Question

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 grow 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 (尊贵的) 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．American didn’t eat tomatoes before the 19th century.

C．Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes

D．In the 18^th 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．the President ’s cook.

D．the President’s wife.

3.According to the text, ________cooked the beautiful pink soup at the President ’s party?

A．the President himself.

B．A French cook

C．the President ’s cook

D．the President’s wife

4.The underlined word “cook”in paragraph2 means_______

A．厨房             B．厨师             C．厨具             D．做饭

5.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

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了美国人吃西红柿的故事。

1.B 推理题。根据文章第一段But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grow them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty可知在18世纪的时候，美国人还不吃西红柿，最快也就是在19世纪美国人才开始吃西红柿。故B正确。

2.A 细节题。根据文章第二段第2行He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes.可知A正确。

3.C 推理题。根据第二段3，4,5行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.可知是总统的厨师来聚会上做出来的西红柿汤。指不过这个方法是总统教会他的。故C正确。

4.B 推理题。根据The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup.可知总统是教人来做这个菜，只有B项指人，也就是厨师。故B正确。

5.C 推理题。根据文章倒数第二句They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.可知这些人都认为西红柿是poison apples说明他们都是美国人。根据文章第一段But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grow 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”.

在那个时候美国人称西红柿为“poison apples”。故C正确。

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