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. How is bamboo like grass?
| A．It grows quickly. | B．It’s wood. ` | C．it is easy to cut. | D．It is very thin. |
Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn’t grow .
| A．in China | B．in Europe | C．on mountains | D．in Africa |
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 |
Bamboo pipes can .
| A．make money | B．be trees | C．grow quickly | D．carry water |
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 |
In America: There are many more cars than in China. Maybe the number of cars in California is the same as the number in China. But there are fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey traffic rules strictly , and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.
About America traffic rules, there are many better terms , such as:
1. Stop line: There are stop line in all crossing without traffic lights(some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines); all cars must stop while meeting the stop lines.
2．Traffic lights: There are traffic lights in the crossing of the road .Cars may almost turn every direction. the traffic lights can give signals step by step including u-turn . There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe he may turn left.
3. Specific item: Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (its color are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are streets in some residential(住宅区) areas, and no car can park at any time or any period time.
4. About the priority (优先权) of passengers and cars: At any case, passengers have the priority to cars. But only after passengers have passed the road and gotten the top of sidestep, cars may go ahead. In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient and safe.According to the passage, we can know________.
| A．there are more traffic jams and accidents in America than in China |
| B．traffic policemen are often seen in the street in America |
| C．California may have as many cars as China |
| D．You can easily find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street in America |
When you meet a stop line while driving a car in the crossing without traffic lights,,_____.
| A．you can go ahead | B．you can turn left |
| C．you can have a u-turn | D．you must stop |
Which color is not include in the parking lines in America ？
| A．yellow | B．blue | C．red | D．white |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Any car can park at any time or any period time in the streets in some residential areas. |
| B．While giving a signal of turning left and being safe, you can turn left in the middle lane of turning left |
| C．At any case, cars have the priority to passengers. |
| D．You can park your car at any one of the three parking lines. |
This passage mainly talks about________
| A．the priority of passengers and cars | B．the traffic lights |
| C．the stop line | D．American traffic rules |
A rich man was ill in hospital, and the doctor feared that his life was ending soon. He called together his three sons and gave them the challenge, ‘One of you will get all my money. To decide which of you can get the money, I am going to give each of you a dollar. Go today and buy something that can fill this room.”
In the evening, they all came back. Child number one went to his friend’s farm and bought two bales of hay (两捆干草) with the dollar. He brought the hay and threw it up into the air. But it couldn’t fill the room.
Child number two went to a shop and bought two pillows made with feathers(羽毛). He then opened them and threw the feathers all over the room. All the feathers settled down on the floor and the room was still not filled.
The third son took out a candle and said, “I bought a box of matches and a candle then I gave the rest to a charity.” He lit the candle and turned off the lights, and the room was filled.
“ Well done, my son. You will get all my money because you understand a very important lesson about life. You understand how to let your light shine. That is good.” said the father.The rich man wanted to give all his money to one of his sons because _______.
| A．he was dying |
| B．he was too old to work |
| C．he wanted to know which son was the cleverest |
| D．he want something special |
Child number two ________.
| A．asked his father for help | B．bought nothing |
| C．gave the money to charity | D．got feathers in a shop |
From the passage we can know _______.
| A．the third son is honest and friendly |
| B．the father is satisfied with the third son |
| C．child number one is the cleverest |
| D．candle is a good gift for family |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Let Your Light Shine | B．A Rich Man and His Three Sons |
| C．How to Get Money | D．The Cleverest Son |
Dear World,
My son starts school today. It’s going to be strange and new to him for some time. And I wish you would treat him gently.
You see, up to now, he has been king of his own room. He has been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to treat his wounds, and to comfort his feelings.
But now things are going to be different. This morning, he’s going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start his life.
So, World, I wish you would take him by the little hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him there are heroes, leaders and friends in this world. Give him quiet time to think over the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill.
Teach him to believe in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him he is wrong.
Teach him to stand and fight if he thinks he is right.
Teach him never to put a price on his heart and spirit.
Teach him gently, World, but don’t love him too much, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. This is a big order, World, and see what you can do. He’s such a little fellow.From the second paragraph we know that the writer’s son.
| A．is often ill |
| B．rules the whole family |
| C．has been working at home |
| D．has been taken good care of |
The writer wishes her son.
| A．to treat others gently |
| B．not to feel strange at school |
| C．to develop some good habits |
| D．to be better than other children at school |
Which is the best title of this passage?
| A．A great moment is coming! | B．How to teach my son. |
| C．A mother’s letter to the world | D．Don’t be rude to my son! |
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| A．how to choose a lesson |
| B．where to get information on prices |
| C．how to take photos |
| D．where to meet photography fans |
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How did the Golden Gate Bridge get its name ?
As we all know , the Golden Gate Bridge 金门大桥in San Francisco , the USA ,which took only 52 months to be designed and built and was opened in 1937, is probably the most beautiful bridge in the world . Since it was opened , it has been perhaps the best-loved sight of San Francisco. But whoever goes to see the bridge can see the bridge is red instead of golden . Do you want to know the reason why is called the Golden Gate Bridge?
In fact the bridge isn’t named for its color .It is named for the Golden Gate. What is the Golden Gate? A gate is either an opening or the thing that closes the opening . the Golden Gate is an opening in the land . Water from the sea comes through this opening into San Francisco Bay 旧金山海湾And the bridge goes over the opening . And do you know why it is called the Golden Gate? Here is a story about it .
Many years ago ,men from some European countries came to California to look for gold . Many of them came by ship . When they came into the bay through the opening , they thought it was a gate to gold , so they named it the Golden Gate.How long did it take to design and build the Golden Gate Bridge?___________________.
What is the Golden Gate Bridge? ___________________________________.
What is the Golden Gate Bridge named for ?________________________________.
What did the Europeans come to California to look for long ago ?
____________________________________________.What did the passage mainly talk about ?___________________________________.