《2025年人教金学典同步解析与测评八年级英语上册人教版重庆专版》

Ⅱ. 阅读理解
A
Long ago, when the god first planted a tree in the garden, it was full of energy and kept moving. Then the 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(猴面包树), and it's also called the monkey bread tree, the bottle tree or others.
The baobab looks strange and it grows in Africa, Australia and so on. Just like its name “bottle tree”, it looks like a large bottle. Some grow as tall as a 16-floor building. During the dry season, these trees are standing there without leaves, and they 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 fruits.
The baobab is called “the tree of life”. The baobab can live for more than 1,000 years. In the dry land, the baobab can pull in and hold 1,000 gallons of water. Thirsty people can drink the water stored in the tree. The fruits, monkey bread, are 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.
1. How does the writer begin the passage?

A. By asking a question.
B. By showing a story.
C. By singing a song.
D. By giving an example.
(B)
2. Which of the following pictures is the baobab in the dry season?

(A)
3. Which word is close to the meaning of the underlined word “hollow” in paragraph 3?
A. Dirty.
B. Modern.
C. Empty.
D. Useful.
(C)
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The baobab has many names.
B. Flowers of the baobab come out in rainy seasons.
C. The oldest baobab is less than 1,000 years old.
D. The leaves of the baobab are good medicine.
(C)
5. What's the best title for the passage?
A. God and the Baobab
B. What Is the Baobab Like in a Year
C. The Baobab's Trunk, Leaves and Fruits
D. The Special Tree—Baobab
(D)

答案： 【语篇结构】①energy ②moving ③upside ④strange ⑤Africa ⑥bottle ⑦leaves ⑧life ⑨medicine ⑩useful
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. D