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2.The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter,so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota,Florida,my bags were packed before you could say"sunshine".I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C),thinking of beaches and orange trees.When we touched down to blue skies and warm air,I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness.Swimming pools,wine tasting,and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours,not 4in the afternoon) filled the weekend,but the best part-particularly to my taste,dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables-was a 7a.m.adventure to the Sarasota farmers'market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.
The market,which was founded in 1979,sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00am to 1p.m,rain or shine,along North Lemon and State streets.Baskets of perfect red strawberries,the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all,the tomatoes:amazing,large,soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken,vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise,I've refused to buy winter tomatoes for years.No matter how attractive they look in the store,once I get them home they're unfailingly dry,hard,and tasteless.But I homed in,with uncertainty,on one particular table at the Brown's Grove Farm's stand,full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist.These were the real deal-and at that moment,I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn't be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight,my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown's Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty,a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton,where-luckily for me-I was planning to have dinner that very night.Without even seeing the menu,I knew I'd be ordering every tomato on it.

24.What did the author think of her winter life in New York?B
A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.D.Annoying.
25.What made the author's getting up late early worthwhile?D
A.Having a swim.
B.Breathing in fresh air.
C.Walking in the morning sun.
D.Visiting a local farmer's market.
26.What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?B
A.They are soft.
B.They look nice.
C.They taste great.
D.They are juicy.
27.What was the author going to that evening?A
A.Eat in a restaurant.
B.Check into a hotel.
C.Go to a farm.
D.Buy fresh vegetables.

分析 文章讲述了作者生活在冬天寒冷的纽约,当有一个到佛罗里达州萨拉索塔度过一周时间的机会时,作者体验到了与纽约不同的冬天.

解答 24.答案:B.推理判断题.根据文章第一段第一句"The freezing Northeast hasn‘t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter,"可以推测出作者在纽约冬天的生活是令人厌烦的.故选B.
25.答案:D.细节理解题.根据文章第一段最后一句"dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables-was a 7 a.m.adventure to the Sarasota farmers'market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call."可知作者早上7点到农产品市场是有意义的.可知选D.
26.答案:B.推理判断题.根据文章第三段第二句"No matter how attractive they look in the store,once I get them home they're unfailingly dry,hard,and tasteless."可知,纽约的西红柿在商店里看起来是很吸引人的.可知选B.
27.答案:C.推理判断题.根据文章最后一段尤其倒数第一句"Without even seeing the menu,I knew I'd be ordering every tomato on it."可知,作者晚上计划在餐馆吃饭,并且点西红柿.故选C.

点评 解答此类题时,要注意:
(1)吃透文章的字面意思,从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索.
(2)对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工,由表及里,由浅入深.
(3)基于文章内容,以文章提供的事实和线索为依据,立足已知,推断未知.
 (4)把握句、段之间的逻辑关系,了解语篇的结构.
(5)注意文中所用词句的感情色彩,以便推测作者的观点和态度.

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