Question

【題目】

around him became common in Europe no longer the rest of

Tomatoes were first grown in Central and South America. They were unknown to 【1】the world until the 16th century. In the beginning, many people 【2】refused to eat tomatoes because they thought the fruit was dangerous.

Tomatoes【3】in the US in the 1820s. In one story, a man named Robert Johnson ate some tomatoes in public. Everyone in the town crowded 【4】to watch him die. When he did not die, they realized that tomatoes were safe and 【5】avoided them.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】the rest of

【2】in Europe

【3】became common

【4】around him

【5】no longer

【解析】

本文介紹了西紅柿最早生長(zhǎng)在中美洲和南美洲。直到16世紀(jì)，其他國(guó)家才知道它們。19世紀(jì)20年代，西紅柿在美國(guó)很普遍。

【1】

句意：直到16世紀(jì)，世界其他地方才知道它們。

根據(jù)“Tomatoes were first grown in Central and South America.”可知，西紅柿最早生長(zhǎng)在美洲中部和南部，因此在16世紀(jì)之前，世界其他地方的人們不知道它們，故填the rest of。

【2】

句意：一開(kāi)始，許多歐洲人拒絕吃西紅柿，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為這種水果很危險(xiǎn)。

根據(jù)前文的“They were unknown to ___1___the world until the 16th century.”可知，在16世紀(jì)之前，世界其他地方的人不知道西紅柿，因此在歐洲的人拒絕吃西紅柿，故填in Europe。

【3】

句意：西紅柿在19世紀(jì)20年代開(kāi)始在美國(guó)很普遍。

此處缺少謂語(yǔ)，用動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。故填became common。

【4】

句意：鎮(zhèn)上的每個(gè)人都圍著他看他死去。

根據(jù)“to watch him die”可知，為了看著他死，因此圍著他，故填around him。

【5】

句意：當(dāng)他沒(méi)有死時(shí)，他們意識(shí)到西紅柿是安全的，不再躲避他們。

根據(jù)“they realized that tomatoes were safe”可知，他們意識(shí)到西紅柿是安全的，因此他們不再躲避它們，故填no longer。