Do you know the biggest tree in the world? It...

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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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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Which is the biggest country in the world? Well, look at the map and you’ll know it is Russia. It is followed by Canada, China, the U.S.A. and Brazil. Among them, China has the largest number of people, with a population(人口) of about 1.3 billion(十亿). Canada has the longest coastline(海岸线). The total length(长度) of the coastline is about 202,080 kilometers. It is long enough to go around the earth six times.

Do you know which is the largest island(岛) in the world? Is that Hawaii? No, it is much smaller than the largest island in the world—Greenland. Greenland is to the northeast(东北) of Canada. Ice covers 81% of its land. It is very cold there, so there are only about 56,000 people living on the island.

根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)。

1.Russia is the largest country in the world.

2.The country with the largest population is China.

3.The total length of Russia’s coastline is about 202,080 kilometers.

4.The largest island in the world is Hawaii.

5.The population of Greenland is about 56,000.

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Which is the biggest country in the world? Well， look at the map and you’ll know it is Russia. Then the following are Canada， China， the USA and Brazil. Among them， China has the largest number of people， with the population(人口) reaching about 1.3 billion(十亿).Canada has the longest coastline. The total length of the coastline(海岸线总长度) is about 202 080 kilometers. It is long enough to go around the earth six times.

Which is the largest island in the world， do you know? Is that Hawaii? No， it is much smaller than the largest island in the world—Greenland. Greenland is to the northeast of Canada. 81% of its land is covered with(覆盖) ice. It is very cold there， so there are only about 56000 people living on the island.

请根据材料内容，完成表格。

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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 right name is important in the business world. All you have to do is think of the names for some of the products you buy every day and you’ll agree that the name and the product are connected in the everyone’s mind.

In many countries, successful trade or brand names are protected by law. This is so that other companies cannot make a product and, in fact, be buying something different. Businesses register a company or a product name with the government. In fact, more than 1,000 product and company names are registered every hour. Many companies spend a lot of money to find the right name for their products. A good example of this is. In the car industry. Some successful names for cars have powerful associations （联系）.The Ford Mustang and the Jaguar are only two examples of choosing the names of animals that are fast and strong.

When a U. S company decides to sell its product in another country, it has to make sure that the product name translates properly. When Coca-Cola introduced its soft drink to China, it looked for the right name. It wanted a name that would do two things. One was to present its image（形象）in Chinese and the second was to be close to its first brand name—Coke. It took some efforts before finding the right word —which sounds similar and translates as “happiness in the mouth”. Asian company names are not new to the United States. The brand names of Samsung and Sony have been successful. Finding the right brand name is a big business. Asian companies that sell to foreign markets pay to find a name that will connect with its customers. There are even naming companies that specialize in inventing product names. These companies can charge （要价）up to $100,000 a word for their creations. But it’s worth it. Successful companies know how important the right brand names are for their development.

1.Why are trade names protected by law in many countries?

A. To make companies pay for naming service.

B. To help people choose the best products

C. To present good images of the products.

D. To prevent good images from being copied

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Many companies care about the cost of finding the right names

B. Creative trade names can help companies to have a larger sale

C. The government often does business with naming companies

D. It is considered necessary for cars to be names after animals

3.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. The Business of Names

B. The Development of Names

C. The Rules of Naming Business

D. The Methods of Choosing Names

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阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词.

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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--- Do you know ______ man standing under the tree?

---Yes, he is ______ popular singer in China .

A. a; the　　　　 B. the; the

C. a; a　　　　　　 D. the; a

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Do you know the boy in the picture? His name is Ma Ziyue. The little boy is famous for his sound of nature（天籁之音）.

Ma Ziyue was born in a small village of Chengwu, Shandong Province, in August, 2000. He loves singing very much. His favorite thing is to watch all kinds of singing competitions（比赛）on TV after school__He is good at imitating（模仿）singing stars, especially Han Hong and Wang Fei, the well-known singers in China 2012, he took part in the program Chinas Got Talent, His unusual voice moved everyone there.

Gao Xiaosong, one of the judges was so excited that he stood up and said, "I' m going to make him sing for my next movie! "Ma Ziyue’s parents ran to the stage and　 hugged(拥抱) their son tightly with tears in their eyes. They were really proud of the boy.

Ma Minghang, the father is a little worried about his future. He doesn’t know what to do with his son’s talent. Should he find a professional music teacher for him or let it be?

根据短文内容，完成下面各题。

1.He was from Chengwu, Shandong Province.（改为同义句）

He______ ______ Chengwu, Shandong Province.

2.From the third paragraph, we can infer that　　　　 .

A. Gao Xiaosong wanted to teach Ma Ziyue to learn music

B. Ma Ziyue wanted to become an actor

C. Ma Ziyue's success made his parents very excited

D. it is difficult to sing at the stage of Chinas Got Talent

3.　　　　 helped Ma Ziyue sing at the stage of Chinas Got Talent.

A. Famous singers

B. Ma Ziyue's unusual voice

C. Chances and Ma Ziyue’s teachers

D. Parents help and Ma Ziyue s practice

4.将画线的句子翻译成汉语。

_______________________________________________

5.Ma Ziyue's father was a little worried about his future,_________ his sons performance was a great success.

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