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20．"Soon，you're going to have to move out!"cried my neighbor when seeing the largest tomato plant known to the world，or at least known in my neighborhood．
One tiny 9-inch plant，bought for 1.25dollars in the spring，has already taken over much of my rose bed，covering much of other plants，and is well on its way to the front door．Roses require a good deal of care，and if it weren't for the pleasure they give，it wouldn't be worth the work．As it is．I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year．Bushes must be pruned（剪枝）in early spring，leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later．It was the space that can be used in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant．A big mistake．
Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes．The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing（肥料）have turned the little plant into a tall bush．
Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is difficult．First．I have to find the red ones among the leaves，which means I almost have to stand on my head，and once found I have to reach down and under，pick the tomatoes and draw back my hand without dropping the prize so dearly won．I found two beautiful white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June． But they were weak and the leaves already yellow for shortage of light．
  Here I face a painful small decision：tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses．Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind．I'll think about that tomorrow．

53．The writer planted the tomato becauseC．
A．it cost only1.25                         
B．the soil was just right for it
C．there was room for it in the garden           
D．the roses'branches needed to be covered
54．Why was it possible for the tomato plant to be moved out？A
A．Because it stopped sunlight from reaching the roses．
B．Because he had great difficulty picking tomatoes．
C．Because the roses needed regular fertilizing．
D．Because it produced too many tomatoes．
55． What can we infer from the text？A
A．Roses and tomatoes ask for the same soil conditions．
B．White roses needs more sunlight than red roses．
C．Roses should be pruned before winter comes．
D．Tomatoes require more care than roses．

Answer 1

分析 本文叙述了作者因为院里用空地，花了$1.25钱买了一棵西红柿苗，却影响了玫瑰花的成长，玫瑰花被盖在西红柿的苗下，找不着阳光，叶子发黄，并且给自己摘西红柿也带来了麻烦，一棵小小的西红柿竟然带来了这么大的麻烦这是作者没有想到的．

解答 53-55：CAA
53题答案：C细节理解题．根据第二段It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant．A big mistake．园中有空地用来种植一棵西红柿苗，故选C．
54题答案：A细节理解题．根据第二段One tiny 9-inch plant，bought for $1.25 in the spring，has already taken over much of my rose bed，covering much of other plants，and is well on its way to the front door．找西红柿的时候在下面发现了玫瑰花．故选A．
55题答案：A主旨题．根据文章大意：本文叙述了作者因为院里用空地，花了$1.25钱买了一棵西红柿苗，却影响了玫瑰花的成长，玫瑰花被盖在西红柿的苗下，找不着阳光，叶子发黄，并且给自己摘西红柿也带来了麻烦，一棵小小的西红柿竟然带来了这么大的麻烦这是作者没有想到的，可知玫瑰和西红柿要求相同的土壤条件，故选A．

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