Question

閱讀理解 　　Bamboo(竹子)is one of nature’s(自然)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 reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 metres(4 feet)in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe．There are more than 1000 kinds of bamboo． 　　Not all bamboo looks the same．Some bamboo plants are very thin．They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres(1 foot)across．This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green． 　　Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools(廚房用具)．Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings． 　　Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years．They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting(支撐)new buildings and bridges while they are being built． 　　In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo．These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water．Bamboo pipes(管子)help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money． (1) How is bamboo like grass? [　　] A． It grows quickly． B． It’s wood． C． It is easy to cut． D． It is very thin． (2) Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn’t grow ________． [　　] A． in China B． in Europe C． on mountains D． in Africa (3) Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because ________． [　　] A． it is cheap B． it has different colours C． it is strong D． it has been used by Asians (4) Bamboo pipes can ________． [　　] A． make money B． be trees C． grow quickly D． carry water (5) In Asia, bamboo has been used for ________． [　　] A． a short time B． many thousands of years C． many hundreds of years D． about 100 years

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．B;3．A;4．D;5．C;
解析：

(1)	從第二段的第一、二句可知。
(2)	第二段的第三句講到“除了歐洲”。
(3)	從最后一段第二句話可得到答案。
(4)	竹管子能輸送水。
(5)	從倒數(shù)第二段的第一句可知。