Bamboo (竹子) is one of nature’s (自然) most surprising plants. Many people call thi

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Bamboo (竹子) is one of nature’s (自然) 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(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 centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) 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( 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.
小题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.

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

A．in China

B．in Europe

C．on mountains

D．in Africa

小题3: Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because .

A．it is cheap	B．it has different colours
C．it is strong	D．it has been used by Asians

小题4: Bamboo pipes can .

A．make money

B．be trees

C．grow quickly

D．carry water

小题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

答案

小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:C

解析

小题1:根据第二段Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly.描述,可知选A.
小题1:根据第二段Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe.描述,可知选B
小题1:根据最后一段描述,可知非洲人用竹子主要是因为竹子便宜,而他们又没有钱.故选A
小题1:根据最后一段Bamboo pipes( 管子) help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.描述,可知选D
小题1:根据第三段Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years.描述,可知选C

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Eating out is more popular in Britain today than it has ever been. It is reported that British people spend more eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home. It seems that many British people are becoming more and more interested in how good their food tastes, and also how healthy it is.
However, eating out can also be expensive, so British people do not eat out every night. When having a date with friends, or having a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant, and people often also eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater.
As in all cultures, there are many rules of manners about eating. The knife and fork should be used in the correct way. It is also impolite to

speak with your mouth full then you are eating.
Most British cities have a large collection of food as well as British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive－ French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese and many, many more.
When people are too tired to cook after work, they often get a “takeaway”. This means that they order from a take－out restaurant by telephone, and then go to get it. Many take-out restaurants also send it to your house. All you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat!
小题1:When do British people often eat in a restaurant?

A．After having a birthday.	B．Before watching a movie.
C．When they feel tired.	D．If they want to have natural food.

小题2:Many people prefer to eat out nowadays because __________.

A．eating out is cheaper than cooking at home

B．they can learn more manners in the restaurant

C．people care more about their food than before

D．people don’t like to stay at home after work

小题3:From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that _________.

A．British dishes are very expensive	B．Japanese dishes are most expensive
C．British people like foreign food	D．French food is most popular

小题4: The “takeaway” is the food __________.

A．you order and take out of the restaurant

B．that is left when you are eating in a restaurant

C．you order but don’t need to pay at once

D．that is sold and ordered only on the phone

小题5:What is the best title(标题) of the passage?

A．British restaurant culture	B．British table manners
C．Best restaurants in Britain	D．Best food in Britain

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Is it a tree? Is it a bear? If you’re looking at a tree in the shape of a bear, it’s a topiary(林木雕塑). A topiary is a tree or a bush(灌木) that is trained into a shape. Growing a topiary garden takes both time and skills.

A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place.
In June of the plant’s first year, the gardener looks for new leaves. When the leaves grow, it’s time to shape(给……造型) the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.
Once a topiary has been starte

d, it needs care all year. In the summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In the winter the bushes don’t grow. The gardeners have to brush snow of the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.
Topiary gardening is very old art. The Romans did it in the first Century. In the sixteenth century, people in Europe like topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today it’s popular in many parts of the world.
小题1: Put the following in the right order according to the passage.
a. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.
b. The whole bush grows tall enough for shaping.
c. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.
d. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.

A．d→a→b→c

B．b→c→a→d

C．a→d→c→b

D．d→a→c→b

小题2:In which part of the world did the topiary gardening begin first?

A．In Rome.

B．In Europe.

C．In America.

D．In Africa.

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For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harry’s parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.
Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didn’t do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn’t work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn’t find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.
小题1:Harry’s hiccups lasted ____.

A．a week

B．fourteen days

C．twenty-eight days

D．one month

小题2:His hiccups started after he ____.

A．drank a glass of water	B．went to hospital
C．ate an Indian meal	D．finished his homework

小题3:His parents decided to take him to hospital when he ____.

A．hiccupped for four seconds	B．held his breath
C．hiccupped at night	D．couldn’t stop hiccupping

小题4:His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor ____.

A．gave him some medicine	B．took an X-ray of his chest
C．gave him a shock	D．let him drink cold drinks

小题5:What does “shock” in this passage mean？

A．震惊

B．休克

C．喷嚏

D．哈欠

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Fish and apple soup"？Yes, and you won"t believe how delicious it is. This first came out of a restaurant in Singapore, but it is now very popular as the soup du jour in Chinese restaurants. Ingredients (serves 4):
1. Whole fish
2 apples, quartered,
4-6 ginger slices (姜片)

1 bunch of spring onions, cut into pierces
1 red tomato, cut into 8 pierce

s ，oil. salt and pepper
Methods:
l. Remove the bones from the fish.
2 Pour oil into a pan. Fly the ginger slices, and the spring onions Add the fish hones and oil.
3. Add enough water and boil it for about 15 to 20 minutes,
4. Add the

apples, the fish and the tomato. When the apples go soft, ads salt and pepper,
小题1:This passage is probably_________.

A．a poem

B．a piece of news

C．a story

D．a recipe

小题2:The name of the soup in Chinese restaurants is_________.
A. du jour soup D. tomato soup C. union soup D. ginger soup
小题3:The underlined word "quartered" means_________.

A．榨汁

B．切成四份

C．洗净

D．炸碎

小题4:If you want to cook the soup for 8 people, you will need _____ red tomatoes.

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

小题5:In what order should you add the ingredients while cooking the soup?

A．apples, fish and tomato—ginger slices and spring onions—oil—fish bones

B．oil—fish bones—ginger slices and spring onions—apples, fish and tomato

C．oil—ginger slices and spri

ng onions—fish bones—apples, fish and tomato

D．ginger slices and spring onions—fish bones-apples, fish and tomato—oil

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Television has a huge influence on our lives. It is one of the most important ways of getting information. People spend part of their spare time watching television, and much of what they learn comes from it.
What we see on TV—movies, news shows, sports shows, advertisements and so on have increased our knowledge and have changed the way we learn about the world today. However, not everything on TV is true.
Most of the viewers are children. Television sometimes is like a baby-sitter. It spends more time with children than parents do. But it keeps them in the living room away from healthy outdoor activities. They spend less time playing soccer or walking in the park or playing games in the yard.
Of course, there are some programs on TV that are good for children. But there are also some shows which are bad. Children should not watch unhealthy shows. Maybe we can’t change what is on TV, but we can choose what we watch. Do you agree?
小题1:Why is television sometimes like a baby-sitter?

A．Because television can take care of children.

B．Because children spend more time watching TV than staying with their parents.

C．Because television spends time looking after children.

D．Because television keeps children from going out.

小题2:Which is not one of the good influences television has on our lives?

A．It stops children from attending healthy outdoor activities.

B．It provides a lot of information.

C．It changes people’s way of learning.

D．It increases people’s knowledge.

小题3:We can learn from the passage that _________.

A．parents shouldn’t let children watch TV

B．We should believe everything on TV.

C．we can choose TV programmes

D．parents shouldn’t watch TV

小题4: What’s the writer’s attitude(态度) towards television?

A．消极的

B．积极的

C．中立的

D．愤怒的

小题5:The passage is mainly about ________.

A．children spend too much time watching TV

B．people spend their time on TV for information

C．TV programmes attract children

D．the great influence TV has on our lives

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