（
A
）12. Which of the following pictures is the baobab in the dry season?
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C
）13. Which word is close to the meaning of the underlined word "hollow" in Paragraph 3?
A. Dirty. B. Modern. C. Empty. D. Useful.
（
D
）14. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The baobab has many names.
B. Flowers come out in rainy seasons.
C. The leaves of the baobab are good medicine.
D. The oldest baobab is less than 1,000 years old.
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C
）15. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The God and Baobab B. What Does Baobab Like in a Year?
C. A Special Tree—Baobab D. Baobab's Trunk, Leaves and Fruit
答案：12. A 根据“During the dry season, these trees are standing there without leaves, and look like trunks (树干) sticking up in the air.”可知，旱季的猴面包树没有叶子，只有树干直立，A选项图片符合描述（假设A图为无叶树干状）。
13. C 根据第三段"An old tree can hold many people.The local people often build their houses inside these trunks."(一棵古树可以容纳很多人。当地人经常在这些树干里盖房子。)并结合备选项可猜测应是老树树干会......，所以本地的人常常把他们的家建在年老的树干里，"hollow"的意思为"中空的"，与"empty"意思相近。故选C。
14. D 根据最后一段中的"Baobab is called 'the tree of life'，because it can live longer than 1，000 years old."(猴面包树被称为"生命之树"，因为它的寿命可以超过1000年。)可知猴面包树被称为"生命之树"，因为它们能活1000多年，所以D项错误。故选D。
15. C 根据第三段"Long ago，when the God first planted a tree in the garden，it was full of energy and kept moving."(很久以前，当上帝第一次在花园里种下一棵树时，它充满了活力，不停地移动。)和"It is such a useful tree；some people could hardly live without it."(这是一棵非常有用的树，有些人离开它就活不下去了。)及全文可知文章介绍了猴面包树，因此最佳标题为"特殊的树——猴面包树"。故选C。
