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Bamboo (竹子) is one of 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 reported one bamboo plant which grew 1. 5 metres in 24 hours!Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo.

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres across. This plant also comes in different colours,from yellow to black to green.

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,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. Bam-boo pipes (管子) help farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.

56. In which way is bamboo like grass?

   A. It grows quickly.

   B. It's used for building.

   C. It is easy to cut and carry.

   D. It grows in all kinds of climate.

57. Though you can see bamboo everywhere,it doesn’t grow .

   A. in Australia   B. in Europe

   C. on mountains   D. by rivers

58. Why is bamboo used by African farmers?

   A. Because it is cheap.

   B. Because it is strong.

   C. Because it has different colours.

   D. Because it is good for building fence.

59. Bamboo pipes can be used to  .

   A. feed animals   B. collect water

   C. hunt animals   D. carry water

60. In Asia,bamboo has been used for .

   A. a short time   B. thousands of years

   C. hundreds of years   D. about 100 years

Answer 1

56. A 57. B 58. A 59. D 60. C

56. A解析:细节理解题。由第二段可知，竹 子像其他草类植物一样，长得很快。

57. B解析：细节理解题。由第二段第三句 可知，除了欧洲，竹子生长在世界其他 各地。

58. A解析:推理判断题。由最后一段可知， 这些非洲国家需要廉价的方法找水。由此 可推出，非洲农民利用竹子找水的原因是 竹子非常便宜。

59. D解析：细节理解题。由最后一段最后 一句可知，竹管可以帮助农民把水运送到 田地里。

60. C解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段第 一句可，知，亚洲人使用竹子已有数百年了。