《2025年全效学习学业评价方案八年级英语上册人教版》

三、阅读理解
There are many special trees in the world. And the baobab tree(猴面包树) is one of them. It is also called the monkey bread tree, the bottle tree or others.
The baobab tree looks strange. It grows in Africa and Australia. 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 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.
The baobab tree is called “the tree of life”, because it can live longer than 1,000 years old. In the dry land, the baobab tree can pull in and hold 1,000 gallons of water. Thirsty people can drink the water in the tree. The fruit, monkey bread, is good to eat. 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 wonderful tree!
( )1. How does the writer begin the passage?
A. By showing a story.
B. By asking a question.
C. By giving an example.
D. By listing numbers.
( )2. Which of the following pictures is the baobab tree in the dry season?

( )3. What does the underlined word “hollow” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
A. 干净的
B. 空心的
C. 小巧的
D. 空洞的
( )4. What's the best title for the passage?
A. The Baobab's Fruit
B. Monkeys and the Baobab
C. A Special Tree—the Baobab
D. Special Trees in the World

答案： 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C