Question

【題目】 A Tomato Fairy

A few years ago, I was working a part-time summer job at a local _______ shop. While handing a hot fudge sundae to an old woman at the drive-thru window, I noticed that she had a box of purple _______.

As I handed her the sundae, I said, “Those tomatoes look so special! What kind are they?"

She grinned（露齒而笑）and replied, “Here, have some!”, Within _______, I had a handful of purple tomatoes.

“Oh, no, you don’t need to give me any!" I said. "They're purple! They must be very _______.

“Here, have more," she _______ and now I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had ever seen. I weakly tried to _______, "Really you didn't have to give me any but thank you a lot."

The woman smiled again and said, "I hope you enjoy_______. And to answer your question, it’s very 'expensive' because it’s an heirloom（祖?zhèn)鳎?/span>type that my mom used to _______.

I said thank you again, and she sped off. She was like a tooth fairy: I _______ her ice cream and she gave me tomatoes.

About two weeks later, my boss at the ice cream store sent me a text ________. "I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.” Baffled （困惑不解）,I replied, “ ________?”

That night, my boss showed me the ________. It was full of carrots, beans, potatoes and tomatoes — purple tomatoes. ________ was back!

I never saw her again, but to this day her ________ inspires（激勵）me to share what I have with anyone who’ll have it.

All I ask is an ice cream cone ________. Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else's secret gardener.

【1】A.vegetableB.fruitC.ice creamD.hamburger

【2】A.tomatoesB.carrotsC.beansD.potatoes

【3】A.yearsB.hoursC.minutesD.seconds

【4】A.expensiveB.cheapC.sweetD.tasty

【5】A.remindedB.orderedC.criedD.insisted

【6】A.thankB.acceptC.refuseD.explain

【7】A.itB.themC.yourselfD.myself

【8】A.buyB.plantC.pickD.sell

【9】A.lentB.boughtC.madeD.gave

【10】A.messageB.descriptionC.introductionD.instruction

【11】A.WhoB.WhenC.WhereD.Why

【12】A.shopB.messageC.boxD.garden

【13】A.My bossB.My momC.My gardenerD.My tomato fairy

【14】A.happinessB.kindnessC.selfnessD.business

【15】A.in troubleB.in needC.in returnD.in use

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【6】C

【7】B

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【11】A

【12】C

【13】D

【14】B

【15】C

【解析】

文章主要介紹了作者在一家冰淇淋店打工，招待一位女士時看到她的紫色的西紅柿非常特別，于是女士把一些西紅柿送給了作者，并在兩周之后又給作者送去了很多各種各樣的新鮮蔬菜，她的行為讓作者很感動，作者把這種善舉傳遞了下去。

【1】

句意：幾年前，我在一家冰淇淋店做兼職。

vegetable蔬菜；fruit水果；ice cream冰淇淋；hamburger漢堡；根據(jù)句意理解及后文I ___9___ her ice cream and she gave me tomatoes.可知，這里指的是“冰淇淋”，故選C。

【2】

句意：我注意到她有一箱紫色的西紅柿。

tomatoes西紅柿；carrots胡蘿卜；beans豌豆；potatoes土豆；根據(jù)句意理解及后句As I handed her the sundae, I said, “Those tomatoes look so special! What kind are they?”可知，這里表達的是“西紅柿”，故選A。

【3】

句意：幾秒鐘之內(nèi)，我就有了一把紫色的西紅柿。

years年；hours小時；minutes分鐘；seconds秒；根據(jù)句意理解及前句She grinned（露齒而笑）and replied, “Here, have some!”可知，這里表達的是“幾秒之內(nèi)”，故選D。

【4】

句意：它們一定很貴。

expensive昂貴的；cheap便宜的；sweet甜的；tasty美味的；根據(jù)句意理解及后文And to answer your question, it’s very ‘expensive’ because it’s an heirloom （祖?zhèn)鳎?/span>type that my mom used to ___8___.可知，這里說的是“昂貴的”，故選A。

【5】

句意：她堅持說。

reminded提醒；ordered命令；cried哭；insisted堅持；根據(jù)句意理解及前句“Here, have more,”可知，這里表達的是“堅持”，故選D。

【6】

句意：我弱弱地試圖拒絕。

thank感謝；accept接受；refuse拒絕；explain解釋；根據(jù)句意理解及后句“Really you didn’t have to give me any but...thank you a lot.”可知，這里表達的是“拒絕”，故選C。

【7】

句意：那位女士又笑著說：“希望你喜歡”。

it它；them他們；yourself你自己；myself我自己；根據(jù)句意理解及前文now I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had ever seen.可知，這里代替的是前面提到的tomatoes，所以應該用them代替，故選B。

【8】

句意：因為這是我媽媽過去種的祖?zhèn)鞯念愋汀?/span>

buy買；plant種植；pick撿起；sell賣；根據(jù)句意理解及前句it’s very ‘expensive’ because it’s an heirloom（祖?zhèn)鳎?/span>type that my mom used to可知，這里表達“過去種過的種類”，故選B。

【9】

句意：我給她冰淇淋，她給我西紅柿。

lent借出；bought買；made制作；gave給；根據(jù)句意理解及后句and she gave me tomatoes.可知，這里表達的是“給”，故選D。

【10】

句意：我的冰淇淋店老板給我發(fā)了一條短信。

message信息；description描述；introduction介紹；instruction說明；根據(jù)句意理解及后句“I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.”可知，這里表達的是“信息”，故選A。

【11】

句意：誰？

Who誰；When何時；Where哪里；Why為什么；根據(jù)句意理解及前面的Baffled可知，這里應該是表達“誰”，故選A。

【12】

句意：那天晚上，我老板給我看了那個盒子。

shop商店；message信息；box盒子，箱子；garden花園；根據(jù)句意理解及前文I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.可知，這里表達的是“箱子”，故選C。

【13】

句意：我的西紅柿仙女回來了！

My boss我的老板；My mom我媽媽；My gardener我的園��；My tomato fairy我的西紅柿仙女；根據(jù)句意理解及前文She was like a tooth fairy以及空格前purple tomatoes以及文章的描述可知，這里說的是之前送給作者西紅柿的那位女士，所以應該是“西紅柿仙女”，故選D。

【14】

句意：我再也沒有見過她，但直到今天，她的善良激勵我。

happiness幸福；kindness善良；selfness自私；business生意；根據(jù)句意理解及空格后的句子inspires（激勵）me to share what I have with anyone who’ll have it.以及上文的描述可知，這里表達的是“善良”，故選B。

【15】

句意：我要的只是一個冰淇淋蛋卷作為回報。

in trouble困境中；in need在需要中；in return作為回報；in use在使用中；根據(jù)句意理解及前句share what I have with anyone who’ll have it.以及后句Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else's secret gardener.可知，這里表達的是“作為回報”，故選C。