阅读与表达(每小题2分，共10分)
Peopleallovertheworldeatrice.MillionsofpeopleinAsiaAfricaandSouthAmericaeatiteverydayoftheirlives.Somepeopleeatalmostnothingbutrice.
Riceisakindofgrass.Therearemorethan7000kindsofrice.FarmersgrowriceinmanycountrieseveninthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStatesandineasternAustralia.
Noonereallyknowswherericecamefrom.Somescientiststhinkthatitstartedtogrowintwoplaces.TheythinkthatonekindofricegrewinsouthernAsiathousandsofyearsago.SomeoneinChinawroteaboutitalmost5000yearsago.AnotherkindprobablygrewinwestAfrica.OtherscientiststhinkthatricecamefromIndiaandIndiantravelerstookittootherpartsoftheworld.
Therearetwomainwaystogrowrice.Mostricegrowsinwetsoil.Peopleinmanycountriesdoalloftheworkofgrowingricebyhand.Thisisthesamewayfarmersworkedhundredsofyearsago.Insomecountriespeoplenowusemachinesontheirricefarms.
Peopleuseeverypartofthericeplant.Theymakeanimalfoodandriceoilfromit.Theyalsomakebasketsbroomsandroofsfortheirhouses.Theyburndryriceplantsinfiresforcooking.
1.Dothepeopleallovertheworldeatrice?
2.Howmanykindsofricearethere?
3.Wheredoscientiststhinkricecamefrom?
4.Howdidfarmersgrowricehundredsofyearsago?
5.Whichpartofthericeplantcanbeused?