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摘要：B The baobab tree grows in west Africa and Australia. It is a very strange-looking tree. Its big trunk sometimes measures as much as ten metres in diameter . It is thicker at the bottom than at the top. The branches nearest to the ground are very long; those near the top are very short. Strange-looking it may be, it is very useful. Its leaves are good to eat. Its white flowers turn into cool fruit which tastes rather like cucumbers . When a baobab tree gets old, its trunk becomes hollow . An old tree has such a huge, hollow trunk that it can hold many people. When it rains, water collects in the hollow. The tree has such a lot of leaves and branches that the water remains cool and fresh. It is such a useful tree that some people can hardly live without it. 60.The trunk of the biggest baobab tree in girth . be nearly 32 metres B.is more than 10 metres C.is less than 30 metres D.is as much as 10 metres 61.Which of the following do you think the baobab tree is like? 62.Which of the following may be true? A.We can find the baobab tree everywhere in Africa. B.The baobab tree is too big for anybody to make use of. C.People in Africa and Australia like to plant baobab trees around their houses. D.Monkeys like to eat the fruit of the baobab tree very much.

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The Baobab Tree

The baobab (猴面包) tree grows in west Africa and Australia. It is a very strange looking tree. Its huge trunk sometimes measure as much as ten metres in diameter (直径). It is thicker at the bottom than at the top. The branches nearest to the ground are very long; those near the top are very short. Strange looking it may be, it is very useful. Its leaves are glad to eat. Its white flowers turn into cool fruit which tastes rather like cucumber(黄瓜). When a baobab tree gets old, its trunk becomes hollow. An old tree has such a huge hollow trunk that it can hold many people: When it rains, water collects in the hollow. The tree has such a lot of leaves and branches that the water remains cool and fresh. It is such a useful tree that some people can hardly live without the baobab tree.

1．The trunk of the biggest baobab tree ________ in girth (周长)。

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A．is more than ten metres

B．can be nearly thirty or two metres

C．is less than ten metres

D．is as much as ten metres

2．People can eat ________ of the baobab tree.

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