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 1, 000 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.
小題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.
小題2:Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn't grow      .
A．in ChinaB．in EuropeC．on mountainsD．in Africa
小題3:Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because       .
A．it is cheapB．it has different colours
C．it is strongD．it has been used by Asians
小題4:Bamboo pipes can      .
A．make moneyB．be treesC．grow quicklyD．carry water
小題5:In Asia, bamboo has been used for      .
A．a(chǎn) short time
B．many thousands of years
C．many hundreds of years
D．a(chǎn)bout 100 years

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了竹子的生長特性及竹子的主要用途。
小題1:根據(jù)Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly.描述，可知選A。
小題2:根據(jù)Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. 描述，可知選B。
小題3:根據(jù)最后一段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,描述，可知選A。
小題4:根據(jù)Bamboo pipes( 管子) help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields 描述，可知選D。
小題5:根據(jù)Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years.描述，可知選C。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學(xué)生很容易把握文章中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)，完成較易。
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