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?

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The panda is one of the most popular 　【小题1】　 in the world. A panda can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 160kg. People think the panda is very　【小题2】　. So it is not surprising that the WWF（世界自然基金会）chose the panda as its symbol. The WWF tells people about animals that are in 　【小题3】　and raises money to save them. The panda only 　【小题4】　 in the wild in China. In the early 1980s, there were only 1,000 left in the wild. The main reason 　【小题5】　 pandas are endangered(濒临灭绝的) is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller.

句子翻译 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子（本大题共9分，每小题1.5分）
【小题1】我想知道你的笔友是否已经回复你的电子邮件。
I wonder ___________________________________ to your e-mail.
【小题2】据报道，近来日本政府正积极采取措施减少核泄漏(nuclear leak)。
It is reported that the Japanese government ______________reduce the nuclear leak recently.
【小题3】 “中国达人秀”被认为是目前最受欢迎的电视节目之一。
China’s Got Talent is considered _____________________________ these days.
【小题4】Daniel气喘吁吁地赶到了，却发现他跑错了电影院。
Daniel arrived _______________, but he found he had gone to the wrong cinema.
【小题5】公共场合应该注意行为举止。
Attention ________________________ one’s behavior in public.
【小题6】现在许多青少年由于过重的作业负担而得不到充足的睡眠。
Many teenagers can’t have ______________________________too much homework..

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完成句子 （本大题共9分，每小题1.5分）按所给汉语，用英语完成下列句子。
【小题1】我妈妈去美国三个星期了。
My mother ____________________________________________________________________________ .
【小题2】你什么时候动身去广州？
When ____________________________________________________ Guangzhou?
【小题3】你们是通过发邮件相互保持联系的吗？
Do you _______________________________________________________ by mail?
【小题4】这里曾经有一个非常美丽的湖，但是现在它已经变得非常脏了。 
There _____________________a very beautiful lake, but now it ________________________________.
【小题5】对我来说，想和以前那样经常看电视是不可能了。
It is __________________________________________________________________________.
【小题6】你的电脑买了多久了？
_______________________________________________________________________ your computer?