阅读题集4Peopleallovertheworldeatrice
MillionsofpeopleinAsia,AfricaandSouthAmericaeatiteverydayoftheirlives
(1)有些人除了吃大米,几乎不吃其它食物
Riceisakindofgrass
Therearemorethan7,000kindsofrice
Farmersgrowriceinmanycountries,eveninthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStatesandineasternAustralia
Noonereallyknowswherericecamefrom
Somescientiststhinkthatitstartedtogrowintwoplaces
TheythinkthatonekindofricegrewinSouthernAsiathousandsofyearsago
(2)SomeoneinChinawroteaboutitalmost5,000yearsago
AnotherkindprobablygrewinWestAfrica
OtherscientiststhinkthatricecamefromIndia,andIndiantravelerstookittootherpartsoftheworld
Therearetwomainwaystogrowrice
(3)Mostricegrowsinwetsoil
Peopleinmanycountriesdoalloftheworkofgrowingrice________________
Thisisthesamewayfarmersworkedhundredsofyearsago
Insomecountries,peoplenowusemachinesonthe