（2025·江苏南通·三模）Next time you’re walking through a park on a hot day, take a moment to sit under a big old tree. You’ll find that the temperature is something like 2℃ cooler than if you were beneath an umbrella. Why? Because a mature tree releases a massive amount of water from its leaves, which cools the surrounding air, just like the way sweating cools our bodies down.
So a single tree influences the microclimate around it — but what about an entire forest? That’s the question explored in The Power of Trees by German forester Peter Wohlleben. He writes about trees, ecosystems, roots and the many creatures who live in and among them in a fresh, lively way. He believes forests and trees make decisions about their survival, protect and look after their young.
For readers, some of this language is familiar, and some may know that this style has been a source of derision (嘲笑) in the past. However, it’s this down-to-earth, conversational style that makes the book come to life and makes complex science accessible. He explains processes, such as the way trees access and use sugars at different times of the year, in simple, everyday terms.
Wohlleben writes in a calm style, but he can’t hide his anger with the way people today — including many environmentalists — now “think of trees as little more than biological storage units for carbon dioxide either while they are alive or when they are dead”. This narrow perspective ignores the vast beneficial effects that forests generate for global temperature management. His claims and criticisms are backed by emerging science and new research, as well as practical observations of how the presence of forests changes the landscape nearby.
This book is wise and thought-provoking. In his chapter highlighting the role of wolves as top predators (捕食者) in preserving the forest, Wohlleben writes: “We can come at protecting forests from whatever direction we want, but the results are always the same. We must put less pressure on nature by exploiting (开发) it less. We must strengthen forests by allowing them to take care of themselves.”
30．What does The Power of Trees explore?
A．Temperature management. B．The loss of water in leaves.
C．Formation of microclimates. D．The vital role that forests play.
31．Which can describe the language in the book?
A．Complex. B．Fancy. C．Approachable. D．Professional.
32．How does Wohlleben deal with people’s narrow perspective on forests?
A．He treats it lightly. B．He turns a deaf ear to it.
C．He refers to it selectively. D．He argues against it convincingly.
33．What does Wohlleben suggest for protecting forests?
A．Fighting climate change. B．Leaving them alone.
C．Returning farmland to forest. D．Driving wolves away.
【答案】30．D 31．C 32．D 33．B
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