“Soon, you’re going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind, or at least known in my neighborhood.

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.

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 available 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 (施肥) have turned the little plant into a tall bush. The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long disappeared under the thick leaves.

Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold; 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 withdraw(缩回) my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June. But they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light.

Here I am faced with a painful small decision: To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe 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.

1.What are the requirements for the healthy growth of rose?

A．Frequent pruning and fertilizing.　　        B．A lot of care and the right soil.

C．Tomato plants grown alongside.　　         D．Cages placed around the roots.

2.The writer planted the tomato because _________.

A．there was room for it in the garden

B．the soil was just right for it

C．it cost only $1.25

D．the roses’ branches needed to be covered

3.This year the writer’s roses were __________.

A．removed from the rose bed

B．largely hidden under the tomato plant

C．mostly damaged by too much sunlight

D．picked along with the tomatoes

4.By saying “the prize so dearly won” in paragraph 5, the writer wants to ________.

A．express her liking for the roses

B．show the hardship of growing the roses

C．show the difficulty in picking the tomatoes

D．express her care for the tomatoes

5.In the situation described in the text, one good thing is that ________.

A．the writer has a daily harvest of tomatoes

B．the roses cost the writer little money

C．someone will help the writer make the decision

D．the writer can now enjoy both the roses and tomatoes

As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.

Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping(录像) the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general, the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is. ”

The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”

1.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ______.

A．report on the findings of a study

B．teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table

C．show the relationship between parents and children

D．give information about family problems

2.Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ______.

A．they are busy serving food to their children

B．they have to pay more attention to younger children

C．they are busy keeping order at the dinner table

D．they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family

3.By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children ______.

A．have to help their parents to serve dinner

B．find it hard to keep up with other children

C．are often kept away from the dinner table

D．get the least attention from the family

4.Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?

A．Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.

B．It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.

C．It is important to have the right food for children.

D．Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner.

短文填词（满分5分，每小题0.5分）

1.When I found out that my train would be three hours late, I changed my idea and would take a bus _____(代替).

2.I was about to rush out of the train station ______ a

3.well-dressed old man took me ____ the arm, "Young

4.lady," said the gentleman, "Shouldn't you f____ out

5.the bus schedule before you rush out to c   (赶上)the

6.bus ". I stared at him with my mouth o    . How did  he

7.read my m______? Before I could say a word, he added, 

8. "You see, my train is ______(也) running late. The same idea

9.came to me. But I think a good conversation can help ____

10.the time. B_____ you know it, your train will be there." 

完成句子（满分5分，每小题0.5分）

1.Liz agreed to look after the baby ____ ________ ______ a free room.（作为回报）

2.The sofa had to _______ _______ a bed.（充当）

3.There must have been an angel who ______ ______ me that day.（看守/守护）

4.Stern put Travis ____ ______ _____ the research team.（负责）

5.When he was in France, he _________ _______ some French.（学会）

6.People ______ too much __________ _______ economic forecasts.（认为……重要）

7.I am sure that he will ______ __________ ______Beijing University.（录取）

8.The company holds ________ meetings with employees.（定期的）

9.They own a house in France ______ ______ ______ an apartment in Spain.（除……还有）

10.Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life ____ ________ ___________. （高质量的）

--- You’re quite free now, I think. 

---_______. I have tons of things to do! 

A．By accident                            B．On the contrary

C．That’s right                           D．I can’t agree more

I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is good _______.

A．to be breathed                         B．being breathed

C．breathing                             D．to breathe

You ______ be hungry already--- you had lunch only two hours ago!

A．mustn’t                             B．wouldn’t

C．can’t                                D．needn’t

The student _____ from the training so much that he was _____ the first prize in the event.

A．benefited; awarded                     B．awarded; benefited

C．gained; earned                         D．earned; gained

Last Sunday a few of us arranged to meet in town, but Jenny didn’t _______.

A．give up           B．make up          C．turn up           D．take up

Great changes __________ in this city over the past five years.

A．took place                             B．have been taken place

C．were taken place                       D．have taken place