My real research started at the New York Botanical Garden. I met a person who is a paleobotanist (古植物学家), which means that he ________ prehistoric plants. My novel centers on Merwin and Louise, two little Sycamore ________ who began life during the Cretaceous Period.
Sycamore trees are called fossil species, which means they have been ________ since the time of the dinosaurs. They are ________ to modern trees we see in forests today. The Sycamore tree also makes those kind of seed balls, a little bit like a nursery (托儿所), like all these ________ in there together. In most of my stories. I write about children who get ________ from their parents and find their way in the world. That’s kind of what Sycamore seeds and other seeds do. They must ________ the plant that made them and go find a place to ________.
It was fun trying to ________ all the different places these two little seeds could go. I wanted them to go underwater. Drawing pictures underwater is so hard. ________ the whole scene with King Seaweed was really fun.
What surprised me the most was the idea that ________ are really communities. Trees communicate with each other with a mycelial (菌丝) system under the ground that ________ everything. It felt like there were interesting parallels (相似之处) with us, because we also live in ________, and we try to help each other. However, there are sometimes ________ from outside, and we have to find out ways to ________. Plants are doing the same thing
1.A.cooks | B.studies | C.plants | D.keeps |
2.A.animals | B.children | C.birds | D.seeds |
3.A.alone | B.away | C.around | D.abroad |
4.A.familiar | B.junior | C.unnecessary | D.typical |
5.A.teachers | B.kids | C.parents | D.cleaners |
6.A.absent | B.safe | C.separate | D.tired |
7.A.break away from | B.go away with | C.look after | D.get in |
8.A.die | B.learn | C.sleep | D.grow |
9.A.search | B.dig | C.imagine | D.remove |
10.A.Writing | B.Enjoying | C.Dreaming | D.Controlling |
11.A.rivers | B.forests | C.oceans | D.companies |
12.A.expresses | B.revises | C.improves | D.connects |
13.A.communities | B.buildings | C.systems | D.nurseries |
14.A.qualities | B.greetings | C.difficulties | D.comforts |
15.A.lose | B.quit | C.challenge | D.survive |