How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes
People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”
President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠实的) guests about the fact.
1.After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?
A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.
B. Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century.
C. Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes.
D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.
2.The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes .
A. while he was in Paris B. when he was a little boy
C. because his parents told him so D. from books
3.According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?
A. the President himself B. a French cook C. the President’s cook D. the President’s wife
4.From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were .
A. people from other countries B. from France C. people of his own country D. men only
5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes.
B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice.
C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.
D. None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You have been away from us for three years; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago. On this special day for teachers across the country, I can 1control myself from telling your white lie to those who would listen to me.
Do you still remember the happy 2about six years ago? We fixed our eyes on you at your 3.You, a beautiful young lady, 4us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children 5more time on their books 6after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still 7that one day you might leave. You 8a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their 9of your leaving. You tried all your best in 10your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their money for school. You often put the importance to us the 11of one’s life, so that must have been what you 12after in those five years.
One cold morning when class began, you 13the room as if you had been crying 14.In your class, we 15but looked away from your eyes. You 16for some time as if you were 17to find the right word. You said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more….
On the following morning, we 18you the very best and the villagers gave you their 19.The train took you away and your broken 20.
On other day I heard my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world.
1.A soon B. seldom C. hardly D. forever
2.A.scene B. sign C. silence D. situation
3.A.speech B. arrival C. existence D. explanation
4.A.promised B. came C. proved D. replied
5.A.paid B. spent C. made D. cost
6.A.even B. never C. long D. but
7.A.forbade B. feared C. made D. allowed
8.A.wore B. gained C. presented D. pretended
9.A.trouble B. puzzle C. question D. worry
10.A.teaching B. field C. middle D. course
11.A.necessary B. method C. value D. reason
12.A.were B. guessed C. supposed D. met
13.A.entered B. arrived C. left D. returned
14.A.friendly B. bitterly C. happily D. angrily
15.A.listened B. described C. discussed D. talked
16.A.laughed B. stopped C. explained D. spoke
17.A.manage B. beginning C. come D. trying
18.A.expected B. brought C. wished D. hoped
19.A.thanks B. rewards C. expressions D. satisfactions
20.A.class B. memory C. heart D. body
It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some over 90 meters.
A. measuring B. measured C. to measure D. measures
The amount of money they had saved reached 30,000 dollars.
A. as many as B. as far as C. as high as D. as much as
We have a fine of the lake from our hotel window.
A scene B. sight C. view D. scenery
______ his sister, Jack is very quiet, and does not easily make friends.
A. Unlike B. Dislike C. Along with D. As to
