Bamboo（竹） is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe（歐洲）. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains.
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters（厘米）wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.
Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(繩索) hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.
In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(鉆) can help to make the poor thirsty fields be watered.
小題1:How is bamboo like grass?
A．It is thin and easy to cut.
B．It grows everywhere.
C．It grows quickly after it’s cut short.
D．It is short and green.
小題2:The underlined sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______.”
A．short B．strong C．thickD．tall
小題3:From the text we know ______.
A．All people call bamboo plant trees
B．a(chǎn) bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days
C．the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows
D．a(chǎn) bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago
小題4:Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?
A．Because it is cheap. B．Because it is colorful.
C．Because it drills fast.D．Because it is used by Asians.
小題5:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.
B．Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.
C．Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程).
D．Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段第一句Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly.就像其他種類的草一樣，竹子即使被砍到很矮，它也會(huì)很快地重新長(zhǎng)出。故選C
小題2:推斷題。第三段Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters（厘米）wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.一些竹子非常薄，他們可能只有幾厘米，而其它的竹子可能會(huì)長(zhǎng)到超過(guò)30厘米�？芍�，其它的竹子可能非常厚。故選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours!一個(gè)日本科學(xué)家記錄出竹子每天能生長(zhǎng)1.5米，可知，竹子3天能成長(zhǎng)4.5米。故B是正確的。
從第一段Many people call this plant a tree可知，許多的人將這種植物稱為樹，而不是不是所有人，夸大其詞，故A錯(cuò)誤。竹子也有不同的顏色，有黃色、黑色和綠色。C選項(xiàng)講竹子生長(zhǎng)時(shí)會(huì)改變顏色，與原文不符,故C錯(cuò)誤。第四段As a matter of fact, the cables(繩索) hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong. 在四川岷江，拉起吊橋的繩索是由竹子制成的，這座橋已經(jīng)使用了1000多年了，依然保持完好。文章只提到了使用了1000多年，并沒(méi)有說(shuō)建于幾千年以前,故D錯(cuò)誤。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題。最后一段These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water.這些非洲國(guó)家因?yàn)樗麄儧](méi)有錢，所以需要廉價(jià)的方法找到水，他們的田野也常因缺雨缺水而干涸。故選A
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)題。由原文知，地球上生長(zhǎng)著1000多種竹子，并且具有不同的顏色。由竹子制成的繩索追溯到1000多年前。竹子被用于建筑，橋梁，水利工程。但是，由原文Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe（歐洲）.可知除在歐洲外，竹子能夠生長(zhǎng)在地球的任何地方。故選D
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要說(shuō)明了竹子的生長(zhǎng)地、特性及其用途，文章對(duì)竹子的闡述很清晰。
對(duì)于說(shuō)明文的閱讀，只需在文章中找到與題目提問(wèn)對(duì)應(yīng)的點(diǎn)，就可以在文章中找到答案，因?yàn)閷?duì)于說(shuō)明文來(lái)說(shuō)無(wú)非就是介紹、特性、用途三方面進(jìn)行展開說(shuō)明，學(xué)生把握了這三條后題目就不難了。
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小題3: In the last paragraph, the expression “get rid of” means _________.
A．do withB．be free ofC．be afraid ofD．get into

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