Question

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 “Soon, you're going to have to move out！” cried my neighbour upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind, or at least known in my neighbourhood.
One tiny 9inch 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 sweetsmelling 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(由两部分组成的). First, I have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once they are found I have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw my full fist without dropping the_prize_so_dearly_won. Second, I found two fullblown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June, but they were weak and the leaves were 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 GonewiththeWind, I'll think about that tomorrow.
（1）What are the requirements for the healthy growth of roses?
A.Frequent pruning and fertilizing.
B.Tomato plants grown alongside.
C.Cages placed around the roots.
D.A lot of care and the right soil.
（2）The writer planted the tomato because ________.
A.there was room for it in the garden
B.it cost only $1.25
C.the soil was just right for it
D.the roses' branches needed to be covered
（3）This year the writer's roses were ________.
A.removed from the rose bed
B.picked along with the tomatoes
C.largely hidden under the tomato plant
D.mostly damaged by too much sunlight
（4）By saying “the prize so dearly won” in Paragraph 5, the writer wants to ________.
A.show the hardship of growing the roses
B.show the difficulty in picking the tomatoes
C.express her liking for the roses
D.express her care for the tomatoes

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）A
（3）C
（4）B
【解析】1细节理解题。根据第三段“Roses require a good deal of care…Bushes must be pruned(剪枝) in early spring…”可知，玫瑰花需要细心的护理，剪枝是在早春而不是频繁地修剪，排除A；根据第四段“Soil conditions made just perfect for roses…The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing(施肥)…”可知，玫瑰需要合适的土壤、经常浇水和施肥，故选D。 2细节理解题。根据第三段的强调句“It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant.”可知，正是因为修剪玫瑰后空出来了一些地方，这才促使作者种了西红柿，故选A。
3细节理解题。根据第二段“…has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants…”可知，作者种的玫瑰被西红柿的枝叶遮盖住了，故选C。
4推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“…which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once they are found I have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes…”可知，作者需要站直身子并踮着脚寻找西红柿，一旦找到，还得弯下腰去摘，说明作者摘西红柿很辛苦，故选B。