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　　這篇閱讀的題目是What are the biggest, tallest, and oldest trees?

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　　先來讀文章：

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　　1.Trees come in all sizes and shapes.

　　樹有各種大小和形狀。

　　all sizes and shapes 各種大小和形狀

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　　2.The biggest in width are the sequoias.

　　最大的是紅杉。

　　in width 寬度上

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　　3.They are quite thick.

　　它們很粗。

　　4.In one year, this tree can grow a layer of bark two feet thick.

　　一年内，這棵樹能長出一層兩英尺厚的樹皮。

　　In one year 一年内 a layer of bark 一層樹皮 two feet thick 兩英尺厚

　　5.The seeds of the sequoias are very small.

　　紅杉的種子非常小。

　　The seeds of the sequoias 紅杉的種子

　　6.You can hardly see them.

　　你幾乎看不到它們。

　　7.The tallest trees are redwoods.

　　最高的樹是紅杉。

　　The tallest trees 最高的樹

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　　8.A redwood can reach a height of 350 feet.

　　一棵紅杉可以達到350英尺的高度。

　　a height of 350 feet 350英尺的高度

　　9.Redwoods may also be the oldest living things.

　　紅杉也可能是最古老的生物。

　　living things 生物 the oldest living things 最古老的生物

　　10.Some are more than 2,000 years old.

　　有些已經有2000多年的曆史了。

　　more than 超過 more than 2,000 years old 2000多年的曆史

　　11.A normal tree lives only 30 to 50 years.

　　一棵普通的樹隻能活30到50年。

　　A normal tree 一棵普通的樹 30 to 50 years 30到50年

　　12.We can tell how old a tree is by its rings.

　　我們可以通過年輪來判斷樹的年齡。

　　its rings 年輪

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　　13.All trees grow a new ring inside each year.

　　所有的樹每年都會在裡面長出一個新的年輪。

　　grow a new ring inside 在裡面長出一個新的年輪 each year 每年

　　14.When a tree dies, it can be cut in two.

　　一棵樹死後，可以被砍成兩段。

　　cut in two 砍成兩段

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　　15.Inside is a record of each year of its life.

　　裡面是它生命每一年的記錄。

　　record of each year of its life 生命每一年的記錄

　　16.These rings were the bark at one time.

　　這些年輪曾經是樹皮。

　　at one time 曾經

　　17.So just count the rings to know how old a tree is.

　　所以隻要數一數年輪就能知道一棵樹的年齡。

　　count the rings 數一數年輪

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　　18.One type of tree has never changed.

　　一種類型的樹從未改變過。

　　One type of tree 一種類型的樹

　　19.The ginkgo tree looks the same as it did millions of years ago.

　　這棵銀杏樹看起來和幾百萬年前一樣。

　　ginkgo tree 銀杏樹 looks the same as 看起來一樣 millions of years ago 幾百萬年前

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　　20.These trees live in China and Japan.

　　這些樹生活在中國和日本。

　　21.They have leaves shaped like fans.

　　它們的葉子形狀像扇子。

　　shaped like fans 形狀像扇子

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　　再來讀一遍完整的文章：

　　Trees come in all sizes and shapes. The biggest in width are the sequoias. They are quite thick. In one year, this tree can grow a layer of bark two feet thick. The seeds of the sequoias are very small. You can hardly see them.

　　The tallest trees are redwoods. A redwood can reach a height of 350 feet. Redwoods may also be the oldest living things. Some are more than 2,000 years old. A normal tree lives only 30 to 50 years.

　　We can tell how old a tree is by its rings. All trees grow a new ring inside each year. When a tree dies, it can be cut in two. Inside is a record of each year of its life. These rings were the bark at one time. So just count the rings to know how old a tree is.

　　One type of tree has never changed. The ginkgo tree looks the same as it did millions of years ago. These trees live in China and Japan. They have leaves shaped like fans.

　　根據短文，回答問題。

　　1. This story is about the___________.

　　2. What three kinds of trees are named in the story?

　　3. Which paragraph tells how to find the age of a tree?

　　4. By studying the rings, what do you think you can learn besides the age of a tree?

　　5. What word in paragraph two means how tall something is?

　　6. Write the words in paragraph one that rhyme with these words:

　　quick: ___________

　　tapes:___________

　　了解更多與rhyme押韻詞相關的内容，請閱讀英語自然拼讀-Rhyming words押韻詞的學習和練習

　　參考答案： 1. the biggest, tallest, and oldest trees 2.Sequoias, redwoods and the ginkgo tree. 3.The paragraph 3. 4.略 5.height 6.thick, shapes

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