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 since 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 roses cost the writer little money

B．the writer has a daily harvest of tomatoes

C．someone will help the writer make the decision

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

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者種西紅柿的經(jīng)歷。作者在春天偶然栽種的一棵西紅柿長成后個頭非常大，影響到了園中的玫瑰花，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(xì)節(jié)理解題。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.可知答案選B

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。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(xì)節(jié)理解題。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(jīng)蓋住了玫瑰花，選B

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)本段首句中 the task一詞，可知作者將摘西紅柿看成是一項“任務(wù)”；而且作者還使用了have to，一次來表示摘西紅柿的不容易，而且作者還用了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。由此判斷答案選C。

5.推理判斷題。從文章最后一段中Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold可知作者認(rèn)為每天都有收獲是一件好事，選B。

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