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【題目】 When you see flowers for sale, do you ever think of how they got from where they were grown? In most cases, they were grown in another country and imported to a big market in the Netherlands (荷蘭),which sells 80 percent of the flowers and plants in the world. After they are traded there, they are exported again by plane all over the world. Eventually, they come to your town or city.

Since the 1500s Netherlands has been famous for growing and selling plants. In 1592,the first tulip (郁金香)bulb was imported to Netherlands from Turkey and tulips quickly caught on. As a matter of fact, some people struck it rich with tulips. Just one tulip bulb was worth as much as a house in Amsterdam!

These days, the nation is still famous for its tulips and many other kinds of flowers as well. Many kinds of flowers are grown in greenhouses that are heated and lit so it's summer all year inside. In addition, millions of flowers arrive by plane every day at Amsterdam Airport. The center of the flower industry is the Aalsmeer Flower Auction located near the airport, about 16 kilometers from downtown Amsterdam. Every year, three billion flowers and 400 million plants are traded here. They come from 8,000 growers in places like Kenya, Ecuador and Indonesia. In an auction, buyers try to get the best flowers for the lowest prices so they can make a profit. At Aalsmeer, the prices start high and decrease. You have to watch out because it happens very quickly. The first person to press a button gets the plants at that price. As a rule, it only takes seconds to sell bunches of flowers, especially those in high demand. six hundred groups are sold each hour, so you have to decide what price you will payin a hurry. As soon as beautiful roses catch your eye, you must act. The next time you admire a bunch of roses, think about the adventure that the flowers have had. Where they came from may remain a mystery, but they almost certainly had a brief stop at Aalsmeer.

【1】What do we know about Netherlands from Paragraph 1?

A.It has many famous flower markets.B.It sends flowers to your city by train.

C.It sells 80% of the flowers and plants in the world.D.It is a small country in Europe.

【2】Which of the following is NOT true about tulips?

A.Netherlands is famous for its tulips and many other flowers.

B.Tulips were traded to Netherlands from Turkey in the 1500s.

C.A tulip bulb is as expensive as a house in Amsterdam these days.

D.Tulips made some people own quite a lot of wealth easily.

【3】Which fact about greenhouses is true?

A.People sells flowers in them.B.Flowers can grow at a good temperature.

C.They are only used in winter.D.They are only used to grow tulips.

【4】What do we know from the third paragraph?

A.3 billion flowers and 400 million plants are traded in Kenya, Ecuador, and Indonesia.

B.Amsterdam Airport is about 16 kilometers from downtown Aalsmeer.

C.Buyers may miss getting the flowers they want if they can't make a quick decision.

D.The prices of the flowers in Aalsmeer are higher than those in other cities.

【5】Which is the best title for this passage?

A.The History of Tulip.B.The Flower Trades in Netherlands.

C.Make money by Planting Flowers.D.Flowers make Netherlands beautiful.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

本文講述了荷蘭花卉交易。荷蘭銷售世界上80%的花草，花草在那里交易后，再用飛機出口到世界各地。每年有30億朵鮮花和4億株植物在這里交易，在拍賣中，買家試圖以最低的價格買到最好的花，這樣他們就能賺錢。一旦美麗的玫瑰吸引了你的目光，你就必須行動起來。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“they were grown in another country and imported to a big market in the Netherlands (荷蘭),which sells 80 percent of the flowers and plants in the world”在大多數(shù)情況下,它們生長在另一個國家和進口的一個大市場在荷蘭，銷售世界上80%的花草。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“ As a matter of fact, some people struck it rich with tulips. Just one tulip bulb was worth as much as a house in Amsterdam!”事實上，有些人用郁金香發(fā)了財。一個郁金香球莖的價值相當于阿姆斯特丹一所房子的價值!是在1592年，所以選項C錯誤。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“…Every year, three billion flowers and 400 million plants are traded here. ”每年有30億朵鮮花和4億株植物在這里交易，所以不是在溫室賣花，排除A；結合常識溫室在不只是在冬天使用，排除C；根據(jù)“Many kinds of flowers are grown in greenhouses that are heated and lit so it's summer all year inside”許多種類的花生長在溫室里，溫室里有暖氣和照明，所以里面全年都是夏天。所以花能在適宜的溫度下生長，并不是只有郁金香，排除D，故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“They come from 8,000 growers in places like Kenya, Ecuador and Indonesia.”他們來自肯尼亞、厄瓜多爾和印度尼西亞等地的8000名種植者，排除A；根據(jù)“The center of the flower industry is the Aalsmeer Flower Auction located near the airport, about 16 kilometers from downtown Amsterdam.”花卉行業(yè)的中心是Aalsmeer花卉拍賣會，它位于機場附近，距離阿姆斯特丹市中心約16公里。并不是飛機場離市中心約16公里，排除B；選項D在文章中并沒有提及；根據(jù)“As soon as beautiful roses catch your eye, you must act. The next time you admire a bunch of roses, think about the adventure that the flowers have had. ”一旦美麗的玫瑰吸引了你的目光，你就必須行動起來。故選C；

【5】最佳標題。A. The History of Tulip.郁金香的歷史；B. The Flower Trades in Netherlands.荷蘭花卉貿(mào)易；C. Make money by Planting Flowers.通過種花賺錢；Flowers make Netherlands beautiful.鮮花使荷蘭變得美麗；根據(jù)本文講述了荷蘭銷售世界上80%的花草，花卉如何進行貿(mào)易，故選B。