People all over the world eat rice.  1  people, in Asia, Africa and South America  2  it every day of their lives. Some people almost do not eat  3  except rice. Rice is a kind of  4 . There are more than 7000 kinds of rice. Most kinds are water plants. Farmers  5  rice in many countries even in the southern part of Russia and in eastern Australia. No one really knows where rice  6 . Someone in China wrote about it almost 5000 years ago. Some scientists think that rice  7  in West Africa,  8  think it  9  from India and then  10  to other parts of the world.

(  ) 1. A. Thousand of             B. Hundreds of           C. Millions of              D. A million of

(  ) 2. A. eat                            B. eats                        C. eaten                            D. is eaten

(  ) 3. A. everything                B. something                      C. anything                 D. nothing

(  ) 4. A. grass                 B. fruit                        C. flower                    D. vegetable

(  ) 5. A. make                 B. run                         C. keep                             D. grow

(  ) 6. A. came from         B. came to                  C. went from                     D. went to

(  ) 7. A. grew                  B. grow                             C. is grown                 D. was grown

(  ) 8. A. another                     B. other                             C. the other                D. others

(  ) 9. A. came                 B. come                            C. was come                     D. was coming

(  )10. A. was planted             B. was taken                     C. was kept                D. was grown

   People all over the world eat rice.  1  people, in Asia, Africa and South America  2  it every day of their lives. Some people almost do not eat  3  except rice. Rice is a kind of  4 . There are more than 7000 kinds of rice. Most kinds are water plants. Farmers  5  rice in many countries even in the southern part of Russia and in eastern Australia. No one really knows where rice  6 . Someone in China wrote about it almost 5000 years ago. Some scientists think that rice  7  in West Africa,  8  think it  9  from India and then  10  to other parts of the world.

(  ) 1. A. Thousand of             B. Hundreds of           C. Millions of              D. A million of

(  ) 2. A. eat                            B. eats                        C. eaten                            D. is eaten

(  ) 3. A. everything                B. something                      C. anything                 D. nothing

(  ) 4. A. grass                 B. fruit                        C. flower                    D. vegetable

(  ) 5. A. make                 B. run                         C. keep                             D. grow

(  ) 6. A. came from         B. came to                  C. went from                     D. went to

(  ) 7. A. grew                  B. grow                             C. is grown                 D. was grown

(  ) 8. A. another                     B. other                             C. the other                D. others

(  ) 9. A. came                 B. come                            C. was come                     D. was coming

(  )10. A. was planted             B. was taken                     C. was kept                D. was grown

Rice is very important t people all over the world. When we talk about rice, we will think of a great man. He is Yuan Longping, the father of rice. He has made great advances in rice research. Millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat rice every day of their lives. Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. Famers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern United States and eastern Australia.

No one really knows where rice came from. Some scientists think that it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia many years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost 5, 000 years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think that rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.

There are two main ways to grow rice. Most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. This is the same way as farmers worked hundreds of years ago. In some countries, people now use machines on their farms.

People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal food and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms and roofs for houses. They burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking.

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( ) 71. How many kinds of rice are there?

　　 A. There are more than 5,000 kinds.　　 B. There are less than 7,000 kinds.

　　 C. There are over 7,000 kinds.　　　　 D. There are 12,000 kinds.

( ) 72. Where did scientists think rice probably come from?

　　 A. It came from East Asia.　　　　　　　

　　 B. It came from Asia and Africa.

　　 C. It probably came from India or West Africa.

D. It only started in France.

( ) 73. How did farmers grow rice hundreds of years ago?

　　 A. They grew rice by hand.　　　　　

B. They used machines to grow rice.

　　 C. They grew rice by hand and with machines.

D. They grew rice with modern machines.

( ) 74. Which part of the rice plant can be used?

　　 A. Only one part rice plant.　　　　　 B. Some parts of rice plant.

　　 C. More parts of rice plant.　　　　　 D. Every part of rice plant.

( ) 75. Why do people call Yuan Longping “the father of rice”?

　　 A. Because he is from Asia.

B. Because he has made great advances in rice research.

C. Because people like to play a joke on him.

D. Because people want him to grow more rice.

Rice is very important t people all over the world. When we talk about rice, we will think of a great man. He is Yuan Longping, the father of rice. He has made great advances in rice research. Millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat rice every day of their lives. Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. Famers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern United States and eastern Australia.

No one really knows where rice came from. Some scientists think that it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia many years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost 5, 000 years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think that rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.

There are two main ways to grow rice. Most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. This is the same way as farmers worked hundreds of years ago. In some countries, people now use machines on their farms.

People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal food and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms and roofs for houses. They burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（共5小题，每小题2 分，满分10分）

( ) 71. How many kinds of rice are there?

　　 A. There are more than 5,000 kinds.　　 B. There are less than 7,000 kinds.

　　 C. There are over 7,000 kinds.　　　　 D. There are 12,000 kinds.

( ) 72. Where did scientists think rice probably come from?

　　 A. It came from East Asia.　　　　　　　

　　 B. It came from Asia and Africa.

　　 C. It probably came from India or West Africa.

D. It only started in France.

( ) 73. How did farmers grow rice hundreds of years ago?

　　 A. They grew rice by hand.　　　　　

B. They used machines to grow rice.

　　 C. They grew rice by hand and with machines.

D. They grew rice with modern machines.

( ) 74. Which part of the rice plant can be used?

　　 A. Only one part rice plant.　　　　　 B. Some parts of rice plant.

　　 C. More parts of rice plant.　　　　　 D. Every part of rice plant.

( ) 75. Why do people call Yuan Longping “the father of rice”?

　　 A. Because he is from Asia.

B. Because he has made great advances in rice research.

C. Because people like to play a joke on him.

D. Because people want him to grow more rice.