Plant scientists consider them as fruit. Most other people think of them as vegetables. Whatever you call tomatoes, there are many different kinds of this popular and healthy food.
There are two groups of the plants. Small tomato plants grow to about one meter. They can be planted rather close together. Some short kinds do not require special care and are often gotten crop by machines. Large tomato plants can grow over two meters tall. They also produce larger fruits.
People who grow only a few plants can place wire cages around each one. The cage can be made of wire fence material. The cage helps the plant grow taller and produce a better crop.
Tomatoes often need extra calcium (Ca), or the fruits may be ruined. Add lime to the soil can solve this problem. Dry lands may also ruin the fruits. Tomatoes need water regularly. The soil should never dry out completely. Dried grass or leaves placed around the plant can help hold water in the soil and stop the growth of unwanted plants.
Tomatoes are native to South America. The tomato is a member of the potato family. The leaves of the plant are poisonous, like the leaves of its relatives. Before the 18th century, people grew tomatoes only as pretty plants. They called the bright red fruit a “l(fā)ove apple”, but would not eat it.
小題1:Which of the following is right about the small tomato plants?
A. They can grow to about 2 meters.    
B. They can’t be planted close together.
C. Some of them don’t require special care.
小題2:People place wire cages around the plant in order to ___________.
A. protect the plant from being taken by others.
B. help the plant grow taller and produce a better crop
C. keep the plant from being eaten by animals
小題3:The underlined word “ruin” probably means “___________”.
A. grow     B. destroy      C. stop    
小題4: People often give tomatoes extra calcium by ___________.
A. adding lime to the soil          B. watering the plant regularly
C. putting dried grass around the plant
小題5:What can we learn from the passage?
A. Tomatoes are native to North America.
B. The leaves of the plant can also be eaten.
C. Americans began to eat tomatoes from the 18th century.

小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C

小題1:根據(jù)Some short kinds do not require special care 描述，可知有些西紅柿不需要特殊照顧，故選C。
小題1:根據(jù)People who grow only a few plants can place wire cages around each one. The cage can be made of wire fence material. The cage helps the plant grow taller and produce a better crop.描述可知選B。
小題1:聯(lián)系上文Tomatoes often need extra calcium (Ca), or 西紅柿需要額外的鈣，及轉(zhuǎn)折連詞，or可知此處是毀滅的意思，故選B，毀滅。
小題1:根據(jù)Add lime to the soil can solve this problem. 描述，可知選A。
小題1:根據(jù)Before the 18th century, people grew tomatoes only as pretty plants.描述可知，十八世紀(jì)以前西紅柿只是作為觀賞植物種植，人們從十八世紀(jì)以后開始食用西紅柿，故選C。
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