Question

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.

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.

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．thick

D．tall

3.From the text we know ______.

A．All people call bamboo plant trees

B．a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days

C．the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows

D．a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago

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.

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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：

1.細節題。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，它也會很快地重新長出。故選C

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長到超過30厘米。可知，其它的竹子可能非常厚。故選C

3.細節題。第二段A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours!一個日本科學家記錄出竹子每天能生長1.5米，可知，竹子3天能成長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錯誤。竹子也有不同的顏色，有黃色、黑色和綠色。C選項講竹子生長時會改變顏色，與原文不符,故C錯誤。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，并沒有說建于幾千年以前,故D錯誤。

4.細節題。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.這些非洲國家因為他們沒有錢，所以需要廉價的方法找到水，他們的田野也常因缺雨缺水而干涸。故選A

5.細節題。由原文知，地球上生長著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，竹子能夠生長在地球的任何地方。故選D

考點：說明文

點評：本文主要說明了竹子的生長地、特性及其用途，文章對竹子的闡述很清晰。

對于說明文的閱讀，只需在文章中找到與題目提問對應的點，就可以在文章中找到答案，因為對于說明文來說無非就是介紹、特性、用途三方面進行展開說明，學生把握了這三條后題目就不難了。