Question

Algae(水藻) are very simple plants． They grow in fresh water or salty water． Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water． Seaweed is red or brown in color． The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways． From it, they make a food called Kombu． Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together． Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces． The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much．

Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer． It makes their plants grow better． Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals．

From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries． Iodine is used in many ways all over the worlD． It is used in making medicine． It is added to the salt we use at the table． Scientists even use one form of iodine to “ seed clouds” when they want rain to fall．

1.Kombu is a kind of ____ according to the text．

A． plant

B． medicine

C． food

D． fertilizer

2.In the last sentence of the text, “seed clouds” means ____．

A． clouds spreading like seeds

B． the seeds like clouds

C． to make rain fall with human power

D． dropping seeds by clouds

3.The main idea of the story is that ____．

A． The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall．

B． Kombu is made into medicine for farmers．

C． The Japanese use seaweed in many ways．

D． The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu．

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.C

【解析】

1.细节理解.根据文章的第一段中的最后一句The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much，可知道Kombu是一种食物，故选C。

2.细节理解.根据文章最后一句Scientists even use one form of iodine to “ seed clouds” when they want rain to fall，可知道科学家是利用seed clouds进行人工降雨，故选C。

3. 主旨大意.纵观全文，文章主要是以介绍algae再介绍seaweed的，故选C。