It’s 2023 now. Over a month ago, the Maui wildfires happened. People tried their best to save the land. It was a long road in front of them. But recently, progress has been made. A famous tree is giving people hope.

The tree was planted in 1873. When it was first planted, the tree stood at 8 feet tall — now, it’s over 60 feet high. But when the Maui fires started, the tree was badly hurt. Ever since then, people have been working hard to save it. Now, what they’ve been doing is working.

In a video posted on the Internet, we can see bright green leaves growing from the tree. “On the tree, as soon as we see a new green leaf, we know that the tree’s responding to our treatments (治疗), or we may have to change our treatments,” Steve Nimz said. “The tree is going to tell us what to do.”

Although it will take time, these new leaves are telling us that everything is going to be OK. Annelise Cochran, who lives there, said, “The trees were very badly hurt by the fires, and it’s going to take a really, really long time until everything feels normal, but their roots (根) are very strong.

1.What happened in Maui over one month ago?

A Storms.

B Wildfires.

C Hot weather.

D Strong wind.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段“Over a month ago, the Maui wildfires happened.”可知，一个多月前，毛伊岛发生了森林大火。故选B。

2.How old is the famous tree?

A About 1873 years old.

B About 150 years old.

C Under 60 years old.

D About 8 years old.

解析：选B。B数字计算题。根据第一段“It’s 2023 now.”和第二段“The tree was planted in 1873.”可知，该树(2023-1873=)150岁。故选B。

3.What will people do to the tree?

A Move its home.

B Bring leaves to it.

C Ask it what to do.

D Change the treatment.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段的“we may have to change our treatments”可知他们接下来需要改变对这棵树的治疗方法。故选D。

4.How does Annelise Cochran feel about the bright future of the tree?

A It’s interesting and impossible.

B It will cost much money.

C It’s hard but possible.

D It’s really a pain.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据最后一段Annelise Cochran说“it’s going to take a really, really long time”“but their roots are very strong”可知，救活这棵树需要很长时间，但是它的根系很强壮，由此可知，Annelise Cochran认为未来是艰难的，但也是光明的。故选C。

5.The passage probably comes from _______.

A a poster

B an advertisement

C a magazine

D a notice

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文章讲述了夏威夷毛伊岛一棵历史悠久的大树，在火灾中受伤，如今在工作人员的精心救助下，重新发芽的故事。最有可能出现在时事杂志上。故选C。