题目内容
There was a time when most people in the United States believed that the tomato was a poisonous(有毒的)food. In the 1820s, a farmer realized the value of the tomato and wanted to make it popular. Unfortunately people were afraid to try it. They thought that if you ate a tomato, you would surely get sick. “Eat a tomato with fish, and you’d better have a doctor handy. Eat a tomato with fish and ice cream, forget the doctor. Call an undertaker. ”The farmer decided to do something surprising. He let everybody know far and wide that on the next market day, he would stand on the Court House steps and eat a tomato. People came from all over to watch him. The farmer waited until a large crowd had gathered. Then he walked quickly to the Court House steps, lifted a basket of tomatoes for all to see, and ate one. Another. A third. And he didn’t die.
Farmers have been growing tomatoes ever since. Boxes of tomatoes go to the market. Poisonous? They are just wonderful, as most people now agree.
1. What is the main idea of the text?
A. People often have wrong beliefs.
B. It is easy to change people’s minds.
C. How tomato became popular in the US.
D. Tomatoes were first grown by US farmers.
2. From the underlined sentences in the first paragraph we learn that in the 1820s people thought______.
A. fish and ice cream were very good food
B. one tomato had enough poison to kill a person
C. only an undertaker could save the life of a person who ate tomatoes
D. fish, tomato, and ice cream if eaten together could kill a person
3. The farmer ate tomatoes in public(当众)in order to______.
A. show that he was brave
B. show that they were eatable
C. make people buy his tomatoes
D. make people believe they tasted nice
4. The last word “undertaker” in the first paragraph means______.
A. a person whose job is to take care of the dead
B. a person who takes care of his business
C. a person who dig the earth
D. a person who can make the dead people come to life again
5. It can be inferred(推断)from the text that______.
A. there were wild tomatoes in the US before 1820s
B. tomatoes were grown for special used in the past
C. there are still some people today who never eat tomatoes
D. tomatoes are grown all over the world today
提示:
1题属于文章主旨题,本文主要论述西红柿怎样在美国流行起来的,故1题选C.
2题选择D. 3题是为了证明西红柿是可以食用的。 4题undertaker的意思是照顾死人的人,故4题选A. 5题Farmers have been growing tomatoes ever since. Boxes of tomatoes go to the market. Poisonous? They are just wonderful, as most people now agree. 所以是C.
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