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4.It's that time of year when people need to lock their cars.It's not because there are a lot of criminals running around stealing cars.Rather,it's because of good-hearted neighbors who want to share their harvest.Especially with this year's large crop,leaving a car unlocked in my neighborhood is an invitation for someone to fill it with zucchini(西葫芦).
    My sister,Sharon,recently had a good year for tomatoes.She and her family had eaten and canned so many that they had begun to feel their skin turn slightly red.That's when she decided it was time to share her blessings.She started calling everyone she knew.When that failed,she began asking everyone in the neighborhood,eventually finding a neighbor delighted to have the tomatoes."Feel free to take whatever you want,"Sharon told her.Later that day,Sharon found that her garden had indeed been harvested.She felt happy that she could help someone and that the food didn't go to waste.
    A few days later,Sharon answered the door.There was the neighbor,holding a hot loaf of bread.The neighbor smiled pleasantly,"I wanted to thank you for all of the tomatoes,and I have to admit that I took a few other things and hoped you wouldn't mind."
    Sharon couldn't think of anything else in her garden that had been worth harvesting and said so."Oh,but you did,"the neighbor said."You had some of the prettiest zucchini I've ever seen."
    Sharon was confused.They hadn't even planted any zucchini.But her neighbor insisted that there really were bright-green zucchini in her garden.Sharon felt curious and decided to go to see where the zucchini had grown.The two of them walked together into the backyard.When the neighbor pointed at the long green vegetables,Sharon smiled."Well,actually,those are cucumbers that we never harvested,because they got too big,soft and bitter for eating."
    The neighbor looked at Sharon,shock written all over her face.She gulped(哽住)a few times,and then,smiling,held out the bread,part of a batch she had shared all over the neighborhood."I brought you a nice loaf of cucumber bread.I hope you like it."
28.Why does the author warn people in the neighborhood to lock their cars?C
A.They might be stolen by thieves at night.
B.They might be moved away by the police.
C.Their neighbors might fill them with their harvest.
D.Their neighbors might throw cucumbers into them.
29.How did Sharon's friends react to the invitation to take her tomatoes?A
A.They did not accept her kind offer.
B.They were all delighted to have the tomatoes.
C.They said they would go when they were free.
D.They began to tell everyone they knew about it.
30.What did the neighbor do in Sharon's garden?B
A.She only harvested some tomatoes.
B.She took some cucumbers mistakenly.
C.She took something with Sharon's help.
D.She harvested a few zucchini by accident.
31.We can infer that the neighbor's bread would tasteC.
A.soft and sweet   
B.hard and sour    
C.funny and bitter    
D.fragrant and delicious.

分析 本文讲述了一个地方庄稼丰收之后的盛大景象.人们喜欢分享自己的劳动成果,如果人们忘了锁车,会被塞满西葫芦等食物.Sharon因为种植的西红柿获得大丰收,要与邻居分享,让他们自己从地里拿回去吃,而邻居错把黄瓜误认为是西葫芦,最后将她制作的黄瓜面包分享给了Sharon.

解答 28.C  细节题. 根据第一段第三句Rather,it's because of the good-hearted neighbors who want to share their harvest.句意可知,好心的邻居会与他们共享劳动的果实.故选C.
29.A  细节题.根据第二段的She started calling everyone she knew.When that failed.可知,她给认识的人打电话结果失败了,所以此处应选意思相符的选项A.
30.B   推理判断题,根据第五段的Well,actually,those are cucumbers that we never harvested.可知,这位邻居错摘了Sharon家园子里的黄瓜,所以,应选意思相符的选项B.
31.C 推断题.根据第五段中的because they got too big,soft and bitter for eating or canning.可知,因为它们太大,太软,吃起来有点苦,所以,应选意思相符的选项C.

点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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