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 (4 feet) 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 centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.

    Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools (厨房用具). 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 (支撑) 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 bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.

    1. How is bamboo like grass?

A. It grows quickly.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. It’s wood.

C. it is easy to cut. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It is very thin.

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

    A. in China　　　　    B. in Europe　　　　   C. on mountains　　 D. in Africa

    3. Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because________.

    A. it is cheap　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. it has different colors

    C. it is strong 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. it has been used by Asians

    4. Bamboo pipes can ________.

    A. make money     B. be trees 　　　　   C. grow quickly    D. carry water

    5. In Asia, bamboo has been used for ________.

    A. a short time 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. many thousands of years

C. many hundreds of years  　　　　　　　　　　 D. about 100 years

从A、B、C、D中选出与句中划线部分意义最接近的词语。

The colour TV is expensive. It's not ______ .

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A. cheap　　B. easy　　C. busy　　D. same

Computers become very important because they can work ____76____ than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can ___77_____ people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put ____78____ them. Computers are very ____79____ and helpful. They are our good friends.

Do you want to ___80_____ a computer?

（　）71. A. many of   B. all kinds of　　　　　　   C. a lot　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. very much

（　）72. A. scientists  B. teachers　　　　　　　　   C. students　　　　　　　　   D. computers

（　）73. A. few　　　　 B. little　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. a few　　　　　　　　　　   D. a little

（　）74. A. cheap　　   B. cheaper　　　　　　　　    C. expensive　　　　　　　　 D. more expensive

（　）75. A. But　　　　  B. And　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　　　　　　　   D. If

（　）76. A. slow　　    B. slower　　　　　　　　　　 C. fast　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. faster

（　）77. A. help　　　　 B. make　　　　　　　　　　   C. use　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. stop

（　）78. A. in　　　　    B. into　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. up

（　）79. A. beautiful   B. careful　　　　　　　　　　 C. useful　　　　　　　　　　  D. heavy

（　）80. A. pay　　　　  B. lend　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. have　　　　　　　　　　    D. sell

阅读理解，判断正(T)误(F)。

　　We go shopping almost (几乎)every day. We have many places to buy things. Supermarket is the right place for us. There're all kinds of fruits, vegetables, food and drink there. We can buy things at the supermarket at a low price. We pay(付款)much more in the big store to buy the same goods.

　　We can buy many things for a week at a time. It saves us much money and time.

In a word, it is better to buy thing at a supermarket.

1．The things at the supermart are cheap.

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2．Supermarket is the only place to buy things for us.

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3．The goods in the big store aren't cheap.

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4．There're no drink in the supermarket.

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5．It's better to buy things at a supermarket than in a big store.

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