Question

Bamboo is nature’s most amazing 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 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.

Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools. 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 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 get water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，正确的涂（A），错误的涂（B）。(10分)

1.The plant bamboo is a kind of tree.

2.Bamboo doesn’t grow in Europe.

3.Bamboo can grow only 1.5 meters high.

4.Bamboo has been used in Asia for hundreds of years.

5.Bamboo is used by African poor farmers because it is not expensive.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了竹子是一种草，而不是树和竹子的生长地区，用途。

1.B细节理解题。根据Bamboo is nature’s most amazing plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.可知，竹子是大自然最神奇的植物。许多人把这种植物称作树，但它是一种草。故判断为B。

2.A细节理解题。根据Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe.可知，竹子几乎生长在世界各地除了在欧洲。故判断为A。

3.B细节理解题。根据A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 meters in 24 hours!可知，日本科学家报道一种植物在24小时生长1.5米。故判断为B。

4.A细节理解题。根据Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years.可知，许多亚洲国家已经采用竹子数百年了。故判断为A。

5.A细节理解题。根据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.可知在非洲，贫穷的农民被教如何使用竹子找到水。这些非洲国家需要廉价的找到水的方式，因为他们没有钱，他们的领域往往死于没有下雨，没有水。故判断为A。

考点：考查日常生活类阅读。