阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F） （10%）The biggest tree in the ...

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The biggest tree in the world is General Sherman Tree. The man came from an American general(将军).It is in the Giant of the Sequoia National park, near Visalia, California, USA. Can you imagine how big the tree is? In 2002 it was about 1.487cubin meters. That means you have to join hands with more than twenty of your friends and make a circle in order to embrace it,

The biggest tree is also very tall. It is about 84 meters tall. However, it’s not the tallest tree in the world. The tallest tree is about 156 meters, It is in Australia.

General Sherman Tree has lived for over 2,000 years and it is still growing now. Scientists think it may live for another 2000 years .What will the world be like in 2000 years?

Only General Sherman Tree will know.

1.General Sherman might be a great general in the USA.

2.people named the biggest tree in world according to an American solider.

3.The General Sherman Tree is more than 1.487cubic meters now.

4.The writer uses the underline sentence to show how old the tree is.

5.The last paragraph mainly tells us that the tree will die very soon.

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The Biggest Tree

Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is " General Sherman". General Sherman is growing on the slopes(斜坡） of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 11 meters across and about 35 meters round, this will give you an idea of General Sherman's size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 80 meters high. It began as a tiny seed（小种籽） many years ago. Imagine!（设想） It has been growing since about 2000 BC. It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids.（金字塔） It may live for another 2000 years. What will the world be like in 4000 AD（公元）?

1.The biggest tree in the world is growing on the slopes of the Rocky Mountain in___.

A. the United States　　 B. China

C. Japan 　　　　　　　　 　 D. France

2. It has been growing for almost ______ years.

A. 400　　 B. 4,000　　 C. 40,000　　 D. 2,000

3. It's as old as _______.

A.　 a little seed　　 B. the Rocky Mountain

C. the Tai Mountain　 D. the Pyramids

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Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is " General Sherman". General Sherman is growing on the slopes(斜坡） of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 11 miters across and about 35 meters round, this will give you an idea of General Sherman's size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 80 meters high. It began as a tiny seed（小种籽） many years ago. Imagine!（设想） It has been growing since about 2000 BC. It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids.（金字塔） It may live for another 2000 years. What will the world be like in 4000 AD（公元）?

1.The biggest tree in the world is growing on the slopes of the Rocky Mountain in___.

A. the United States　　 B. China　　 C. Japan 　 D. France

2.It has been growing for almost ______ years.

A. 400　 　　　　　　　　　 B. 4,000　　 C. 40,000　　 D. 2,000

3.It's as old as _______.

A. a little seed

B. the Rocky Mountain

C. the Tai Mountain

D. the Pyramids

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Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is General Sherman. General Sherman is growing on the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 1,100 cm across and about 3,500 cm round. This will give you a general idea of General Sherman's size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 8,000cm high. It began as a small seed many years ago. It has been growing since about 2,000 BC. It has been growing for over 4,000 years and it's still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids. It may live for another 2,000 years.

1.The name of the biggest tree in the world is ________.

A.General Sherman B.The Pyramid C.Rocky Mountains

2.The biggest tree in the world is in ________.

A.Germany B.America C.France

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the article?

A.The tree started as a tiny seed.

B.The tallest tree is more than 4,000 years old.

C.It has stopped growing.

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Brazil, the biggest country in South America, has drawn（引起） the whole world’s attention, as it will host the 2016 Olympic Games in less than two years.

The country certainly has a long tradition（传统） of soccer and has won the World Cup five times. But except for（除了…之外） watching and playing soccer, Brazil’s beautiful landscape（风景）, various(多种的) cultural events and delicious food also make it a great traveling destination(胜地).Read on to learn more about this vibrant(充满生气的) country. Visit world wonders: Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro（里约热内卢基督像）.

It is an icon（标志）of Brazil, Located(坐落) at the top of the 700-meter Corcovado Mountain（科科瓦多山）, It stands 98 feet (30 meters) tall, not including its 26-foot (8-meter) pedestal（底座）, and its arms stretch（伸展） to a width（宽度）of 92 feet (28 meters).

1.Dose Brazil have a long tradition of soccer?

____________________________.

2.Why will Brazil draw the whole world’s attention?

______________________________.

3.How many times has Brazil won the World Cup?

______________________________________________

4.From the picture, we know it is ____________________.

5.Christ the Redeemer lies ______________ of the 700-meter Corcovado Mountain.

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Brazil is the biggest country in South America. It has one of the world's New Seven Wonders, Christ the Redeemer. Its 　 1.　 is 30metres and its arms stretch to a width of 28metres. Carnival, Brazil's best known festival, is celebrated by people dancing samba with masks and c　 2.　　 costumes. Local food acaraje is popular among people. People m　　 3.　 it from black-eyed peas and it is usually __4.　 _ of fruit, peanuts and egg. As we know, it is much more 　　 5.　 for its football than to its landscape, cultural events and food. Brazil held the　 World Cup in 2014. Many football fans were crazy about watching the matches then.

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New York City isn’t the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the United States. Most Americans live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8million people live in New York City. Why did so many people come to live in one place?

A look at the city shows us that New York City has a good port（商埠）. The Dutch(荷兰) settlers (new comers) , wanted to use it for business. In 1626, the Dutch paid the Indians twenty-four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to New York.

1.Which of the following is the biggest city in the United States?

A. New York　　 B. Washington　　 C. New Amsterdam　　 D. Chicago

2.More and more people from different countries in the world come into New York because _______.

A. New York has the largest population in the United States.

B. New York is as beautiful as a picture.

C. New York is a developing city.

D. they think it is a good place for business.

3.The underlined word “ took” in Paragraph means ________ in Chinese.

A. 花费　　 B. 耕耘　　 C. 占领　　 D. 测量

4.The United States became an independent country in ________.

A. the sixteenth century

B. the seventeenth century

C. the eighteenth century

D. the nineteenth century

5.From the passage, we can know _________.

A. much about Dutch

B. how the Dutch took New Amsterdam

C. some of the history of New York

D. how the people from different countries come to the USA

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The Pacific Ocean is _________ ocean in the world.

A.big B.bigger C.biggest D.the biggest

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Shanghai is one of　 _______ in the world .

A. more big city　　　　 　　　　 B. the biggest city

C. the biggest cities　　 　　　　 D. the most big city

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Yangtze River is one of ______rivers in the world.

A. big　　　　　　　　　　 B. bigger

C. biggest　　　　 　　 D. the biggest

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