17.People have strange ideas about food.For example,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(營養(yǎng)) 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,know 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 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 guests about the fact.
25.Tomato is a kind ofC.
A.poisonous vegetable
B.poisonous fruit
C.tasty vegetable
D.tasty fruit
26.After you read the passage,which of the following do you think is true?A
A.Americans didn't eat tomatoes before 19th century.
B.Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them
C.In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.
D.Even now Americans don't eat tomatoes.
27.Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eatC.
A.because his parents told him so
B.when he was a little boy
C.while he was in Paris
D.from books
28.From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson wereA.
A.people of his own country
B.men only
C.people from other countries
D.from France.
分析 本文敘述了在18世紀的美國當時都認為西紅柿是可觀賞的有毒食物,但是了解西紅柿情況的總統(tǒng)用來招待了他的客人,結果客人都說西紅柿是很好吃的.
解答 25.C 細節(jié)理解題:從第一段的句子:tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable.可知西紅柿是一種可口的蔬菜,選C.
26.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)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世紀的時候,美國人還不吃西紅柿,最快也就是在19世紀美國人才開始吃西紅柿.故A正確.
27.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段第2行He had been to Paris,where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes.可知Jefferson 是在巴黎的時候知道西紅柿好吃的,所以選C.
28.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.their president他們自己的總統(tǒng),當然客人是本國的.故選A.
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