A．except B．the ground C．wide D．include E. in different colors
Bamboo is one of the 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 21． , but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientists recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world22．Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains（平原）.
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters 23． while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes24．, from yellow to black to green.
A．thirsty B．memory C．Asian D．die from E. made of
Many25． countries have been using bamboo for many centuries. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables（绳索）that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are 26．bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.
In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often 27．no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills（钻）can help to make the poor 28． fields to be watered.
【答案】
21．B 22．A 23．C 24．E 25．C 26．E 27．D 28．A
【解析】
21．句意：像其他的草一样，竹子可能被砍到低至地面，但是它会迅速长出来。
to后面用名词，根据“Like other kinds of grass”以及“be cut very low to”可知此处用the ground表示“被砍到低至地面”。故选B。
22．句意：竹子生长在除了欧洲以外的几乎世界各地。
此处缺介词，根据“almost everywhere in the world”可知此处排除了欧洲，用except。故选A。
23．句意：它们可能只能长到几厘米宽而其他的竹子可能长到超过3分米。
根据前一句“Some bamboo plants are very thin”可知此处指的是竹子的生长的粗细，根据while后面的句子，可知此处用形容词wide表达“宽的”。故选C。
24．句意：这种植物有不同颜色，从黄色到黑色再到绿色。
根据“from yellow to black to green”可知此处指的是不同的颜色，用短语“in different colors”。故选E。
25．句意：很多亚洲国家已经使用竹子很多个世纪了。
countries前面用形容词；根据“Sichuan”可知此处指的是亚洲国家，用形容词Asian。故选C。
26．句意：事实上，支撑四川岷江的悬索桥的绳索就是用竹子制作的。
根据“ use bamboo ”可知此处绳索与竹子之间是被动关系，用动词被动形式be made of。故选E。
27．句意：因为没钱这些国家需要便宜的方式来找到水，而且他们的田地经常因为没有雨或水而干枯。
此处缺动词；根据“no rain and no water”可知此处用动词短语die from表示“死于”。故选D。
28．句意：竹子做的管子和钻子能帮助贫瘠的缺水的田地得到灌溉。
根据“no rain and no water”可知此处用thirsty修饰fields表达“缺水的”。故选A。
Bamboo is one of the 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 21． , but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientists recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world22．Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains（平原）.
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters 23． while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes24．, from yellow to black to green.
A．thirsty B．memory C．Asian D．die from E. made of
Many25． countries have been using bamboo for many centuries. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables（绳索）that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are 26．bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.
In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often 27．no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills（钻）can help to make the poor 28． fields to be watered.
【答案】
21．B 22．A 23．C 24．E 25．C 26．E 27．D 28．A
【解析】
21．句意：像其他的草一样，竹子可能被砍到低至地面，但是它会迅速长出来。
to后面用名词，根据“Like other kinds of grass”以及“be cut very low to”可知此处用the ground表示“被砍到低至地面”。故选B。
22．句意：竹子生长在除了欧洲以外的几乎世界各地。
此处缺介词，根据“almost everywhere in the world”可知此处排除了欧洲，用except。故选A。
23．句意：它们可能只能长到几厘米宽而其他的竹子可能长到超过3分米。
根据前一句“Some bamboo plants are very thin”可知此处指的是竹子的生长的粗细，根据while后面的句子，可知此处用形容词wide表达“宽的”。故选C。
24．句意：这种植物有不同颜色，从黄色到黑色再到绿色。
根据“from yellow to black to green”可知此处指的是不同的颜色，用短语“in different colors”。故选E。
25．句意：很多亚洲国家已经使用竹子很多个世纪了。
countries前面用形容词；根据“Sichuan”可知此处指的是亚洲国家，用形容词Asian。故选C。
26．句意：事实上，支撑四川岷江的悬索桥的绳索就是用竹子制作的。
根据“ use bamboo ”可知此处绳索与竹子之间是被动关系，用动词被动形式be made of。故选E。
27．句意：因为没钱这些国家需要便宜的方式来找到水，而且他们的田地经常因为没有雨或水而干枯。
此处缺动词；根据“no rain and no water”可知此处用动词短语die from表示“死于”。故选D。
28．句意：竹子做的管子和钻子能帮助贫瘠的缺水的田地得到灌溉。
根据“no rain and no water”可知此处用thirsty修饰fields表达“缺水的”。故选A。
