Over the past 45 years, farmer Fu Benfa has planted countless trees on barren (不毛的) mountains near Qilita village in Suizhou, Hubei province. The task would have been a challenge for an able-bodied person, let alone a person with paralysis (瘫痪).
Fu, 65, was paralyzed in an accident in January 1978. News about green development through measures such as expanding forests in the province caught his attention. He got the idea that he might be able to contribute. Fu’s parents strongly disagreed because of his poor physical condition. But he insisted. His father finally acquiesced and made him a special shovel (铁锹) and straw mat (草席).
In the winter of 1978, Fu came to a barren mountain and began the task that would occupy him for decades. He sat on the straw mat and tried to dig a hole to plant a tree in, but he failed to finish it after working all day. He didn’t give up, however, and tried various kinds of movements until he became more efficient. Every day he spent more than 12 hours on the mountain. After a month, he had successfully planted 18 trees, 13 of which survived.
Three months later, he had planted more than 300 trees, most of which survived. Over the next 30 years, Fu brought green color to five mountains around his village. With the help of local governments, a forest protection volunteer service team was set up to carefully protect and guard the green mountains.
After years of study and exploration, Fu has gained rich experience and taken advantage of technology. He has taught more than 200 nearby farmers, free of charge, to increase their incomes by planting trees. Recent health problems have slowed Fu down. He has been recovering at home since February.
“Now it is difficult for me to continue planting trees in the mountains, but I will always guard this forest,” he said. “I will never change my dream.”
【小题1】What does the underlined word “acquiesced” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Quit. | B．Agreed. | C．Argued. | D．Opposed. |
| A．Fu Benfa was far-sighted. | B．Fu Benfa suffered little. |
| C．Fu Benfa was physically poor. | D．Fu Benfa was strong-willed. |
| A．To better their life. | B．To draw their interest. |
| C．To find more helpers. | D．To make more progress. |
| A．Planting Trees Changed the World |
| B．Fu Benfa Helped Farmers in the Village |
| C．An Able-bodied Man Amazed the Country |
| D．For 45 Years, a Paralyzed Man Planted Many Trees |
