阅读理解。
Bamboo(竹子)isoneofnature's(自然)mostsurprisingplants.Manypeoplecallthisplantatreebutit
isakindofgrass.
Likeotherkindsofgrassabambooplantmaybecutverylowtothegroundbutitwillgrowbackvery
quickly.AJapanesescientistreportedonebambooplantwhichgrew1.5meters(4feet)in24hours!Bamboo
growsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEurope.Therearemorethan1000kindsofbamboo.
Notallbamboolooksthesame.Somebambooplantsareverythin.Theymayonlygrowtobeafew
centimeterswidewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimeters(1foot)across.Thisplantalsocomes
indifferentcolorsfromyellowtoblacktogreen.
Bamboohasbeenusedtomakemanythingssuchashatsandkitchentools(厨房用具).Becauseitis
strongbambooisalsousedtobuildbuildings.
ManyAsiancountrieshaveusedbambooforhundredsofyears.Theyoftenusebambooforbuildings
andsupporting(支撑)newbuildingsandbridgeswhiletheyarebeingbuilt.
InAfricapoorfarmersaretaughthowtofindwaterusingbamboo.TheseAfricancountriesneedcheap
waytofindwaterbecausetheyhavenomoneyandtheirfieldsoftendiefromnorainandnowater.Bamboo
pipes(管子)helppoorfarmersbringwatertotheirthirstyfieldswithoutspendingalotofmoney.
1.Howisbamboolikegrass?
A.Itgrowsquickly.
B.It'swood.
C.itiseasytocut.
D.Itisverythin.
2.Thoughyoucanseebambooeverywhereitdoesn'tgrow_____.
A.inChina
B.inEurope
C.onmountains
D.inAfrica
3.WhyisbamboousedbyAfricanpoorfarmers?Because_____.
A.itischeap
B.ithasdifferentcolors
C.itisstrong
D.ithasbeenusedbyAsians
4.Bamboopipescan_____.
A.makemoney
B.betrees
C.growquickly
D.carrywater
5.InAsiabamboohasbeenusedfor_____.
A.ashorttime
B.manythousandsofyears
C.manyhundredsofyears
D.about100years
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