Question

 Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house and in the spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice. One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them and we can eat them.” But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!” Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late. All the vegetables are finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbor was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables. Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbor brought Mrs. Brown a beautiful fat duck. And on it was a piece of paper with the words, “ENJOY YOUR VEGETABLES!”

1.Mrs. Brown had a _________ behind her house.

A. shed   B. small garden    C. an apple orchard   D. small house

2.In _________ she planted some vegetables in the garden.

A. the summer    B. the winter   C. the autumn   D. the spring

3.When _________ came, the vegetables looked very nice.

A. the summer    B. the winter   C. the autumn   D. the spring

4.Early the next __________ her son ran into the kitchen and shouted.

A. morning    B. afternoon   C. evening   D. night

5.One morning __________ were eating vegetables in the garden.

A. monkeys    B. ducks    C. pigs    D. chickens

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了布朗太太在花园里种了蔬菜，长得很好。但有一天邻居家的鸭子把菜都吃了。邻居很抱歉。在圣诞节的前几天邻居给她送来了一只肥鸭，写着：享受你的蔬菜。

1.细节理解题。文中第一句描述Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house布朗太太的房子后面有个小花园，故选B。

2.细节理解题。文中第一句描述In spring she planted some vegetables in it.在春天它在花园里种了些蔬菜，故选D，春天。

3.细节理解题。根据文中描述and when the summer came, they looked very niced当夏天到来时，它们看起来很漂亮。故选A，夏天。

4.细节理解题。根据文中描述but early the next morning her son ran into the kitchen and shouted但是第二天的早上，她儿子冲进厨房大喊；故选A，早上。

5.细节理解题。根据文中描述our neighbor’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables.我们邻居家的鸭子在花园里吃我们的蔬菜。故选B，鸭子。

考点：故事类短文阅读。