题目内容
6．People have strange ideas about food．For example，tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable．It is one of the useful plants that can be prepared in many ways．It has rich nutrition （营养） and vitamin in it．But in the 18th century，Americans never ate tomatoes．They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty．But they thought the vegetable was poisonous （有毒的）．They called tomatoes"poison apples"．President Thomas Jefferson，however，knew that tomatoes were good to eat．He was a learned man．He had been to Paris，where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes．He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden．The President taught his cook a way to make special tomato soup．This beautiful pink soup was served at the President party．The guests thought the soup tasted really good．They never thought their President would serve his honored guests poison apples．Jefferson never spoke to his honored guests about the fact．
21．Tomato is a kind ofD．
A．poisonous fruit
B．poisonous vegetable
C．tasty fruit
D．tasty vegetable
22．After you read the passage，which of the following do you think is TRUE？B
A．Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them．
B．Americans didn't eat tomatoes before 19th century．
C．Even now Americans don't eat tomatoes．
D．In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes．
23．Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eatA．
A．while he was in Paris
B．when he was a little boy
C．because his parents told him so
D．from books
24．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true？A
A．None of the guests knew the soup was made of tomatoes．
B．All of the guests thought the soup was nice．
C．Thomas Jefferson knew that tomatoes were good to eat and not poisonous at all．
D．All guests didn't know their President would serve them poison apples．
分析 本文叙述了在18世纪的美国当时都认为西红柿是可观赏的有毒食物，但是了解西红柿情况的总统用来招待了他的客人，结果客人都说西红柿是很好吃的．
解答 21．D 细节理解题．从第一段的句子：tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable．可知西红柿是一种可口的蔬菜，选D
22．B推理判断题．根据文章第一段But in the 18th century，Americans never ate tomatoes．They grow them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty可知在18世纪的时候，美国人还不吃西红柿，最快也就是在19世纪美国人才开始吃西红柿．故B正确．
23．A 细节理解题．根据He had been to Paris，where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes．他曾到过巴黎，在那里他学会了喜爱西红柿的味道．可知应选A
24．A细节理解题．根据The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup．The guests thought the soup tasted really good．可知这句B符合文意根据The guests thought the soup tasted really good．可知C这句符合文意；根据They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples．可知D这句符合文意，故选A
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