Question

“Soon, you’re going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind, or at least known in my neighborhood.

One tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1.25 in the spring, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door.

Roses require a good deal of care, and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give, it wouldn’t be worth the work. As it is, I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year. Bushes must be pruned(剪枝) in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later. It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. A big mistake.

Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes. The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing (施肥) have turned the little plant into a tall bush. The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long disappeared under the thick leaves.

Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold; First, I have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once found I have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw(縮回) my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June. But they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light.

Here I am faced with a painful small decision: To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses. Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind, I’ll think about that tomorrow.

1.What are the requirements for the healthy growth of rose?

A．Frequent pruning and fertilizing.　　        B．A lot of care and the right soil.

C．Tomato plants grown alongside.　　         D．Cages placed around the roots.

2.The writer planted the tomato because _________.

A．there was room for it in the garden

B．the soil was just right for it

C．it cost only $1.25

D．the roses’ branches needed to be covered

3.This year the writer’s roses were __________.

A．removed from the rose bed

B．largely hidden under the tomato plant

C．mostly damaged by too much sunlight

D．picked along with the tomatoes

4.By saying “the prize so dearly won” in paragraph 5, the writer wants to ________.

A．express her liking for the roses

B．show the hardship of growing the roses

C．show the difficulty in picking the tomatoes

D．express her care for the tomatoes

5.In the situation described in the text, one good thing is that ________.

A．the writer has a daily harvest of tomatoes

B．the roses cost the writer little money

C．someone will help the writer make the decision

D．the writer can now enjoy both the roses and tomatoes

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A 

【解析】

試題分析：本文大意講的是作者在春天偶然栽種的一棵西紅柿長成后非常大，影響到園中的玫瑰花，作者在享受西紅柿美味的同時，又難以割舍珍貴的玫瑰花，面對兩種選擇，作者舉棋不定。

1.細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Roses require a good deal of care,和第四段的句子： Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes.可知答案是B

2.細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. A big mistake. 可知是因為有地方作者才種西紅柿的。選A

3.細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants,可知西紅柿已經蓋住了玫瑰。選B

4.此題要求考生推測作者說the prize so dearly won的意圖，屬推理判斷題。此題答案選A，其推理依據主要有以下幾點：一是作者在第1句用了 the task一詞，將摘西紅柿看成是一項“任務”；二是作者在三個地方用了have to，表示摘西紅柿不容易；三是作者還用了stand on my head, reach down and under…等夸張性用詞，充分說明了摘西紅柿的難度。比較四個選項，顯然只有選項C最佳

5.推理題：從最后一段的句子：Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold;可知每天有收獲是好事。選A   

考點：考查故事類短文

點評：本文不是很簡單，但通過題目可以準確定位，要求考生仔細閱讀文本，耐心審題，結合題目到文章中找到關鍵的句子做出準確的判斷。