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阅读理解     At the age of 16, Julia left school and worked at a restaurant. For many years, she was only interested in making money. Then one day she had a serious car accident which changed her life. "I had a terrible car accident in August 1996. It took me 10 months to recover (恢复) from the accident. During that time, I realized I wanted to find a more meaningful reason for being here in this world, "said Julia.     As soon as she recovered, Julia gave up working at the restaurant and traveled to California. One day she found a big company (公司) wanted to cut down part of a forest. In the forest there were lots of redwood trees. One of them was more than 1, 000 years old.     Then Julia learned a group called Our Earth was trying to save the redwood forest from the company. They decided to find someone to live in a redwood tree and hoped this would stop the company from cutting the trees down. Julia volunteered.     Julia has lived in the tree for about two years without ever going down. It was cold and wet in a redwood tree. There were even very serious winter storms while Julia was in the tree.     Finally the company decided to protect the tree Julia lived in. They agreed never to cut down the big redwood tree or the trees around it. When Julia put her feet on the earth, she began to cry. But she continued to do other things to protect the environment (环境). （1） What happened to Julia in 1996? A . She had a terrible disease. B . She had a car accident. C . She argued with the guests. D . She lost lots of money. （2） What does the underlined word "them" refer to? A . Winter storms. B . The companies. C . The forests. D . The trees. （3） Why did Julia live in the tree? A . Because she didn't have a house. B . Because she loved to live in the tree. C . Because she wanted to stop the company from cutting it. D . Because she thought it was good for her health. （4） How long did Julia live in the tree? A . For about 10 months. B . For about 16 months. C . For about 20 months. D . For about24 months. （5） What can we know from the passage? A . Julia joined the group to save the redwood forest. B . We need to learn how to fight with others. C . We must do something important for others. D . Maybe Julia won't do any volunteer jobs from now on. 答案： B D C D A

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