Question

Last weekend Victor joined in an interesting event at the Civic Center. It was the Bamboo Expo. "I advise that anyone who likes to learn about new things should go there next weekend. It's your last chance," Victor told his friends this morning.

Victor didn't think he would enjoy it very much, but he really did. He never dreamed that so many things could be made from bamboo. In countries such as China, Japan and India, people have used bamboo in many ways for thousands of years. One display at the Expo was set up as a bamboo hut, like many found in Southeast Asia. The walls were bamboo. The roof was covered with bamboo leaves. The pipes bringing water into the house and out into the fields were bamboo. So were the cooking pots, drinking cups and shoes. Even the bed was made of bamboo.

Victor also learned that it isn't just pandas that eat tender bamboo shoots. The shoots are eaten with rice by millions of people in Asia.

"Here in the US, we're just getting to ,know bamboo," Victor said. "We're starting to realize how useful this light but strong plant can be. I'll never think of bamboo in the same way again. Now I'll see it in my home, thanks to what I bought at the show. Check it out! There's much to see, buy and learn."

1.When will the Bamboo Expo end?

2.Did Victor think he would enjoy the Bamboo Expo before he went there?

3.How long have people in China, Japan and India used bamboo?

4.What's the Chinese meaning for the underlined words "a bamboo hut"?

5.What does Victor mainly tell us in this passage?

Answer

1.Next weekend.

2.No, he didn't

3.Thousands of years.

4.竹屋

5.凡是合理的答案均可得分, 如: Bamboo is great!

【解析】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了美国人维克托参加了竹子博览会后开阔了眼界，学到了新的东西。

1.题意：竹博会什么时候结束？考查细节理解题。根据第一段维克托对他朋友说的话I advise that anyone who likes to learn about new things should go there next weekend. It's your last chance，可知答案应是：Next weekend。

2.题意：维克托认为他在参观世博会之前会喜欢竹子博览会吗？考查细节理解题。根据第二段开头Victor didn't think he would enjoy it very much, but he really did.，可知答案应是：No, he didn't。

3.题意：在中国、日本和印度，人们用竹子多久了？考查细节理解题。根据第二段句子In countries such as China, Japan and India, people have used bamboo in many ways for thousands of years.，可知答案应是：Thousands of years。

4.题意：带下划线词组“a bamboo hut”的中文意思是什么？考查词义理解题。根据下文的描述The walls were bamboo. The roof was covered with bamboo leaves.，可知是用竹子做成的小屋，故答案应是：竹屋。

5.题意：维克托在这篇文章中主要告诉我们什么？考查综合理解题。凡是合理的答案均可得分，根据最后一段"We're starting to realize how useful this light but strong plant can be.，可知答案应是： Bamboo is great.。

点睛：该题是阅读短文回答问题，即根据文章的表层意思进行深层次的推理判断，组织语言回答问题。首先要粗读文章了解大意，其次通过细读，理解全文。在粗读的基础上，仔细阅读题后所给的题目，根据题目要求，再有重点地返回来仔细阅读。在阅读时要注意辨认和记忆具体事实，重要情节，事物的起因、过程、结果及发生的地点、时间等，这对题目的判断至关重要，需要考生综合所有的细节来理解把握。