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 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 be?fore 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 nor?mal evening hours,not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend,but the best part―particularly to my taste,dulled by months of coldweather root vegetables―was a 7 am adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wakeup call.

  The market,which was founded in 1979,sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 am to 1 pm,rain or shine,along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries; the redpainted 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,vineripened (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 parti?cular 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 hap?piness deepened when I learned that Browns Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty,a newly opened res?taurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton,where―luckily for me―I was planning to have dinner that very night. With?out even seeing the menu,I knew I'd be ordering every to?mato on it.

11. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?

   A. Exciting. B. Boring.

   C. Relaxing. D. Annoying.

12. What made the author's getting up early worthwhile?

   A. Having a swim.

   B. Breathing in fresh air.

   C. Walking in the morning sun.

   D. Visiting a local farmers' market.

13. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?

   A. They are soft.

   B. They look nice.

   C. They taste great.

   D. They are juicy.

14. What was the author going to do that evening?

   A. Go to a farm.

   B. Check into a hotel.

   C. Eat in a restaurant.

   D. Buy fresh vegetables.

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。作者生活在纽约，但她在佛罗里达州萨拉索塔度过的一个周末让她体验到了不同的冬天。作者赞美了萨拉索塔的新鲜多汁的水果和蔬菜。

11. B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句"The freezing northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this win?ter,so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota,Florida,my bags were packed before you could say ' sunshine'."可知，作者认为在纽约冬天的生活是令人厌烦的。此处的boring与"…hasn't been a terribly fun place..."是同义表达。故选   B.

12. D细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句可知，作者认为早上7点到当地的农产品市场是有意义的。故选   D.

13. B推理判断题。根据文章第三段第二句可知，纽约的西红柿在商店里看起来是很吸引人的。故选   B.

14. C细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的"…a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton,where―luckily for me―I was planning to have dinner that very night."可知，作者那天晚上计划在餐馆吃饭。故选c。