Bicycle frames are usually made out of materials like carbon fiber, steel or aluminum. But in rural Ghana, a businessman has developed another way to make bicycles from a natural product -- bamboo.

Farmers think of bamboo as an unwanted plant that needs to be cleared from their land. But Kwabena Danso thinks bamboo is much more valuable. He operates a business called Booomers International. His company makes bicycle frames out of bamboo. The wooden bike parts are sent from Mr. Danso’s village to other countries, including Germany, the Netherlands and Australia.

Kwabena Danso says bamboo can help a country like Ghana in many ways. He says Booomers International provides good jobs to young men like Abdul Razak. He serves as a foreman for the company. Mr. Razak says that without this job, he would still be living at home with his parents. He adds that the job helps him a lot.

Kwabena Danso has sold only a few of his bamboo bicycle frames within Ghana. Walter Kudzodzi is one of his customers. He bought a bicycle earlier this year. Mr. Kudzodzi says his bike gets a lot of attention when he rides around his neighborhood.

“For example on Saturday, I rode about five kilometers around my neighborhood and everywhere I went, people were just looking at me. And once and a while you hear the exclamation, ‘Hey, it’s made out of bamboo, hey, that’s the bamboo bicycle.’”

Mr. Danso’s business has received lots of orders for his bicycles. He says Booomers is ready for expansion. He hopes to have more of his bamboo frames not just in foreign countries, but also on the roads of Ghana.

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1.Where are the bicycle frames made in?

A India.

B Germany.

C Australia.

D Ghana.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第1段第2句But in rural Ghana, a businessman has developed another way to make bicycles from a natural product -- bamboo可知。

2.This kind of bicycle is made of_______.

A steel

B carbon fiber

C aluminum

D bamboo

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第1段第1句Bicycle frames are usually made out of materials like carbon fiber, steel or aluminum，第2句But in rural Ghana, a businessman has developed another way to make bicycles from a natural product -- bamboo可知，答案为D.

3.What does the underlined word exclamation mean in Chinese?

A 惊叫

B 感叹号

C 哭喊

D 求救

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据第5段Hey, it's made out of bamboo, hey, that's the bamboo bicycle可知，表示一种惊讶。

4.From the last paragraph, we can know_______.

A lots of bicycles have been sold all over the world

B Mr Danso has built another two bicycle factories in Ghana

C Mr Danso hopes more bicycles are on the roads of Ghana

D the bicycle is not welcomed by people in Ghana

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据最后1段He hopes to have more of his bamboo frames not just in foreign countries, but also on the roads of Ghana可知，选C。

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A Ghana bamboo bikes gain worldwide attention

B A great company—Booomers International

C Farmers in Ghana

D Workers in Ghana

解析：选A。A 主旨大意题。从第1段第2句But in rural Ghana, a businessman has developed another way to make bicycles from a natural product—bamboo.可知,本文以竹车主题进行描述与拓展。