Question

Hello，this is your gardening adviser.

Now，just as our garden are at their most colourful, and most productive time, what do we do？We’ll go off on holiday. What I suggest you do is this: invite a friend or neighbour to help you. You can ask him to water the plants in the greenhouse until you return, but first make sure that he knows how to do it. What he should not do is throw water over the leaves of the plants themselves, because if he does that, it will invite diseases. Also for the same reason, ask him if he can possibly water in the morning, rather than in the evening.

If you haven’t got a greenhouse, there is one safe and easy way to keep the plants well when you are away, and this is how you do it. Place six-inch-deep newspapers in the bottom of the bath. Yes, the bath! Turn the tap on and keep the water running until the papers are all wet. Now put the flower pots（花盆）to stand on the wet paper, go off on holiday, and they should be alive and well when you return in two weeks’ time.

Thank you for calling. Goodbye and good gardening!

1. What is the passage about?

A. holiday.       B. health.         

C. bathing.       D. gardening.

2.Which advice does the speaker give?

A. Pouring water to prevent diseases

B. Watering the plant in the morning

C. Watering the plants in the evening

D. Throwing water over the leaves of the plants.

3.What is not the reason the speaker repeats“the bath”？

A. To attract the listeners’ attention

B. To advise the listeners’ to buy beautiful baths.

C. To make sure the listeners understand him clearly

D. To remove the listeners’ surprise when they hear this.

4.What is the speaker like'?

A. Helpful and patient.                

B. Stubborn and impatient.

C. Modest and imaginative             

D. Careless and easy-going

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者打电话给出对方一些关于怎样管理花园的建议，显示了作者的耐心和乐于助人的乐观主义精神。

1.细节理解题。根据Hello，this is your gardening adviser.这里叙述的是关于园艺方面的事情，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据if he can possibly water in the morning, rather than in the evening.要在早晨浇水而不是晚上，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据Place six-inch-deep newspapers in the bottom of the bath. Yes, the bath! 这里作者并不是建议去买一个浴盆，故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据短文的内容可知作者非常的有耐心也是非常爱帮助人，故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。