Unit13測(cè)試卷（B卷提升篇）

Unit13We’retryingtosavetheearth!測(cè)試卷（B卷提升篇）【人教版】學(xué)校：__________班級(jí)：__________姓名：_________考號(hào)：___________本試卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷兩部分，第Ⅰ卷為選擇題；第Ⅱ卷為非選擇題；滿分為100分，考試時(shí)間為100分鐘。請(qǐng)同學(xué)們將【答案】寫(xiě)在答題卡上，務(wù)必注意你的書(shū)寫(xiě)。第Ⅰ卷選擇題Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇（15）1.（2018湖南邵陽(yáng)中考）——WhereisJim?——Look!Heunderthetree.A.isstanding B.stood C.stands【答案】A【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。根據(jù)本題中的“Look!”可知要用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)，故答案為A。2.（2018四川樂(lè)山中考）——Thereissomeoneknockingatthedoor.——Itmustbetherepairman.Ihimtoetofixourfridgetwohoursago.A.call B.havecalled C.called【答案】C【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。根據(jù)“twohoursago”可知，時(shí)態(tài)要用一般過(guò)去時(shí)，故答案為C。3.Notonlyridethebikebutrepairit.A.canhe;hecan B.hecan;canhe C.canhe;canhe D.hecan;hecan【答案】A【解析】本題考查notonly...butalso...的用法。notonly…but(also)在連接兩個(gè)分句的時(shí)候，前一個(gè)分句需要倒裝，后一個(gè)分句不用倒裝，故答案為A。4.Wehadfunthe2019SpringFestival.A.watching B.watch C.watched D.towatch【答案】A【解析】本題考查固定搭配。havefun+doingsth.意為“做某事玩的開(kāi)心”，故答案為A。5.——Whatcanwedotoprotecttrees,Jackie?——Wecanwastepapersothatwewon’tneedtocutdowntoomanytrees.A.recycle B.examine C.receive D.announce【答案】A【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。recycle回收利用；再循環(huán)；examine檢查；receive接受；announce宣告。根據(jù)答句“我們可以回收利用廢紙以至于我們沒(méi)有必要砍伐太多的樹(shù)木?！笨芍鸢笧锳。6.——Weshouldprotecttheanimalsgreatdanger.——Yes.It’stimeustodosomethinghelpful.A.on；for B.in；for C.on；of D.in；of【答案】B【解析】本題考查介詞固定搭配和句型。ingreatdanger處于極大的危險(xiǎn)中；句型結(jié)構(gòu)It’s+time+forsb.todosth.到某人做某事的時(shí)候了。故答案為B。7.（山東濟(jì)南中考）Moreandmorepeoplehaverealizedthatweshouldn’ttheancientbuildingsincities.A.getoff B.putoff C.cutdown D.pulldown【答案】D【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)固定搭配。getoff下車(chē)；putoff推遲；cutdown砍伐；pulldown拆毀。結(jié)合本題語(yǔ)境可知，越來(lái)越多的人已經(jīng)意識(shí)到了我們不應(yīng)該“拆毀”城市里的古建筑，故答案為D。8.——HowmuchdoIneedtopaythedictionary?——Aboutfortyyuan.A.on B.for C.with D.of【答案】B【解析】本題考查固定搭配。問(wèn)句的含義是“我需要為這本詞典支付多少錢(qián)？”，和pay搭配的介詞是for，故答案為B。9.（2019四川綿陽(yáng)外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校期中）ThenumberofChineseweibousers250millionsofar.A.hasreached B.willreach C.havereached D.reach【答案】A【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。根據(jù)sofar可知，要用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，可先排除B和D；主語(yǔ)是Thenumberof...的結(jié)構(gòu)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式，故答案為A。10.Paperismadewood.A.of B.with C.from D.to【答案】C【解析】本題考查固定搭配。紙張是由木頭制成的，看不出原材料所以用bemadefrom，故答案為C。11.——Whenwillyoureturnthebooktome?——Sorry,Iit.HowaboutnextTuesday?A.didn’tfinish B.won’tfinishC.don’tfinish D.haven’tfinished【答案】D【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。根據(jù)問(wèn)句一般將來(lái)時(shí)可知“書(shū)現(xiàn)在還沒(méi)有歸還”,因此答句“我沒(méi)有看完”應(yīng)為現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。故答案為D。（2019河南鄭州外國(guó)語(yǔ)中學(xué)期中）TheGreensliveinthesouthofAmerica.Theydon’twanttomovetothenorthbecausetheythecoldweather.A.usedto;don’tusetoB.usedto;aren’tusedtoC.areusedto;didn’tusetoD.areusedto;aren’tusedto【答案】B【解析】本題考查usedto/beusedto的區(qū)別。句意：格林一家人以前住在美國(guó)南部，他們不想搬到北部去，因?yàn)樗麄儾涣?xí)慣寒冷的冬天。usedto表示“過(guò)去經(jīng)?！?，beusedto表示“習(xí)慣于”，故答案為B。13.Finally,thegirlfromDaliangotthejobbecauseshehadtheofknowingseveralforeignlanguages.A.suggestion B.memory C.advantage D.challenge【答案】C【解析】本題考查名詞辨析。suggestion建議；memory記憶；advantage優(yōu)勢(shì)；challenge挑戰(zhàn)。結(jié)合本題語(yǔ)境可知，最終，來(lái)自大連的女孩得到了這份工作因?yàn)樗卸畮组T(mén)外語(yǔ)的優(yōu)勢(shì)，故答案為C。14.——Doyoulikethejacketyourmotherboughtonlineyesterday?——No,Idon’tlikeitatall.Butmymotherthoughtitwascheap.what B.who C.which D.where【答案】C【解析】本題考查定語(yǔ)從句的關(guān)系代詞。定語(yǔ)從句中bought后面缺少賓語(yǔ)，且是指代物，故用which，故答案為C。15.（2019江西南昌二中、二十六中聯(lián)考）——IwonderiftheseareDanny’sglasses?——TheybeDanny’s.Hedoesn’twearglasses.A.can’t B.must C.mustn’t D.can【答案】A【解析】本題考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的用法。根據(jù)答語(yǔ)中的“他不戴眼鏡”可推斷，它們不可能是Danny的眼鏡，can’t表示“不可能”，故答案為A。II.完形填空（10分）KevinandhisfriendMikelovedtoplaysoccerandtheyoftenmetattheoldbenchafterschool.Theycouldn’t(16)arealsoccerball,butMikehadmadeaballoutofoldsocksandplastictape.Itwasnotbeautiful,butitworkedwell.Mikewasnotagoodplayer,yetthetwofriendskickedandranuntilthesunturnedtheskypale(17).Oneafternoon,thehomemadeballwasspinningacrossthegrasswhenitwas(18)stoppedbysomeone.ItwasSteven,astrongsoccerplayer.“Lookatyoutwowithyour(19)ballandoldtrainers,”Stevenlaughedandsaid.ThenextdaywasKevin’sbirthday,andhisuncleboughthimapairofnewtrainersandanewsoccerball.Thatafternoon,Steven(20)Kevintoplaysoccer.KevindidnotwantMiketogowiththem.Mike’strainerswereoldandhehadlittle(21)forsoccer.Whenthegamewasover,KevinwalkedpasttheoldbenchwhereMikewassitting.Hewalkedonanddidnotlook(22).OneafternoonasKevinwalkedpasttheoldbench,hesawsomething(23)underit.Helookedcloserandfoundthatitwasthehomemadeball.Kevinfeltsad.Ashissadnessturnedto(24),hekickedhisnewsoccerballintotheair.Upitflew,higherandhigher,untilitwasasmalldot(點(diǎn))inthesky.Kevinwalkedtothebenchandpickedupthehomemadeball.Holdingitinhishands,hesatdownontheoldbenchand(25)..A.offer B.collect C.afford D.borrow【答案】C【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。offer提供；collect收集；afford買(mǎi)得起；borrow借入。根據(jù)下文“邁克用舊襪子和塑料膠帶做了一個(gè)足球”及“Stevenlaughed”可知，他們“買(mǎi)不起”一個(gè)真的足球，故答案為C。A.blue B.orange C.white D.green【答案】B【解析】本題考查形容詞辨析。blue藍(lán)色；orange橙色；white白色；green綠色。此處指的是兩個(gè)人一起踢球直到填空變成淡橙色（即黃昏），故答案為B。A.suddenly B.slowly C.finally D.easily【答案】A【解析】本題考查副詞辨析。suddenly突然；slowly慢慢地；finally最終；easily容易地。當(dāng)球在草叢中旋轉(zhuǎn)的時(shí)候，“突然”被人停了下來(lái)，故答案為A。A.cute B.stupid C.ideal D.tiny【答案】B【解析】本題考查形容詞辨析。cute可愛(ài)的；stupid愚蠢的；ideal理想的；tiny微小的。根據(jù)上文中的“邁克用舊襪子和塑料膠帶做了一個(gè)足球”及“Stevenlaughed”可知，空格處用stupid符合語(yǔ)境，故答案為B。A.refused B.allowed C.invited D.ordered【答案】C【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。refuse拒絕；allow允許；invite邀請(qǐng)；order命令。根據(jù)下文“Kevin不想讓Mike和他們一起去”可知Steven邀請(qǐng)了Kevin去踢足球，故答案為C。A.money B.time C.interest D.talent【答案】D【解析】本題考查名詞辨析。money錢(qián)；time時(shí)間；interest興趣；talent天賦。根據(jù)上文的“Mike不是一位優(yōu)秀的運(yùn)動(dòng)員”可知，他幾乎沒(méi)有足球天賦，故答案為D。A.up B.back C.out D.down【答案】B【解析】本題考查固定搭配。根據(jù)善根“Kevin路過(guò)Mike正坐著的那條舊長(zhǎng)凳”可知，他繼續(xù)往前走，沒(méi)有回頭看，故答案為B。A.lying B.bumping C.tying D.spinning【答案】A【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。lie躺；bump碰撞；tie系；spin旋轉(zhuǎn)。根據(jù)“有一天下午Kevin路過(guò)那條舊長(zhǎng)凳時(shí)，看見(jiàn)有什么東西躺在下面，故答案為A?！盇.happiness B.strength C.pride D.anger【答案】D【解析】本題考查名詞辨析。happiness幸福；strength力氣；pride自豪；anger氣憤。根據(jù)下文的“他把他的新足球踢向空中”可知，Kevin對(duì)自己以前的行為感到氣憤，故答案為D。A.laughed B.plained C.waited D.watched【答案】C【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。laugh笑；plain抱怨；wait等待；watch觀看。根據(jù)“他抱著球，坐在那條舊長(zhǎng)凳上等”可知，答案C符合語(yǔ)境。Ⅲ.閱讀理解（20）A（2018重慶中考A卷）ScientistsinBritainandtheUnitedStateshavemadeanewkindofenzyme(酵素)thateatsplastics(塑料).Withitshelp,plasticscanbeturnedintosmallerpartsandgoawayquickly.Scientistsbelievethat,inthefuture,itcouldsolvetheproblemofplasticpollution.TheenzymeisabletobreakdownPET,aformofplastic.PETwasfirstmadeinthe1940sandisnowwidelyusedtomakeplasticbottles.Itcanremainintheenvironmentformanyyearsandpollutelargeareasoflandandwater.SoithasalwaysbeenaheadachetodealwiththewastefromPETandotherplastics.Theresearchersmadethediscovery(發(fā)現(xiàn))whileexaminingthestructureofanaturalenzymeinJapan.TheyfoundthatthenaturalenzymewashelpingtobreakdownPETplastics.So,theydecidedtomakesmallchangestotheenzymebyaddingsomeaminoacids(氨基酸).Itmadethenaturalenzyme’splasticeatingabilitiesworkfasterandbetter.JohnMcGeehan,oneoftheleadresearchers,said,“We’vemadeanimprovedenzyme.It’sbetterthanthenaturalone.Andwearetryingtomakemoreimprovementstoit.”Hewenton,“Theenzymeisnotharmfultohumansoranimals,anditisfriendlytotheenvironment.Soweareconsideringputtingitintowideruse.”TheteamisnowtryingtomaketheenzymebreakdownPETinlargequantities(大量的).“We’llseethattheplasticpollutionmaybestoppedwiththistechnology.However,thereisstillalongwaytogo,”JohnMcGeehanadded.Accordingtothescientists,theenzymemaysolvetheproblemofpollution.A.air B.water C.light D.plastic【答案】D【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Scientistsbelievethat,inthefuture,itcouldsolvetheproblemofplasticpollution.”可知，科學(xué)家相信在未來(lái)它可以解決塑料污染問(wèn)題，故答案為D。Theunderlinedphrase“breakdown”inthepassageprobablymeans“”inChinese.A.實(shí)驗(yàn) B.生產(chǎn) C.發(fā)明 D.分解【答案】D【解析】詞義猜測(cè)題。畫(huà)線的短語(yǔ)是breakdown，它的賓語(yǔ)是PET，它是一種塑料。第一段中提到了“Withitshelp,plasticscanbeturnedintosmallerpartsandgoawayquickly.”，由此可知，在它的幫助下，塑料能夠變成很小的部分，然后迅速消失，這個(gè)過(guò)程就是“分解塑料”的過(guò)程，由此可推斷breakdown的含義是“分解”，故答案為D。Researchersdiscoveredthatanaturalenzymehelpedeatplastics.A.inBritain B.intheUS C.inJapan D.inChina【答案】C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Theresearchersmadethediscovery(發(fā)現(xiàn))whileexaminingthestructureofanaturalenzymeinJapan.”可知答案為C。WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thescientistsarestilltryingtoimprovetheenzyme.B.Theenzymewillpollutelargeareasoflandandwater.C.Thenaturalenzymeworksbetterthantheimprovedone.D.Thenaturalenzymeisharmfultohumansandanimals.【答案】A【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的JohnMcGeehan所說(shuō)的“Andwearetryingtomakemoreimprovementstoit.”可知，科學(xué)界還會(huì)對(duì)這種酵素進(jìn)行進(jìn)一步的研究，故答案為A。BWhenpeopleusuallythinkofa“fatburning”,they’lldependonthepills.However,sciencehasshownthatthemostpopularwayoflosingweightismusic.Thefactthatwe’reinfluencedbymusicshouldeasnosurprise.Thosewhoexercisetomusichavelongrealizedtheexcitingpowerofanadrenalineboosting(促進(jìn)腎上腺素的)song.Butrecentstudiesshowthatmusicdoesmorethanjusthelpinguslooseweight.Itmayactuallychangethebody’sphysiology(生理機(jī)能).Totesttheinfluenceofmusic,theresearchersasked24collegestudentsandhadthemeachcycleinfivetestpartsthatincludedexercisingtonomusic,slowmusic,fastmusic,slowtofastmusic,andfinallyfasttoslowmusic.Inallthetestparts,thestudentsstartedtocycleat50wattsandthentheworkload(工作量)wasincreasedinincrementsof25wattseveryminuteuntilselfdeclaredexhaustion(自稱(chēng)疲憊).AccordingtoDr.Szabo,resultsshowedthatthosewhoexercisedwith“fasterpaced”musiccouldmakeittotheend.Theslowtofastmusicpartworkedbetterthantheotherparts.Itclearlyshowedthatpowerfulfastermusiccanhaveontheincreasingexerciseworkload.Ofcourse,consistency(一致性)isthekeytoachievinggreaterfatlossresultswithmusic.Ifdoneconsistentlyoveraperiodofweeks,listeningtopowerfulfastermusicduringyourworkoutscouldverywellbeassociatedwithincreasedcardiovascularconditioning(心血管調(diào)節(jié)),andgreaterfatlossaswell.30.Accordingtothenewstudy,canhelppeopleloseweight.A.pills B.music C.sleep D.thebody’sphysiology【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的句子“Butrecentstudiesshowthatmusicdoesmorethanjusthelpinguslooseweight.”可知，音樂(lè)有助于減肥。故答案為B。Inthetest,somestudentshadeachcycleintestpartsofmusic.A.2 B.5 C.24 D.25【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的句子“Totesttheinfluenceofmusic,theresearchersasked24collegestudentsandhadthemeachcycleinfivetestparts”可知答案為B。isthesecondbestwayofincreasingtheexerciseworkload.A.Fasttoslow B.Slowmusic C.Slowtofastmusic D.Fastmusic【答案】C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的““fasterpaced”musiccouldmakeittotheend.Theslowtofastmusicpartworkedbetterthantheotherparts.”可知，“快節(jié)奏”的音樂(lè)對(duì)測(cè)試者有著最好的增加運(yùn)動(dòng)量的效果；其次就是“由慢到快”的音樂(lè)。即“由慢到快”的音樂(lè)對(duì)于增加運(yùn)動(dòng)量的效果處于其次的地位。故答案為C。Thekeytoachievinggreaterfatlossresultswithmusicis.A.consistency B.time C.confidence D.cardiovascularconditioning【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的首句話“Ofcourse,consistency(一致性)isthekeytoachievinggreaterfatlossresultswithmusic.”可知，一致性是跟隨音樂(lè)達(dá)到減肥效果的關(guān)鍵。故答案為A。What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howtoloseweight B.TheinfluenceofmusicC.Thekeytoloseweight D.Musicandlosingweight【答案】D【解析】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，短文介紹的是音樂(lè)和減肥之間的關(guān)系，故選項(xiàng)D“音樂(lè)和減肥”最適合作為本篇標(biāo)題。故答案為D。Ⅳ.補(bǔ)全對(duì)話（5）根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容,從方框中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全對(duì)話,其中有兩項(xiàng)多余。A:Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend?B:(35)A:Really?Ithinkitisagoodtopic.B:(36)Itissaidthatsomefactoriespourwastewaterintotherivernearourcity.A:(37)Theyarepollutingthewater.B:Yes.SoIwanttodoasurveytogetsomeinformationformyreport.(38)A:Sure,I’dloveto.Let’sworktogether.B:Thecityisourhome.(39)A:You’reright.Whenshallwedoit?B:HowaboutthisSaturday?A:OK,I’llbefreethen.A.Itisourdutytomakeitbeautiful.B.Wouldyouliketohelpmedoit?C.Whatkindofpollutiondoyouthinkismoreserious?D.That’stoobad!E.Thepollutionaroundusismoreseriousthanbefore.F.Iplantofinishareportaboutpollution.G.Whatistheprojectabout?35.【答案】F【解析】由問(wèn)句“這周你將要做什么？”可推斷出此處所缺的句子是F“我計(jì)劃完成有關(guān)污染的報(bào)告”。36.【答案】E【解析】由后半句“據(jù)說(shuō)一些工廠將廢水倒入靠近我們市的河里?！笨赏茢喑龃颂幩钡木渥邮荅“在我們周?chē)奈廴颈纫郧案鼑?yán)重了”。37.【答案】D【解析】由“他們正在污染我們的水源”及“是的。我想為我的報(bào)告收集些信息?！笨赏茢喑龃颂幩钡木渥邮荄“那太糟糕了！”。38.【答案】B【解析】由答句“是的，我想要去”可知此處所缺的句子是B“你想要幫我嗎？”。39.【答案】A【解析】由“城市是我們的家”可推斷出此處所缺的句子是A“使我們的城市變美麗是我們的責(zé)任”。第II卷非選擇題Ⅴ.詞匯運(yùn)用（10）根據(jù)句意及所給的漢語(yǔ)提示填寫(xiě)單詞。There’ssomethingstrangeatthe(底部)ofthebottle.【答案】bottom【解析】本題考查單詞拼寫(xiě)。Themaniscarryingasmallblack(塑料)bag.【答案】plastic【解析】本題考查單詞拼寫(xiě)。Theladyisnotbeautifulatall.Infact,sheisvery(丑陋的).【答案】ugly【解析】本題考查單詞拼寫(xiě)。That’stooexpensiveforme.Idon’tthinkIcan(買(mǎi)得起)it.【答案】afford【解析】本題考查單詞拼寫(xiě)。Hisweightgiveshimabig(優(yōu)勢(shì))overotherplayers.【答案】advantage【解析】本題考查單詞拼寫(xiě)。用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。YesterdayI(break)mybikewhenIwentcycling.【答案】broke【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。由句中的yesterday可知，此處用break的過(guò)去式。Iamscaredof(go)outaloneatnight.【答案】going【解析】本題考查固定搭配。Bescaredofdoingsth.意為“害怕做某事”。Themancan’tafford(pay)forhisson’seducation.【答案】topay【解析】本題考查固定搭配。affordtodosth.。Thefish(cost)himnothing.Itwasfree.【答案】cost【解析】本題考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。由句中的was可知，此處也應(yīng)用cost的過(guò)去式。The(fisherman)aretryingtheirbesttocatchfish.【答案】fishermen【解析】本題考查名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式。由句中的動(dòng)詞are可知，此處應(yīng)用fisherman的復(fù)數(shù)形式。V.英漢互譯（10）50.他把樹(shù)砍倒，并把它劈成木柴。Hethetreeandcutitupforfirewood.【答案】cutdown51.別抱怨不好的事，要對(duì)美好的事心存感恩。plainingaboutwhat’swrong,begratefulforwhat’sright.【答案】Insteadod（2018四川樂(lè)山中考）我們應(yīng)該在扔掉廢物前進(jìn)行分類(lèi)。Weshoulddividethewasteintodifferentgroupsbeforeit.【答案】throwing;away我打算明天把這些書(shū)歸還給圖書(shū)館。I’mgoingtothesebookstothelibrarytomorrow.【答案】bring;back他住在一個(gè)自己用廢棄物建造的房子里。Helivesinahousethathehimselfrubbish.【答案】built;outofⅦ.任務(wù)型閱讀（10）（2018吉林中考）Tubbatandhiswife,Tosontsagaan,arevillagersinInnerMongolia’sEjinHoroBanner（內(nèi)蒙古伊金霍洛旗）,wherethereistheBadainJaranDesert（巴丹吉林沙漠）,oneofChina’sfourbiggestdeserts.Theyhavespent16yearsfightingagainstthedesert.Theyplanttreesinthedesertareatokeepthesandandprotecttheenvironment.Tubbathasplantedmorethan50,000treescoveringaboutthesizeof133footballfields.“WhenIwasachild,therewerelakes,forestsandanimals.Anditrainedalot,”saidTubbat.“Butsandstormsturnedthegreenlandintoadesert.”Tubbatstartedtoplanttreesin2002afterhefinishedhisjobasagovernmentofficial（政府官員.Hiswifesupportedhisdecision.Theydidallthisforfreeandevenspentmostoftheirownmoney.“ManypeopledonotunderstandwhyIdothis.Theydon’tknowthehappinessIfeelwhenIseethelandturngreenagain,”saidTubbat.“Mywife’ssupportgivesmeenergy.Ourchildrenwantustoliveinacity.Butthisisnottherighttime.Iwanttogrowmoretrees,”hesaid.Tubbatishappythatmorepeoplehavebeguntoplanttreesafterhearinghisstory.Somehaveevenvisitedhimtolearnhowtoplanttreesinthedesert.“Treescanbringrainandanimals,”hesaid.“Iwanttobeatree,togrowupinthedesertandholdthesanduntilIdie.“根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷下列各句正（T）、誤（F）。55.Tubbatandhiswifehavespent16yearsfightingagainstthedesert.56.Plantingtreesinthedesertareacankeepthesandandprotecttheenvironment.57.Thecoupleplantedmoretreestogetmoremoney.58.Morepeoplestoppedplantingtreesafterhearing