Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.How much did Ron Wallace’s pumpkin weigh?

A.1,200 kilograms. B.1,026 kilograms. C.1,011 kilograms.

2.Whose pumpkin was the champion in an event in California?

A.A teacher’s. B.A farmer’s. C.A gardener’s.

3.From where do we know a person in Belgium produced the heaviest pumpkin?

A.A newspaper. B.A magazine. C.A website.

4.What seeds are most popular?

A.Those of smart farmers.

B.Those of champion pumpkins.

C.Those of magazine ads.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

【原文】

W: Americans around the country are already using social media to show off their pumpkin growing and carving skills during Halloween. A farmer Richard Wallace in the northeastern state of Rhode Island broke the record for the largest pumpkin ever grown in North America.His pumpkin weighed 1,026 kilograms. It broke his son's record from 2015.Ron Wallace's pumpkin only weighed 1,011 kilograms last year.A schoolteacher Cindy To beck in the northwestern state of Washington brought her large pumpkin to an event in California. Her pumpkin was the champion, weighing 866 kilograms. It turns out that her pumpkin grew from one of the seeds from Ron Wallace's pumpkin from 2015.While those pumpkins are large, they are still not the largest in the world. According to the website BigPumpkins.com, Richard Wallace's pumpkin is only the second-heaviest pumpkin of the year. A gardener in Belgium produced a pumpkin that weighed almost 1,200 kilograms.Smithsonian magazine wrote a story about people who try to grow large pumpkins. In 35 years, the size of record pumpkins has grown from about 225 kilograms to over 1,000 kilograms.Pumpkin farmers trying to grow record fruits are taking the seeds of champion pumpkins from one year and breeding them with other large pumpkins.