Question

【题目】 A Tomato Fairy

A few years ago, I was working a part-time summer job at a local _______ shop. While handing a hot fudge sundae to an old woman at the drive-thru window, I noticed that she had a box of purple _______.

As I handed her the sundae, I said, “Those tomatoes look so special! What kind are they?"

She grinned（露齿而笑）and replied, “Here, have some!”, Within _______, I had a handful of purple tomatoes.

“Oh, no, you don’t need to give me any!" I said. "They're purple! They must be very _______.

“Here, have more," she _______ and now I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had ever seen. I weakly tried to _______, "Really you didn't have to give me any but thank you a lot."

The woman smiled again and said, "I hope you enjoy_______. And to answer your question, it’s very 'expensive' because it’s an heirloom（祖传）type that my mom used to _______.

I said thank you again, and she sped off. She was like a tooth fairy: I _______ her ice cream and she gave me tomatoes.

About two weeks later, my boss at the ice cream store sent me a text ________. "I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.” Baffled （困惑不解）,I replied, “ ________?”

That night, my boss showed me the ________. It was full of carrots, beans, potatoes and tomatoes — purple tomatoes. ________ was back!

I never saw her again, but to this day her ________ inspires（激励）me to share what I have with anyone who’ll have it.

All I ask is an ice cream cone ________. Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else's secret gardener.

【1】A.vegetableB.fruitC.ice creamD.hamburger

【2】A.tomatoesB.carrotsC.beansD.potatoes

【3】A.yearsB.hoursC.minutesD.seconds

【4】A.expensiveB.cheapC.sweetD.tasty

【5】A.remindedB.orderedC.criedD.insisted

【6】A.thankB.acceptC.refuseD.explain

【7】A.itB.themC.yourselfD.myself

【8】A.buyB.plantC.pickD.sell

【9】A.lentB.boughtC.madeD.gave

【10】A.messageB.descriptionC.introductionD.instruction

【11】A.WhoB.WhenC.WhereD.Why

【12】A.shopB.messageC.boxD.garden

【13】A.My bossB.My momC.My gardenerD.My tomato fairy

【14】A.happinessB.kindnessC.selfnessD.business

【15】A.in troubleB.in needC.in returnD.in use

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【6】C

【7】B

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【11】A

【12】C

【13】D

【14】B

【15】C

【解析】

文章主要介绍了作者在一家冰淇淋店打工，招待一位女士时看到她的紫色的西红柿非常特别，于是女士把一些西红柿送给了作者，并在两周之后又给作者送去了很多各种各样的新鲜蔬菜，她的行为让作者很感动，作者把这种善举传递了下去。

【1】

句意：几年前，我在一家冰淇淋店做兼职。

vegetable蔬菜；fruit水果；ice cream冰淇淋；hamburger汉堡；根据句意理解及后文I ___9___ her ice cream and she gave me tomatoes.可知，这里指的是“冰淇淋”，故选C。

【2】

句意：我注意到她有一箱紫色的西红柿。

tomatoes西红柿；carrots胡萝卜；beans豌豆；potatoes土豆；根据句意理解及后句As I handed her the sundae, I said, “Those tomatoes look so special! What kind are they?”可知，这里表达的是“西红柿”，故选A。

【3】

句意：几秒钟之内，我就有了一把紫色的西红柿。

years年；hours小时；minutes分钟；seconds秒；根据句意理解及前句She grinned（露齿而笑）and replied, “Here, have some!”可知，这里表达的是“几秒之内”，故选D。

【4】

句意：它们一定很贵。

expensive昂贵的；cheap便宜的；sweet甜的；tasty美味的；根据句意理解及后文And to answer your question, it’s very ‘expensive’ because it’s an heirloom （祖传）type that my mom used to ___8___.可知，这里说的是“昂贵的”，故选A。

【5】

句意：她坚持说。

reminded提醒；ordered命令；cried哭；insisted坚持；根据句意理解及前句“Here, have more,”可知，这里表达的是“坚持”，故选D。

【6】

句意：我弱弱地试图拒绝。

thank感谢；accept接受；refuse拒绝；explain解释；根据句意理解及后句“Really you didn’t have to give me any but...thank you a lot.”可知，这里表达的是“拒绝”，故选C。

【7】

句意：那位女士又笑着说：“希望你喜欢”。

it它；them他们；yourself你自己；myself我自己；根据句意理解及前文now I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had ever seen.可知，这里代替的是前面提到的tomatoes，所以应该用them代替，故选B。

【8】

句意：因为这是我妈妈过去种的祖传的类型。

buy买；plant种植；pick捡起；sell卖；根据句意理解及前句it’s very ‘expensive’ because it’s an heirloom（祖传）type that my mom used to可知，这里表达“过去种过的种类”，故选B。

【9】

句意：我给她冰淇淋，她给我西红柿。

lent借出；bought买；made制作；gave给；根据句意理解及后句and she gave me tomatoes.可知，这里表达的是“给”，故选D。

【10】

句意：我的冰淇淋店老板给我发了一条短信。

message信息；description描述；introduction介绍；instruction说明；根据句意理解及后句“I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.”可知，这里表达的是“信息”，故选A。

【11】

句意：谁？

Who谁；When何时；Where哪里；Why为什么；根据句意理解及前面的Baffled可知，这里应该是表达“谁”，故选A。

【12】

句意：那天晚上，我老板给我看了那个盒子。

shop商店；message信息；box盒子，箱子；garden花园；根据句意理解及前文I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.可知，这里表达的是“箱子”，故选C。

【13】

句意：我的西红柿仙女回来了！

My boss我的老板；My mom我妈妈；My gardener我的园丁；My tomato fairy我的西红柿仙女；根据句意理解及前文She was like a tooth fairy以及空格前purple tomatoes以及文章的描述可知，这里说的是之前送给作者西红柿的那位女士，所以应该是“西红柿仙女”，故选D。

【14】

句意：我再也没有见过她，但直到今天，她的善良激励我。

happiness幸福；kindness善良；selfness自私；business生意；根据句意理解及空格后的句子inspires（激励）me to share what I have with anyone who’ll have it.以及上文的描述可知，这里表达的是“善良”，故选B。

【15】

句意：我要的只是一个冰淇淋蛋卷作为回报。

in trouble困境中；in need在需要中；in return作为回报；in use在使用中；根据句意理解及前句share what I have with anyone who’ll have it.以及后句Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else's secret gardener.可知，这里表达的是“作为回报”，故选C。