Question

It's that time of year when people need to lock their cars．It's not because there are a lot of criminals running around stealing cars．Rather，it's because of good-hearted neighbors who want to share their harvest．Especially with this year's large crop，leaving a car unlocked in my neighborhood is an invitation for someone to fill it with zucchini（西葫芦）．

My sister，Sharon，recently had a good year for tomatoes．She and her family had eaten and canned so many that they had begun to feel their skin turn slightly red．That's when she decided it was time to share her blessings．She started calling everyone she knew．When that failed，she began asking everyone in the neighborhood，eventually finding a neighbor delighted to have the tomatoes．"Feel free to take whatever you want，"Sharon told her．Later that day，Sharon found that her garden had indeed been harvested．She felt happy that she could help someone and that the food didn't go to waste．

A few days later，Sharon answered the door．There was the neighbor，holding a hot loaf of bread．The neighbor smiled pleasantly，"I wanted to thank you for all of the tomatoes，and I have to admit that I took a few other things and hoped you wouldn't mind．"

Sharon couldn't think of anything else in her garden that had been worth harvesting and said so．"Oh，but you did，"the neighbor said．"You had some of the prettiest zucchini I've ever seen．"

Sharon was confused．They hadn't even planted any zucchini．But her neighbor insisted that there really were bright-green zucchini in her garden．Sharon felt curious and decided to go to see where the zucchini had grown．The two of them walked together into the backyard．When the neighbor pointed at the long green vegetables，Sharon smiled．"Well，actually，those are cucumbers（黄瓜）that we never harvested，because they got too big，soft and bitter for eating．"

The neighbor looked at Sharon，shock written all over her face．She gulped（哽住）a few times，and then，smiling，held out the bread，part of a batch she had shared all over the neighborhood．"I brought you a nice loaf of cucumber bread．I hope you like it．"

1.Why does the author warn people in the neighborhood to lock their cars？

A. They might be stolen by thieves at night．

B. They might be moved away by the police．

C. Their neighbors might fill them with their harvest．

D. Their neighbors might throw cucumbers into them．

2.How did Sharon's friends react to the invitation to take her tomatoes？

A. They did not accept her kind offer．

B. They were all delighted to have the tomatoes．

C. They said they would go when they were free．

D. They began to tell everyone they knew about it．

3.What did the neighbor do in Sharon's garden？

A. She only harvested some tomatoes．

B. She took some cucumbers mistakenly．

C. She took something with Sharon's help．

D. She harvested a few zucchini by accident．

4.We can infer that the neighbor's bread would taste _______ ．

A. soft and sweet    B. hard and sour

C. funny and bitter    D. fragrant and delicious．

Answer

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了邻居之间共享丰收果实时而出现的一个有趣的小插曲。

1.C

细节理解题。根据第一段的第三句“Rather，it's because of the good－hearted neighbours who want to share their harvest”及第四句内容可知，好心的邻居会与他们共享丰收的果实，故选D项。

2.A

细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“She started calling everyone she knew.When that failed...”可知，她给认识的人打电话，结果失败了，故选A项。

3.B

推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Well，actually，those are cucumbers that we never harvested”可知，这位邻居错摘了莎伦家园子里的黄瓜，故选B项。

4.C

推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的“because they got too big，soft and bitter for eating or canning”可知，邻居错把黄瓜当成了西葫芦，黄瓜面包的味道会有点怪，故选C项。