题目内容
Parsley(欧芹)is an ancient green and a respected addition to many foods. But other times, its job is just to make a mealtime plate look pretty. Poor parsley, valued for its looks, then is thrown away. Yet parsley is a good source of vitamins and other nutrients. The taste is a little strong for some people, but others chew on parsley to freshen their breath.
Curly parsley is the king that often ends up being used just for appearance. Flat-leaf parsley is easier to work with for cooking. This kind is often called Italian or French parsley. Do you know about a third kind of parsley? Hamburg parsley has flat leaves that can be used for the same purposes as other parsley. But Hamburg parsley has a large root which is used as a vegetable to add flavor to soups.
Parsley is used in foods such as tabouli, a traditional Lebanese salad, and is often served with lamb, fish and beef dishes. Parsley is a herb if you use just the greens. if the root is used, then parsley is considered a vegetable.
Some gardeners suggest that to get the best-tasting parsley, you should plant new seeds every year. You can get parsley to grow faster by pouring warm water over the seeds. Leave the seeds in the water overnight. Then you can grow them in containers indoors or plant them outside. Parsley grows best when temperatures are below twenty-one degrees Celsius. It likes to grow in sunny places. Tile seeds need rich soil. Plant the seeds about fifteen to twenty-five centimeters apart. Water them regularly during tile first month. After that, parsley does not need very much water. You can harvest parsley by cutting most of the plant or leave more of the plant in the ground for a second crop.
- 1.
From the passage we can learn that __________.
- A.people don’t like parsley’s strong taste at all
- B.people don’t attach great importance to parsley’s value
- C.parsley has been widely planted in the world
- D.only ancient people used parsley as an addition
- A.
- 2.
Which of the following cab be the best title for the passage?
- A.The Planting of Parsley
- B.To Parsley’s Regret
- C.Parsley
- D.The Use of Parsley
- A.
- 3.
It seems _________ to the writer that parsley is valued for its looks.
- A.regretful
- B.unbelievable
- C.confusing
- D.doubtful
- A.
- 4.
The last paragraph mainly deals with __________.
- A.how to use parsley
- B.whether people like parsley
- C.how to plant parsley
- D.how the author feels about parsley
- A.
Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and tired of battles, came upon a small village. The villagers, 36 a poor harvest and many years of war, quickly 37 what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square, wringing(绞)their clothes and complaining of the 38 shortages.
The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then 39 the village elders. “Your tired fields have left you 40 to share, so we will share what little we have: the 41 of how to make soup from stones.”
42 the villagers were interested and soon a fire was put to the town’s greatest pot as the soldiers dropped three smooth 43 into the pot full of water. “Now this will be a fine soup,” said the second soldier, “but a little salt and some parsley(欧芹)would make it 44 !” Up jumped a villager, crying “I’ve just remembered 45 some have been left!” She ran away, 46 with the parsley and salt. 47 the water boiled, corn, carrots, beef and cream 48 their way into the pot when all sat 49 to have a large meal.
The villagers ate and sang and danced well into the 50 , full of energy again by the meal and their new-found friends. In the next morning the three soldiers 51 up to find the whole village standing before them. At their feet 52 a bag of the village’s best bread and cheese. An elder said that the soldiers had given them the 53 gift: the secret of how to make soup from stones and they would never forget. The third soldier turned to the 54 and said, “There is no secret, but this is certain: it is only by 55 that we may enjoy a large meal.”
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