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You can put a stamp on it, you can write an address on it, and you can send it through the mail. No, it’s not a package (包裹). It’s the amazing coconut (椰子)! The coconut is different from most other fruits because every part of it is useful. People have been using coconuts in many different ways. Here are some of them.
One exciting use of the coconut is as a kind of energy. Scientists are working on using coconuts for energy because they are cheap and clean. Coconut oil has already been made into fuel (燃料). It can power cars, trucks, ships and many more.
Students at Baylor University find that coconut husks (外壳) can take in water very well. So mixing coconut husks with dry soil (土壤) helps the soil to hold onto more of the water. The students also find that coconut husks can take the place of plastic in some cases. If this is possible, it will help people use less plastic.
The husk of the coconut is a perfect package. It protects the coconut from harm. That’s why some countries allow people to send the coconut without any packaging. Each year, tourists post about 3,000 of these “coconut postcards”.
Coconuts grow naturally in over 80 countries of the world. They require only sun and proper rain. No special care is needed. Every year, more than 61 million tons of coconuts are produced. It is not surprising, then, that people want to find so many uses for the coconut.
1. Why is the coconut different from most other fruits?
A. Stamps can be put on it.
B. Every part of it is useful.
C. People send it in a package.
D. Addresses can be written on it.
2. What does the underlined word “power” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Make room for.
B. Add value to.
C. Provide energy for.
D. Put weight on.
3. In which part of the magazine could we read the passage?
A. Story Time.
B. History World.
C. Sports News.
D. Amazing Nature.
4. What’s the main purpose of the passage?
A. To advise people to protect coconuts.
B. To ask people to grow more coconuts.
C. To show the value and uses of coconuts.
D. To introduce a fuel made from coconuts.
5. What would be the best structure of the passage?
One exciting use of the coconut is as a kind of energy. Scientists are working on using coconuts for energy because they are cheap and clean. Coconut oil has already been made into fuel (燃料). It can power cars, trucks, ships and many more.
Students at Baylor University find that coconut husks (外壳) can take in water very well. So mixing coconut husks with dry soil (土壤) helps the soil to hold onto more of the water. The students also find that coconut husks can take the place of plastic in some cases. If this is possible, it will help people use less plastic.
The husk of the coconut is a perfect package. It protects the coconut from harm. That’s why some countries allow people to send the coconut without any packaging. Each year, tourists post about 3,000 of these “coconut postcards”.
Coconuts grow naturally in over 80 countries of the world. They require only sun and proper rain. No special care is needed. Every year, more than 61 million tons of coconuts are produced. It is not surprising, then, that people want to find so many uses for the coconut.
1. Why is the coconut different from most other fruits?
A. Stamps can be put on it.
B. Every part of it is useful.
C. People send it in a package.
D. Addresses can be written on it.
2. What does the underlined word “power” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Make room for.
B. Add value to.
C. Provide energy for.
D. Put weight on.
3. In which part of the magazine could we read the passage?
A. Story Time.
B. History World.
C. Sports News.
D. Amazing Nature.
4. What’s the main purpose of the passage?
A. To advise people to protect coconuts.
B. To ask people to grow more coconuts.
C. To show the value and uses of coconuts.
D. To introduce a fuel made from coconuts.
5. What would be the best structure of the passage?
答案
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B
解析
【解析】
1. 根据文章第一段“The coconut is different from most other fruits because every part of it is useful.”可知，椰子和其他水果的不同之处在于它的每一部分都有用，故选B。
2. 根据前文“Coconut oil has already been made into fuel (燃料).”可知，椰子油被制成燃料，燃料能为交通工具提供能量，因此“power”在这里意为“为……提供能量”，对应C选项。
3. 文章主要介绍椰子的多种用途和价值，属于自然科普类内容，因此可以在“Amazing Nature”板块读到，故选D。
4. 文章第一段引出椰子各部分有用，随后分别介绍椰子在能源、土壤改良、替代塑料、作为邮寄载体等方面的用途，最后说明椰子的种植情况，整体是为了展示椰子的价值和多种用途，故选C。
5. 文章结构：①段总起，引出椰子的特殊性及多种用途；②③④段分别介绍椰子的不同用途；⑤段总结椰子的种植情况。对应选项B的结构，故选B。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本文围绕椰子的多种实用价值展开，题型涵盖细节题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题等，全面考查学生的英语阅读综合能力，有助于学生积累自然科普类阅读的解题技巧。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 根据文章第一段“The coconut is different from most other fruits because every part of it is useful.”可知，椰子和其他水果的不同之处在于它的每一部分都有用，故选B。
2. 根据前文“Coconut oil has already been made into fuel (燃料).”可知，椰子油被制成燃料，燃料能为交通工具提供能量，因此“power”在这里意为“为……提供能量”，对应C选项。
3. 文章主要介绍椰子的多种用途和价值，属于自然科普类内容，因此可以在“Amazing Nature”板块读到，故选D。
4. 文章第一段引出椰子各部分有用，随后分别介绍椰子在能源、土壤改良、替代塑料、作为邮寄载体等方面的用途，最后说明椰子的种植情况，整体是为了展示椰子的价值和多种用途，故选C。
5. 文章结构：①段总起，引出椰子的特殊性及多种用途；②③④段分别介绍椰子的不同用途；⑤段总结椰子的种植情况。对应选项B的结构，故选B。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本文围绕椰子的多种实用价值展开，题型涵盖细节题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题等，全面考查学生的英语阅读综合能力，有助于学生积累自然科普类阅读的解题技巧。
【难度系数】
0.6
