is about living 　　　　　　　　　　　　. 
5.我更喜欢有一个花园,因为我喜欢亲近大自然。
I prefer to have a garden because I like 　　　　　　　　　nature. 
6.由于已经受到如此严重的污染,现在再去净化这条河可能有点晚了。
　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　, it may now be too late to clean up the river. 
7.一般来说,所有的生物都应受到尊重。
Generally speaking, 　　　　　　　　　should be respected. 
8.疾病的蔓延被认为是控制住了,他的成就使他受到每个人的尊敬。
The spread of the disease was considered to have been controlled and his achievements 　　　　　　　　　by everybody. 
9.做完演讲后,她回答了我们的问题。
　　　 　　　　　　　　　, she answered our question. 
10.为了跟上全班同学,我总是第一个来,最后一个走。
To keep up with the class, I am always the first 　　　　　　and the last 　　　　　　. 
Ⅴ.课文语法填空
If you leave the tap running while you brush your teeth, leave a light on when you go out or you drop a piece of litter and can't be bothered to pick it up, you are 　1　(probable) suffering from what is known as “Just-me-ism”. You might think it is no big deal. “How can 　2　 matter if I leave a little piece of litter on the road?” But what if millions of people think the same? Then our world would be piled with litter and run short of natural resources at the same time. See? “Just-me-ism” is 　3　(harm)! 
　4　(inspire) young people to take action for the environment, animals and their community, Roots & Shoots 　5　(establish) in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodall, a scientist who's the world's best-known expert on wild chimpanzees. In addition to her research, she has been whole-heartedly committed 　6　 environmental protection. The whole purpose of Roots & Shoots is to educate young people so they can help to build a future 　7　 is secure and live together in peace with nature. 
Dr. Jane Goodall is convinced that: “Every individual matters. Every individual has 　8　 role to play. Every individual makes a difference.” So her institute Roots & Shoots is all about 　9　(educate) people to play 　10　(they) part in making the world a better place. And you cannot be absent. 
1.　　　 2.　　　 3.　　　 4.　　　 5.　　　 
6.　　　 7.　　　 8.　　　 9.　　　 10.　　　  
能力提升练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A

(2021山东临沂临沭高一期中)
The endangered pandas in the Qinling Mountains might face a new threat:the loss of their food, bamboo, which makes up 99% of their meals.
Adult pandas spend most part of the day eating bamboo and have to take in at least 40 pounds a day to stay healthy. However, a new study published in Nature Climate Change warned that they may soon find their food gone because most of the bamboo in the Qinling Mountains might disappear by the end of the century as a result of rising temperature worldwide.
A team made up of researchers from Michigan State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has studied the effects of climate change on the bamboo in the Qinling Mountains. They have found that bamboo is very sensitive to climate changes. “80% to 100% of the bamboo would be gone if the average temperature rises 3.5 degrees worldwide by the end of the century,” said Liu Jianguo, one of the report's authors.
He added, “This is how much the temperature would rise by 2100 even if all countries will keep their promises in the Paris Agreement. But you know what is happening all around the world.”
In recent years, China has been trying its best to protect the endangered pandas by setting up more and bigger natural reserves.
“But it is far from enough and the endangered pandas need cooperation from the rest of the world, because their future is not just in the hands of the Chinese,” said Shirley Martin from the World Wildlife Fund but not a member of the team.
The Qinling Mountains, in the southwest of China, are home to about 260 pandas. That is about 13% of China's wild panda population. In addition, about 375 are living in research centers and zoos in China.

1.How many wild pandas are there in China?
A.About 260.　　　B.About 635.
C.About 2,635.　　　D.About 2,000.
2.What does Liu Jianguo mean in Paragraph 4?
A.China needs more help from the World Wildlife Fund.
B.It is difficult to control the temperature rise within 3.5℃.
C.Bamboo is sensitive to the changes of temperature.
D.China is making great efforts to protect the pandas.
3.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.The Qinling Mountains can provide enough bamboo for the pandas.
B.Pandas in the Qinling Mountains are only threatened by the loss of food.
C.Lots of the bamboo in the Qinling Mountains will probably disappear.
D.Pandas have already eaten 99% of the bamboo in the Qinling Mountains.
4.Which can be the best title for the text?
A.The Disappearance of Bamboo
B.Necessity to Change Pandas' Food
C.A New Threat Faced by the Pandas
D.Efforts Made to Save Pandas

B

(2021安徽池州高一期末)
When an empty parking spot appears before us, many of us would see it for what it is—a place that could be filled with cars and trucks. But to eco-engineer Shubhendu Sharma, it's a space to be planted with trees and turned into a forest.
What's more, he believes these tiny forests can grow anywhere, including our most crowded and polluted cities where they can help maintain clean air and water and provide habitat for animals. “A forest is not an isolated piece of land where animals live together,” says Sharma. “A forest can be a complete part of our urban existence.” Most of us know just how important trees are to our health and to the planet. Yet millions of hectares of forest are cleared every year due to farming, ranching, logging and construction. The World Wildlife Fund estimates that 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest and surrounding ecosystems have already been lost.
Inspired by the work of Japanese scientist Akira Miyawaki, Sharma built a forest in the backyard of his family's house in northern India in 2010.He planted 100 young trees in the 75-square-meter plot. They grew and a dozen species of birds came to check them out. The plantings created welcome shade, and their roots were able to absorb even the abundant monsoon(季风) rains. After a year, he had his own forest. Since then, Sharma has founded a company called Afforestt. Its top priority is to bring back natural forests to places where they no longer exist. So far, Afforestt has planted 144 forests in 45 cities around the world. Sharma has shown you can make a space the size of six or seven parking spots and create a forest with 100 trees. Ready to create your own tiny forest? If your answer is yes, let's follow Sharma's 5-step procedures to grow our own forests.
5.Ordinary people may regard a parking spot as a place for 　　　. 
A.parking vehicles
B.planting trees
C.building houses
D.producing cars and trucks
6.What does the underlined word “they” refer to in Paragraph 2?
A.Cities.　　　B.Forests.
C.Air and water.　　　D.Animals.
7.How many trees has Afforestt planted?
A.45.　　　B.144.　　　C.224.　　　D.14,400.
8.What will be talked about in the following paragraphs?
A.How to create a forest.
B.Why we should plant trees.
C.What kind of forest we need.
D.Who will follow the steps.
Ⅱ.完形填空

(2020安徽屯溪一中高一下期中)
Most people make tree houses using a pile of wood, a hammer, and some nails. Mitchell Joachim, an architect from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has a(n) 　1　 vision. He pictures a day when homes will be created from living trees. 
Joachim's vision 　2　 an idea called pleaching (编织), where tree branches are growing so that they 　3　 weave together. Since the growth patterns of trees are 　4　 by wind and sunlight, it may be 　5　 to control the way a tree develops. 
These fabricated tree house habitats would use trees got into shape as housing. One of the 　6　 of these designs is that trees would not have to be cut down. 
“A 100 percent tree house would take 　7　 to create,” Joachim said. Depending on the climate, a house could take anywhere from 5 to 30 years to grow. Fortunately, there's a way to 　8　 the process. Joachim suggests including 　9　 materials such as the sod (草皮), grass and living branches in the housing designs. “This material would be able to move as the house grows,” Joachim said.  
A home would become an actual ecosystem, a community of plants, animals, and bacteria working together. The trees would also give off water vapor that would assist in 　10　 the homes. Solar panels and wind would help provide 　11　. The tree homes might even have soil pockets, 　12　 plants could grow from the structure itself. 
Work has already 　13　 on Joachim's first design—a house made from 50 percent recycled materials and 50 percent living things. Joachim is confident about the 　14　 of his work, as he uses natural products 　15　 nature. 
“The environment and its study are very important. We need to respect nature. Don't take it for granted,” he said.
1.A.similar　　　B.excellent　　　C.strange　　　D.different
2.A.agrees with　　　B.is considered as
C.is based on　　　D.comes up with
3.A.luckily　　　B.naturally　　　C.partly　　　D.separately
4.A.effected　　　B.affected　　　C.attempted　　　D.intended
5.A.possible　　　B.impossible　　　C.important　　　D.necessary
6.A.designers　　　B.purposes
C.disadvantages　　　D.advantages
7.A.troubles　　　B.efforts　　　C.months　　　D.years
8.A.speed up　　　B.carry on
C.slow down　　　D.smooth away
9.A.compound　　　B.chemical
C.ecological　　　D.industrial
10.A.cleaning　　　B.heating
C.cooling　　　D.lighting
11.A.food　　　B.energy　　　C.beauty　　　D.charm
12.A.where　　　B.which　　　C.that　　　D.when
13.A.stopped　　　B.completed　　　C.controlled　　　D.begun
14.A.pleasure　　　B.happiness
C.delight　　　D.importance
15.A.going against　　　B.without destroying
C.by destroying　　　D.coming from

答案全解全析
Part 2　LESSON 1 ROOTS AND SHOOTS
基础过关练
Ⅰ.1.shoot　2.institute　3.root(s)　4.involve　5.tissue　6.firm
7.foundation　8.bother　9.bricks　10.carbon
Ⅱ.1.make a difference　2.couldn't be bothered to　3.set up
4.from the perspective of　5.take action　6.all around the world
7.suffered from　8.have negative effects on　9.In addition to
10.make a contribution to
Ⅲ.1.rooted　考查固定用法。句意:我们只是停在那里,呆住不动。rooted to the spot呆住不动,故填rooted。
2.was shot　考查动词的时态和语态。句意:昨晚在市中心一名警察被射杀了。根据last night可知应用一般过去时,policeman与shoot之间为被动关系,故填was shot。
3.bothered　考查形容词。句意:雷变得非常烦闷,为感觉自己可能会失业心烦。be bothered about sth.为某事烦恼。
4.firmly　考查副词。句意:中方对日本向太平洋排放核污染废水的决定表示强烈不满和坚决反对。空处修饰动词opposes,故用副词形式。
5.of/for　考查介词。句意:《物种起源》奠定了现代生物学的基础,改变了其他科学家对地球上生命起源的理解方式。lay the foundation of/for奠定……的基础;为……奠定基础。
6.in　考查介词。句意:最好的办法就是积极参与这个项目。be involved in 参与到……中。
7.running　考查非谓语动词。句意:你洗菜时不要让水龙头开着。此处为“leave+宾语+宾补”结构,run与tap之间为主动关系,故用running。
8.improving　考查固定用法。句意:政府需要承诺改善医疗。此处考查commit sb./oneself to (doing) sth.承诺某人(做)某事,to是介词。
9.it　考查代词。句意:我想在课前小睡一会儿也无妨。但我睡过头了。it为形式主语,后面的不定式短语为真正的主语。
10.with　考查介词。句意:本组织的全部目的是帮助建立一个安全的未来,以便人们能够与自然和平共处。live together in peace with...与……和平共处。
11.that　考查强调句型。句意:是你告诉我的时候我才意识到我犯了一个严重的错误。句子去掉It was和that仍然完整,是一个强调句,所以填that。
12.in　考查介词。句意:每个人都能在保护我们的环境方面发挥作用。play a role in为固定短语,意为“在……中扮演角色,起作用”。
13.in　考查介词。句意:成千上万的志愿者在努力解决环境污染,改变世界,使之成为一个更好的居住场所。分析句子成分可知此处为不定式作定语,修饰place,作定语的不定式若为不及物动词,其后要有与之搭配的介词,故此处应填in。
14.shared　考查过去分词。句意:建立一个共享未来的想法要花费很长时间。设空处在句中作定语修饰future,share与future之间为被动关系,故填shared。
Ⅳ.1.green living　2.There are various types of　3.been found to deal with　4.in harmony with nature　5.being close to　6.Having suffered such heavy pollution　7.all living creatures　8.made him respected　9.Having finished her speech　10.to come;to leave
Ⅴ.1.probably　考查副词。句意:如果你在刷牙的时候一直开着水龙头,外出的时候开着灯,或者你掉了一块垃圾,懒得把它捡起来,你可能正在遭受所谓的“自我为中心”的折磨。
2.it　考查代词。句意:如果我在路上留下一小块垃圾,那又有什么关系呢?此处it为形式主语,if引导的从句为真正的主语。
3.harmful　考查形容词。句意:“自我为中心”是有害的!be动词后应用形容词作表语,故此处应用harmful。
4.To inspire　考查非谓语动词。句意:为了激励年轻人采取措施保护环境、动物及他们的社区,20世纪90年代初,世界上最著名的野生黑猩猩专家,科学家珍·古道尔博士创立了“根与芽”组织。根据句意可知,应使用不定式表目的。
5.was established　考查时态和语态。句意同上一题。根据时间状语in the early 1990s可知用一般过去时;Root & Shoots与establish之间是被动关系,故用被动语态。
6.to　考查介词。句意:除了自己的科研,她还全身心地投入环保事业。固定短语be committed to...意为“致力于……”,故填to。
7.that/which　考查定语从句。句意:“根与芽”组织的全部目的是教育年轻人,使他们能够为创造一个安全、与自然和平共处的未来而贡献力量。that/which代指先行词future,在从句中作主语。
8.a　考查冠词。role为可数名词,且以辅音音素开头,其前没有限定词。故填a。
9.educating　考查非谓语动词。句意:所以她的组织“根与芽”就是关于教育人们发挥自己的作用,使世界成为一个更美好的地方的。about为介词,后接动名词形式。
10.their　考查代词。句意同上一题。空处作定语修饰part,应用形容词性物主代词。
能力提升练
Ⅰ.A
◎语篇解读　这是一篇科普环保类的说明文。文章主要讲述了生活在秦岭一带的大熊猫将面临一个新的生存危机:它们赖以生存的竹子会因为全球温度升高而灭绝。
1.D　细节理解题。从最后一段中The Qinling Mountains, in the southwest of China, are home to about 260 pandas. That is about 13% of China's wild panda population. (位于中国西南部的秦岭是约260只大熊猫的家园。这大约相当于中国野生大熊猫总数的13%。)可知,260÷0.13=2000,所以中国野生大熊猫总数约为2000只。故选D项。
2.B　推理判断题。根据第四段He added, “This is how much the temperature would rise by 2100 even if all countries will keep their promises in the Paris Agreement. But you know what is happening all around the world.”(他补充说,“这是到2100年气温将上升的值,即使所有国家都将遵守他们在《巴黎协定》中的承诺。但你知道世界各地正在发生什么。”)可知,即使所有国家信守承诺,但到2100年,全球气温也将上升3.5度。故选B。
3.C　推理判断题。根据第一段The endangered pandas in the Qinling Mountains might face a new threat: the loss of their food, bamboo, which makes up 99% of their meals.(生活在秦岭的濒临灭绝的大熊猫可能面临一个新的威胁:它们的食物——占其食物99%的竹子的丧失)可知,大熊猫赖以生存的竹子可能会消失。故选C。
4.C　主旨大意题。第一段The endangered pandas in the Qinling Mountains might face a new threat: the loss of their food, bamboo, which makes up 99% of their meals.开篇就表明主题,大熊猫面临着新的威胁,它们赖以生存的竹子可能会消失。故选C。
【高频词汇】　1 endangered adj.濒临灭绝的　2.sensitive adj.敏感的　3.cooperation n.合作
长难句分析
原句　However, a new study published in Nature Climate Change warned that they may soon find their food gone because most of the bamboo in the Qinling Mountains might disappear by the end of the century as a result of rising temperature worldwide.
分析　本句为主从复合句。其中warned后是一个that引导的宾语从句,从句中包含一个由because引导的原因状语从句;published in Nature Climate Change是过去分词短语作定语修饰名词study。
句意　然而,发表在《自然气候变化》杂志上的一项新研究警告说,它们可能很快就会发现食物吃光了,因为全球气温上升可能会导致秦岭的大部分竹子在本世纪末消失。
B
◎语篇解读　这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了印度的一名生态工程师在城市里建造小型森林,从而保护环境的故事。
5.A　细节理解题。根据文章的第一段中When an empty parking spot appears before us, many of us would see it for what it is—a place that could be filled with cars and trucks.(当一个空的停车场出现在我们面前时,我们中的许多人会把它看作它本来的样子——一个可以停满汽车和卡车的地方。)可知,大部分人会把它看成停车的地方。故选A。
6.B　词义猜测题。根据文章第二段中What's more, he believes these tiny forests can grow anywhere, including our most crowded and polluted cities where they can help maintain clean air and water and provide habitat for animals.(而且,他相信这些小森林可以在任何地方生长,包括我们最拥挤和污染最严重的城市,在那里它们可以帮助保持空气和水清洁,并为动物提供栖息地。)可知,这里的they指的是前边出现过的“tiny forests”,故选B。
7.D　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中So far, Afforestt has planted 144 forests in 45 cities around the world. Sharma has shown you can make a space the size of six or seven parking spots and create a forest with 100 trees.(到目前为止,Afforestt已经在全球45个城市种植了144片森林。Sharma证明了你可以腾出一个六七个停车位大小的空间,创造出一片有100棵树的森林。)可计算出144*100=14400,故答案选D。
8.A　推理判断题。根据文章最后一句话If your answer is yes, let's follow Sharma's 5-step procedures to grow our own forests.(如果你的答案是肯定的,那就让我们按照沙玛的5步步骤来种植我们自己的森林吧。)可知,下面要谈如何种植森林,故选A。
【高频词汇】　1.isolated adj.偏僻的　2.existence n.存在
3.construction n.建设　4.estimate v.估计　5.ecosystem n.生态系统　6.abundant adj.大量的　7.priority n.首要事情　8.procedure n.步骤
长难句分析
原句　What's more, he believes these tiny forests can grow anywhere, including our most crowded and polluted cities where they can help maintain clean air and water and provide habitat for animals.
分析　本句为主从复合句。believes后是一个省略引导词that的宾语从句,宾语从句中包含一个由where引导的定语从句,修饰先行词cities。
句意　而且,他相信这些小森林可以在任何地方生长,包括我们最拥挤和污染最严重的城市,在那里它们可以帮助保持空气和水清洁,并为动物提供栖息地。
Ⅱ.◎语篇解读　这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了来自麻省理工学院的建筑师Mitchell Joachim基于一种被称为“编织”的想法,用活着的树木建造树屋。
1.D　考查形容词词义辨析。句意:来自麻省理工学院的建筑师Mitchell Joachim有着不同的构想。similar相似的;excellent杰出的;strange奇怪的;different不同的。根据Most people make tree houses using a pile of wood, a hammer, and some nails.和He pictures a day when homes will be created from living trees.可知,Mitchell Joachim有着不同的构想。故选D。
2.C　考查固定短语辨析。句意:Joachim的构想基于一种被称为“编织”的想法,在这种想法中,树枝一直生长,因此它们就自然地交织在一起。agree with同意;be considered as被认为是……;be based on以……为基础;come up with提出。根据where tree branches are growing so that they 　3　 weave together可知,这里意思是Joachim的构想基于一种被称为“编织”的想法。故选C。 
3.B　考查副词词义辨析。句意见上一题。luckily幸运地;naturally自然地;partly部分地;separately分别地。根据句意可知选B。
4.B　考查动词词义辨析。句意:由于树木的生长模式会受到风和阳光的影响,所以控制树木的生长方式是有可能的。effect使发生;affect影响;attempt试图;intend打算。根据句意可知选B。
5.A　考查形容词词义辨析。句意见上一题。possible可能的;impossible不可能的;important重要的;necessary必要的。根据These fabricated tree house habitats would use trees got into shape as housing.可知控制树木的生长方式是有可能的。故选A。
6.D　考查名词词义辨析。句意:这些设计的优点之一是树木不必被砍伐。designer设计者;purpose目的;disadvantage不利因素;advantage优势。根据that trees would not have to be cut down可知,这是这些设计的优点之一。故选D。
7.D　考查名词词义辨析。句意:一个百分之百的树屋要花费很多年才能创造出来。trouble困难;effort努力;month月;year年。根据a house could take anywhere from 5 to 30 years to grow可知一个树屋要花费很多年才能创造出来。故选D。
8.A　考查动词短语辨析。句意:幸运的是,有一种方法可以加快这个过程。speed up使加速;carry on继续做;slow down减缓;smooth away消除。根据Fortunately可知这里意思是有一种方法可以加快这个过程。故选A。
9.C　考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Joachim建议在住宅设计中加入诸如草皮、草和活树枝这样的生态材料。compound复合的;chemical化学的;ecological生态的;industrial工业的。根据such as the sod (草皮), grass and living branches可知这些都是生态材料。故选C。
10.C　考查动词词义辨析。句意:树木还会释放水蒸气,帮助房屋降温。clean清洁;heat加热;cool使变凉;light照亮。根据The trees would also give off water vapor可知,此处指帮助房屋降温。故选C。
11.B　考查名词词义辨析。句意:太阳能电池板和风将帮助提供能源。food食物;energy能源;beauty美丽;charm魅力。根据Solar panels and wind可知此处指太阳能电池板和风将帮助提供能源。故选B。
12.A　考查定语从句。　12　 plants could grow from the structure itself是一个定语从句,修饰先行词soil pockets,关系词在从句中作地点状语,故用关系副词where。故选A。 
13.D　考查动词词义辨析。句意:Joachim的第一个设计的工作已经开始了——一个用50%的可回收材料和50%的生物材料建造的房子。stop停止;complete完成;control控制;begin开始。根据Joachim is confident about the 　14　 of his work, as he uses natural products 　15　 nature.可知,这里意思是Joachim的第一个设计的工作已经开始了。故选D。 
14.D　考查名词词义辨析。句意:Joachim对自己工作的重要性很有信心,因为他使用的是天然产品,没有破坏自然。pleasure快乐;happiness幸福;delight快乐;importance重要(性)。根据最后一段可知Joachim对自己工作的重要性很有信心。故选D。
15.B　考查短语辨析。句意见上一题。根据as he uses natural products可知是没有破坏自然。故选B。
【高频词汇】　1.control v.指挥;控制n.控制　2.cut down砍倒;削减　3.give off放出(气味、热、光等)