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Likeotherkindsofgrass,abambooplantmaybecutverylowtotheground,butitwillgrowbackveryquickly.AJapanesescientistrecordedonebambooplantthatgrewalmost1.5metersin24hours!

BamboogrowsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEurope.Therearemorethan1,000kindsofbamboothatgrowaroundtheworldonbothmountainsandplains（平原）.

Notallbamboolooksthesame.Somebambooplantsareverythin.Theymayonlygrowtobeafewcentimeterswidewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross.Thisplantalsocomesindifferentcolors,fromyellowtoblacktogreen.

ManyAsiancountrieshavebeenusingbambooforhundredsofyears.Theyoftenusebambooforbuildingnewbuildings.Asamatteroffact,thecables（绳索）thatholdupthehangingbridgeacrosstheMinRiverinSichuanaremadeofbamboo.Thebridgehasbeeninuseformorethan1,000years,andisstillholdingstrong.

InAfrica,engineersareteachingpoorfarmershowtofindwaterusingbamboo.TheseAfricancountriesneedcheapwaystofindwaterbecausetheyhavenomoney,andtheirfieldsoftendiefromnorainandnowater.Itseemsthatbambooisoneofthebestthingstheycanuse.Bamboopipesanddrills（钻）canhelptomakethepoorthirstyfieldstobewatered.

1.Howisbamboolikegrass?

A.Itisthinandeasytocut.B..Itgrowsquicklyafteritscutshort.

C.Itgrowseverywhere.D.Itisshortandgreen.

2.Thesentence“whileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross.”means“Someotherbambooplantsmaygrowtobevery_______.”

A.shortB.strongC.tallD.thick

3.Fromthetextweknow______.

A.abambooplantmaygrow4.5metersinthreedaysB.mostpeoplecallbambooplanttrees

C.thebambooplantchangesitscolorswhenitgrows

D.abridgeheldbybamboocablewasbuiltthousandsofyearsago

4.WhydidtheengineersteachthepoorfarmersinAfricatomakeuseofbamboo?

A.BecauseitisusedbyAsians.B.Becauseitiscolorful.

C.Becauseitdrillsfast.D.Becauseitischeap.

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Therearemanydifferentkindsofbamboowithdifferentcolors.

B.Cablesmadeofbamboocanlastforoverathousandyears.

C.Bambooplantsareabletogrowwellinanypartoftheworld.

D.Bamboocanbeusedforbuildings,bridgesandwateringprojects（工程）.

B

Justlikericeandnoodlesaredifferentfrombread,snacksinChinaareaworldapartfromthoseintheUKandtheUS.Foronething,Ineverimaginedthatsunflowerseeds（瓜子）wouldbesopopularhere.Ispottedpeoplehavingthemwhilewaitingfortablesoutsiderestaurants,beforedinnerand,ofcourse,whilewatchingTV.IalsosawthataplateofsunflowerseedsisalwaysonofferduringtheSpringFestivalholidays.

IhadseldomtriedsunflowerseedswhenIcametoChina.IntheUK,though,youngpeoplelovetheirsnacks.Infact,youngpeopleinBritaineatmoresnacksthanpeopleofthesameageinotherEuropeancountries.Arecentsurveyhasdiscoveredthat64percentofunder20-year-oldssnackbetweenmeals,accordingtoanarticleontheBritishCouncilwebsite.Incomparison（对比）,58.7percentofyoungpeoplesnackinGermany,53percentinFrance,andonly40.7percentinSpain.

Britishsnacksaregenerallyunhealthy.Ourfavoritesareprobablypotatochips,whichwecallcrisps,andchocolatebars.Fromaveryyoungage,wealwayslookedforwardtoourcrispsandchocolatebarsafterschool,perhapsevenincludedwithsandwichesandfruitinourschoollunchesthatourparentsmadeforus.

SnacksarealsopopularintheUS.OneofthethingsthatIfoundthemostextraordinarywhenIfirstvisitedtheUSwasthenumberofsnacksintheirsupermarkets;

Iwassurprisedtofindhugeaisles（过道）justforsnacksthatwerebiggerthansomestoresI’dbeentointheUK.SnacktastesintheUSaremuchthesameasthoseintheUK,exceptthere’smuchmorechoice–everykindoffatty,sugaryfoodisavailable（可获得的）toeveryoneallthetime.

Allinall,it’sprobablybestforyourhealthifyoulikesunflowerseedsratherthanpotatochipsandchocolate.Buteatingthesedelicioustreatsattimescouldn’tpossiblybewrong,couldit?

6.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.ThemostpopularsnackinChina.B.SnacksintheUKandtheUS.

C.SnacksyoungWesternpeoplelike.D.SometipsforchoosingsnacksintheUK.

7.AccordingtotheBritishCouncil,snacksaremostpopularamongyoungpeoplein______.

A.BritainB.GermanyC.FranceD.Spain

8.Theunderlinedword“extraordinary”inparagraph4means________.

A.frequentB.specialC.wonderfulD.universal

9.WhatsurprisedtheauthorwhenhewenttosupermarketsintheUS?

A.Howthesnackstasted.B.Thesizeofthesnacks’packages.

C.Thelackofchoicewhenitcametosnacks.D.Thelargenumberofsnacks.

10.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpotatochipsandchocolate?

A.Theydon’ttasteasgoodassunflowerseeds.

B.Theyareunhealthy,sopeopleshouldstopeatingthem.

C.It’sbettertoeatthemwithsandwichesandfruit.

D.It’sfinetoenjoythemfromtimetotimealthoughtheyareunhealthy.

C

It’sFridaynight.You’relookingthroughyourInstagram（aphoto-sharingapp）feedwhenyouseeit:

aphotoofyourfriendshangingoutwithoutyou.

Whydidn’tanyoneinviteyou?

Whataretheydoinglater?

Shouldyoutextthem?

Whatifnooneresponds（回应）?

SoundslikeatypicalcaseofFOMO.

FOMO,or“fearofmissingout”,isaformofanxietythatcausespeopletofeellikethey’remissingoutonsomething.ThewordwasaddedtoTheOxfordEnglishDictionarylastyear.ButjusthowseriousisFOMO?

AccordingtoastudybyaUSresearchorganization,JWTIntelligence,47percentofteenmillennials（thosewhoare13-17yearsoldnow）feelupsetornervouswhentheylearnthattheirfriendsaredoingsomethingthey’renot.And41percentsaidtheyspreadthemselvestoothin,tryingtodotoomanythingsatonetimetoavoidFOMO.

Today’stechnologyisabigcauseofFOMO,accordingtoJonathanPochyly,anadolescentpsychiatrist（青少年精神病学专家）atLurieChildren’sHospitalinChicago.

“Technologyisoneofthethingsthatmakeslifespecialforadolescentsthesedays,”heexplained.

“There’salotoffocusonwhateveryoneelseisdoing.Itbecameatrend,sothere’spressuretokeepupwithit.”

Associalmedia（社交媒体）feedsarealwaysupdatinguswithourfriends’activities,it’seasierthanevertofeelleftout.Sowhatcanwedo?

TofightagainstFOMO,JonesfreshmanEmmyBrewerjustcallspeopleandtalkstothem.

“I’dbeupsetforabit,butthenI’drealizethatIshouldbereachingouttothem,”shesaid.

OakParkandRiverForestHighSchoolseniorJamesCullinanesaidhefightsoffFOMObylivinginthenow.

“IfI’mhangingoutwithmyfriends,orjustsittingathomeonmycouch,Ithinkit’sbesttostayoffsocialmediaandfocusonwhatI’mdoinginthemoment,”Cullinanesaid.

WhileFOMOwillcontinuetoaffect（影响）teenagersinthefuture,Pochylysaidthathebelievesthesefeelingsarejustsideeffectsofgrowingup.

“Thesetypesofinteractions（交往）withpeopleare…afunction（功能）ofkidsbeingmoreindependent,lookingforconnectionswithotherpeople,movingawayfromjustbeingachildinahome,andmovingtowardadulthood,”hesaid.

11.WhichofthefollowingtypesofbehaviorisconsideredFOMO?

A.Avoidinggoingtopartieswithfriends.B.Worryingaboutbeingleftoutbyfriends.

C.Postingphotosonsocialmediaoften.D.Oftenfeelinglikehangingoutwithfriends.

12.WhatdoesJamesCullinaneadvisepeopletodoinordertogetoverFOMO?

A.Calltheirfriendsandtalktothem.B.Updatetheirsocialmediamoreoften.

C.Focusonwhattheyaredoing.D.Spendmoretimewiththeirfamilies.

13.WhatistherightattitudetowardFOMO,accordingtoexperts?

A.Itshouldbedealtwithasearlyaspossible.B.Apsychiatristisneededtofightagainstit.

C.It’sunimportantbecausefewpeoplesufferfromit.D.It’snormalwhenteenagersaregrowingup.

14.WhichofthefollowingaboutFOMOisTRUE?

A.Abigcauseissocialmedia,whichalwayskeepsteenagersupdated.

B.Peoplearepayingmoreattentiontothemselvesbecauseofit.

C.Theproblemdisappearsgraduallyasteenagersgrowup.

D.Itwillleadtoserioussocialproblemsifit’sleftalone.

D

Acitychild’ssummerisspentinthestreetinfrontofhishome,andallthroughthelongsummervacationsIsatontheedgeofthestreetandwatchedenviously（嫉妒地）theotherboysontheblockplaybaseball.Iwasneveraskedtotakepartevenwhenoneteamhadamembermissing—notoutofspecialcruelty,butbecausetheytookitforgrantedIwouldbenogoodatit.Theywereright,ofcourse.

Iwouldneverforgetthewonderfuleveningwhensomethingchanged.Thebaseballendedabouteightoreightthirtywhenitgrewdark.Thenitwasthecustomoftheboystoretire（撤退）toalittlestoop（门廊）thatstuckoutfromthecandystoreonthecornerandthatsomehowhadbecometheirs.Nogrownupeversatthereorattemptedto.Theretheboyswouldsit,mostlytalkingaboutthegamesplayedduringthedayandofthegametobeplayedtomorrow.Thenlongsilenceswouldfallandtheboyswouldwanderoffonebyone.Itwasjustafteroneofthoselongsilencesthatmylifeasanoutsiderchanged.Icannolongerrememberwhichboyitwasthatsummereveningwhobrokethesilencewithaquestion:

butwhoeverhewas,Inodtohimgratefullynow.“What’sinthosebooksyou’realwaysreading?

”heaskedcasually.“Stories,”Ianswered.“Whatkin