Question

    A number of amazing plants grow in the nature world, including bamboo. Many people prefer to call it a tree because of its shape and size. In fact, 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 which grew almost 1.5 metres in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo which grow around the world on both mountains and plains（平原）.

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in a variety of colors, from gold to black to green.

Bamboo has been used to make many things, such day-to-day items as hats and kitchen tools. Because it is strong, bamboo can also be used to build buildings.

Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building and supporting new buildings while they are being built. The cables（缆绳）which hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan, China are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1, 000 years, and it is still holding strong.

As we know, pandas feed on the plant of bamboo. But not all of them fill their appetite（胃口）, only about 20 kinds of them can be their fine food.

1.There are over ________ kinds of bamboo around the world.

A.1000 B.20 C.30 D.24

2.Bamboo grows almost everywhere across the world except _______.

A.China B.Sichuan C.Europe D.Japan

3.The word “day-to-day” in the fourth paragraph means _______ .

A.holiday B.everyday C.someday D.weekday

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Bamboo is a kind of grass. B.Bamboo grows only in China.

C.Bamboo is useless in daily life D.Bamboo grows slowly

5.The best title for the passage can be _______.

A.Pandas B.Bamboo C.Grass D.Plant

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

短文从竹子的生长、生长地区、种类、形状、大小、用途等来对竹子做了介绍。

1.考查细节理解。根据第二段“There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo which grow around the world on both mountains and plains（平原）.”全世界有超过1000种竹子生长在山区和平原。故选A。

2.考查细节理解。根据第二段“Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe.”在全世界，只有欧洲不生长竹子。故选C。

3.考查词义猜测。根据第四段“Bamboo has been used to make many things, such day-to-day items as hats and kitchen tools. ”竹子已经被用于制作很多东西，例如帽子和厨具一类的日常用品。故选B。

4.考查推理判断。根据“Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe.”在全世界，只有欧洲不生长竹子，与B陈述不符。根据“Bamboo has been used to make many things, such day-to-day items as hats and kitchen tools。” 竹子已经被用于制作很多东西，例如帽子和厨具一类的日常用品，与C陈述不符。根据“Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly.”想起他草类一样，竹子会被砍伐得很低，接近地面，但会很快地长回来，与D陈述不符。根据第一段“Many people prefer to call it a tree because of its shape and size. In fact, it is a kind of grass.”很多人因为外形和大小而偏爱于把竹子称为树。事实上，它是一种草类，与A陈述相符。故选A。

5.考查主旨大意。根据短文内容可知其围绕竹子的生长、生长地区、种类、形状、大小、用途等来对竹子做了介绍。故选B。