Question

Billy always loved blueberries. They were his favorite fruit. Today he was going to make juice with his uncle. His uncle liked to make juice out of everything. He made carrot juice， apple juice， vegetable juice， and more juices. He had never made blueberry juice before though!

First， Billy and his uncle went to a blueberry farm. They were each given a basket. They picked for an hour and got several pounds. It was hard work picking the little berries from the trees. Now Billy understood why they were expensive in the store.

Next， they had to wash the fruit. Some of them still had leaves. Those had to be pulled off. Then the bad berries had to be thrown away. They washed the berries and made them air-dry.

After that， they pushed the blueberries through a strainer(过滤网). The strainer caught most of the seeds and skins， and only left a small glass of dark purple juice to them.

When they tasted the juice， it wasn't very sweet. Billy's uncle didn't want to add white sugar to the juice. It was better to use a naturally sweet juice， like apple juice， pear juice， or grape juice. They used grape juice as a sweetener (甜味剂)， because grapes had a similar color to the blueberries.

Finally， they could drink it. It was a lot of work to make juice， but it sure was refreshing!

1. Billy's uncle hadn't made       juice before.

A. carrot      B. blueberry     C. apple     D. vegetable

2. Billy thought blueberries were expensive because        .

A. they were delicious 

B. they had to be sent to the store

C.it was hard to pick them from the trees

D. there weren't many blueberry trees on the farm

3. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 4 refers to        .

A. blueberries         B. farmers

C. seeds and skins      D. Billy and his uncle

4. The correct order of making blueberry juice is           .

① wash blueberries.

②pick blueberries from trees.

③add grape juice to the blueberry juice.

④push the blueberries through a strainer.

A. ②①④③        B. ②①③④       C. ②④③①      D. ④①②③

5. The passage is mainly about       .

A. why Billy liked blueberry juice

B. where Billy got the best blueberries

C. how Billy made blueberry juice with his uncle

D. what Billy did on the blueberry farm with his uncle

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了比利和叔叔一起做橘汁的故事。在农场摘橘子，比利感受到了劳动的艰辛；洗、剥、晾干、过滤，几道工序后，新鲜可口的果汁就做成了。

1.B考查细节理解题。题意：比利的叔叔以前没有做过什么果汁？A. carrot胡萝卜；B. blueberry橘子；C. apple苹果；D. vegetable蔬菜。由第一段最后一句：He had never made blueberry juice before though!可知他以前没有做过橘子汁。故选B。

2.C考查细节理解题。题意：比利认为橘子贵是因为什么？A. they were delicious它们可口； B. they had tobe sent to the store必须把它们送到店里；C.it was hard to pick them from the trees从树上摘不容易；D.there weren't many blueberry trees on the farm农场橘子树不多。由第二段里的：It was hard work picking the little berries from the trees. Now Billy understood why they were expensive in the store.可知因为从树上摘橘子难，所以比利理解了贵的原因。故选C。

3.D考查词义猜测题。题意：第四段里有下划线的"them" 指的是什么？A. blueberries橘子；B. farmers农民；C. seeds and skins种子和皮；D. Billy and his uncle比利和叔叔。句意：The strainer caught most ofthe seeds and skins， and only left a small glass of dark purple juice to them.过滤网滤去了大多数种子和皮，留给他们的是一小杯深紫色的果汁。可以推测出them指的是人，即比利和叔叔。故选D。

4.A考查推理判断题。题意：做橘汁的正确顺序是什么？① wash blueberries.洗橘子；②pick blueberries from trees.从树上摘橘子；③add grape juice to the blueberry juice.把葡萄汁加入橘子汁里；④push the blueberries through a strainer.用滤网过滤。A. ②①④③；B. ②①③④；C. ②④③①；D. ④①②③根据短文内容，顺序是摘、洗、剥、晾干、过滤等等，故选A。

5.

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。