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Bamboo is useful plants so it is good to learn about it. Bamboo is the tallest grass in the world. The fact that it is so tall is not surprising. It grows up to 12 inches (about 30.4 cm) in a single day! Because bamboo needs warmth and water, it grows in many parts of Asia and in some parts of the United States where it is warm and moist.
Bamboo is good for the environment because animals depend on it for food. For example, red pandas and giant pandas eat the stalks, stems, and leaves.
Even though bamboo is so useful, there's a mystery around it. No one knows what causes bamboo to flower, so we cannot predict when a bamboo forest will flower. It could be after 60 years or after 120 years. The problem is that animals do not eat bamboo when it flowers. And, all of the bamboo in a forest will flower at the same time. This causes the animals in that forest to go hungry. Researchers are working to solve the mystery.
People also benefit from bamboo. For example, people feed bamboo leaves to some animals like sheep while they themselves enjoy its sprouts, especially in spring. Bamboo is also used to build homes. Bamboo is made into high - quality paper, too. In the United States, people have bamboo flooring and kitchen counter tops. Bamboo can also be made into fabric (面料) that keeps a person's body cool in summer and warm in winter.
Since it grows so fast, bamboo is renewable. Best of all, when a thing made of bamboo is thrown out, it will turn into dirt over time. So bamboo is good for the environment.
(C)23. What facts about bamboo can we know from Paragraph 1?
A. It likes dry weather.
B. It can be found in cold places.
C. It is the tallest grass.
D. It can grow up to 12 cm a day.
(B)24. What is the mystery of bamboo according to the passage?
A. Why does it flower?
B. When does it flower?
C. What animals eat it?
D. Where does it grow?
(A)25. What do the underlined words “its sprouts” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. A new part of bamboo.
B. A beautiful color of flowers.
C. A special shape of bamboo.
D. A pleasant smell of flowers.
(D)26. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Pandas and Bamboo
B. Environmental Protection
C. The Bamboo Forest in Asia
D. The World's Fastest - Growing Plant

答案： 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.D