Question

A long time ago, in 1893, in the United States, some people were talking about fruits and vegetables. They asked, “What are fruits and what are vegetables? How are fruits different from vegetables and vegetables different from fruits?” They talked for a long time and then they decided, “We eat vegetables as part of a meal, but we eat fruits before or after a meal.”

In real life, people do not think the dictionaries give the right meaning of a word. For example, the dictionaries say that tomatoes are fruits. But few people know that. Most people think they are vegetables. They call them vegetables and eat them as vegetables. To most people, fruits mean sweet things like apples, pears, oranges and watermelons.

What are vegetables then? We call many plants and grasses vegetables. Some people think some fruits are vegetables, such as apples, pears and bananas. But to most people, vegetables mean things like potatoes, onions and carrots.

1.A long time ago, some people in the United States _______.

A．wanted to know what were fruits and vegetables

B．didn’t know when to eat fruits

C．didn’t think fruits were as good as vegetables

D．didn’t talk about fruits and vegetables

2.People usually eat vegetables _______.

A．before a meal      B．after a meal        C．alone             D．during a meal

3.What do most people think of fruits?

A．They are the same as vegetables.

B．They are sweet things.

C．They are like potatoes, onions and carrots.

D．They are only apples, pears, oranges and watermelons.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了在很久之前，人们就在讨论蔬菜和水果，他们想知道什么是蔬菜和水果。

1.细节题。根据文章A long time ago, in 1893, in the United States, some people were talking about fruits and vegetables.很多年前，1893年，在美国，一些人在谈论水果和蔬菜。他们想知道水果和蔬菜是什么。故选A

2.细节题。根据文章We eat vegetables as part of a meal.可知，我们在吃饭的过程中吃蔬菜。故选D

3.细节题。根据文章To most people, fruits mean sweet things like apples, pears, oranges and watermelons.对大多数人来说，水果就是甜甜的东西，像苹果，梨，桔子和西瓜。故选B

考点：社会历史类记叙文