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( 廚房用具). 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 (支撐) 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 colours
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