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人与自然 自然景观 「2024安徽淮南谢家集期末」
The name of the redwood tree comes from its color. Redwood trees are very tall. They're even taller than some
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, for example, a 2-story (层) house. They're the tallest trees of all.
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21 do they grow so tall? Well, they grow as long as they live. And they
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22 for a very long time. Redwood trees can live for 2,000 years!
Redwood trees usually grow by the sea. The
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23 there is just right for them. It's not too cold or too
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24. There's a lot of rain. Redwood trees grow well in rain.
If you see a redwood tree, you'll
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25 that its bark (树皮) is really thick. It's 15 to 30 cm thick. Bugs (虫子)
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26 redwood bark, because it has a bad taste. The thick bark helps
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27 the trees from fires, too. Redwood trees are very big, but their seeds (种子) are
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28 small. A redwood seed is as small as a tomato seed. In fact,
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29 redwood trees don't come from seeds sometimes. New redwood trees can grow from the stump (树桩) of an old redwood tree.
20. A. people B. forests C. animals D. buildings
21. A. Which B. How C. Where D. When
22. A. live B. stay C. stand D. keep
23. A. air B. food C. weather D. water
24. A. cool B. hot C. wet D. dry
25. A. worry about B. call back C. make sure D. find out
26. A. dislike B. accept C. enjoy D. watch
27. A. learn B. stop C. get D. cut
28. A. yet B. ever C. pretty D. still
29. A. thin B. old C. high D. new