Ⅵ. 阅读理解
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Long long ago, when God first planted a tree in the garden, it was full of energy and kept moving. Then God pulled the tree out and planted it upside down to make sure it stayed in one place. What's the tree? It's the baobab tree, also called the monkey bread tree, bottle tree or others.
The baobab tree is a strange-looking tree that grows in Africa and Australia. Just like its name "bottle tree", it looks like a large bottle. Some grow as tall as a 11-floor building. During the dry season, these trees are standing there without leaves, and look like trunks (树干) sticking up in the air. But when the rainy season comes, leaves appear and then flowers come out. Later the flowers can turn into fruit.
Baobabs are called "the tree of life", because they can live longer than 1,000 years old. In the dry land, the baobab can hold up to 120,000 liters of water. Thirsty people can drink the water stored in the tree. The fruit, monkey bread, is good to eat. Baobab leaves are a kind of medicine. People can use the bark (树皮) to make paper or cloth. When a baobab gets old, its trunk becomes hollow. An old tree can hold many people. The local people often build their houses inside these trunks. It is such a useful tree that some people could hardly live without it.
30. 新中考 开篇方式题 How does the writer begin the text?
A. By asking a question.
B. By showing a story.
C. By singing a song.
D. By giving an example.
31. 新中考 图片理解题 Which of the following pictures is the baobab in the dry season?

32. Which word is close to the meaning of the underlined word "hollow" in paragraph 3?
A. Dirty. B. Modern. C. Empty. D. Useful.
33. 新中考 最佳标题题 What's the best title of the passage?
A. God and the Baobab
B. What Does the Baobab Like in a Year?
C. Baobabs' Trunks, Leaves and Fruit
D. A Special Tree—the Baobab