《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语上册译林版》

六、信息还原。
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Bamboo is a wonderful plant for many people around the world. 1BPeople make tables, clothes, medicine, and musical instruments with it. Pandas eat bamboo every day, and people can also eat it.
2FSome bamboo grows so quickly that people say they can watch it grow. The speed of growth depends on the type of bamboo, the earth and the season. Normal bamboo grows 3 cm-10 cm a day. It usually grows in tropical(热带的) areas. 3EBamboo plants are found in Asia, Australia, parts of Africa, and South America.
One of the world's oldest building materials is bamboo. Like today, people used it in the past because it was very strong. They used it to build houses, boats, and bridges. The Chinese made a bamboo bridge over the Minjiang River in Sichuan, China, almost 1,000 years ago. 4AAlso, bamboo is still used to make houses today, especially in China and the Philippines.
As a part of history, bamboo is very important. The great scientist Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb(灯泡), but he made it perfect. He wanted the material inside to burn for a long period of time. He tried over 1,000 different types of materials. 5COne day, he tried to use a piece of bamboo and the light bulb lasted for over a thousand hours. This invention helped other scientists to make the modern light bulb we use today.
A. You can still visit it today.
B. It can be used in over 1,000 ways.
C. However, none worked very well.
D. Bamboo is light because it is empty inside.
E. It can also be found in other parts of the world.
F. The fastest growing plant in the world is bamboo.
G. Bamboo is useful today.

答案： 1. B 2. F 3. E 4. A 5. C