题目内容
18.It's not often a tomato is described as so sweet‘whenever people see it they just want to hug it'-but this was no ordinary (普通的) piece of fruit.The heart-shaped(心形) tomato was grown by the retired worker,Rod Matless,who said he was surprised when he noticed it in his field.Mr Matless,69,who had a heart attack(心脏病) a few years ago,was so taken aback by the fruit that he decided to sell it and donate(捐赠) the money to the British Heart Foundation.The 64g tomato was bought for£16on eBay by a woman from Wales-who said she planned to give it to someone special.
Mr Matless,of Wymondham,near Norwich,said:‘I spent a couple of days thinking about what to do with it and I wasn't really sure,but this seems like a good use.I hope it will do someone somewhere a bit of good'.He added:‘It's very sweet-whenever people see it they just want to hug it.'But with the tomato's freshness a key factor(因素),Mr Matless was up against the clock to send it to its new owner before it went bad.He said:‘I didn't want to send someone something horrible(特别糟糕的).I probably could have raised a bit more money with more time but I was worried about it.'
‘It will certainly make a nice present for a loved one.I hope that they like it and I'm glad I got to help.It's all been very good fun and I've really enjoyed growing this very special tomato.'
33.We can learn from the text that the tomato grown by Rod MatlessC.
A.is very big B.is very sweet
C.is very special D.is good for health
34.The underlined part"taken aback by"in Paragraph 2meansC.
A.happy about B.nervous about
C.surprised by D.frightened by
35.According to the text,the main problem for Rod Matless wasB.
A.how to advertise the tomato
B.how to keep the tomato fresh
C.how to get a good price for the tomato
D.how to find a good owner for the tomato.
分析 文章大意:本文介绍了69岁的退休工人Mr.Matless 种出了一种非常奇怪的西红柿:心形西红柿,并且介绍了其相关信息.
解答 33.C 推理判断题.根据文章第二段第一句The heart-shaped(心形) tomato was grown by the retired worker,Rod Matless,who said he was surprised when he noticed it in his field可知这个西红柿长成了心形,显得很特别,因此答案选C.
34.C 词义猜测题.根据文章第二段第一句The heart-shaped(心形) tomato was grown by the retired worker,Rod Matless,who said he was surprised when he noticed it in his field可知当Rod Matless 得知地里的西红柿是心形的时候他也感到很惊讶,因为他也从来没有见过这样的西红柿,所以"taken aback by"的意思是"惊讶"的意思,因此答案选C.
35.B 细节理解题.根据文章第三段第四句话'But with the tomato's freshness a key factor(因素),Mr Matless was up against the clock to send it to its new owner before it went bad可知他一定要在这个西红柿变质之前送给新的主人.也就是说如何保持这个西红柿的新鲜也是他遇见的一个主要困难.因此答案选B.
点评 本文是历史文化类阅读理解.这类题材是高考常考的内容之一,它注重考查考生总体理解把握大意以及结合语境做出合理推断的能力,要求考生做题时要在把握大意的基础上结合题目做出正确的选择.
A. | is given to whoever | B. | are given to anyone who | ||
C. | is given to whomever | D. | are given to everyone |
A. | As a result | B. | Besides | ||
C. | However | D. | At the same time |
A. | added | B. | added up | C. | added to | D. | added up to |
A. | promise | B. | lead | C. | balance | D. | diary |
- You must be barking up the wrong tree.( )
A. | Are you kidding? | B. | Hang on a minute. | ||
C. | What's the point? | D. | My pleasure. |
-You can say that again.Struggle not to let negative ideas_______.( )
A. | take over | B. | take off | C. | take on | D. | take up |