Question

【題目】七選五 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

【1】 They are giant. Each pumpkin weighs more than 765 kilograms. Glen puts them in his yard. He wants it to look nice for fall. People drive by and stare.

Glen runs a club called Wisconsin Giant Pumpkin Growers. It started 20 years ago. There were 14 members. They all said they could grow the biggest pumpkin. Now the club has 120 members. The club has big pumpkin contests. They also teach people how to grow big pumpkins. They give them seeds. They answer their questions about growing pumpkins.

Giant pumpkins start with a seed (種子).【2】Regular pumpkin seeds will not work. Pumpkin growers like to trade seeds. They want seeds from the biggest pumpkins.

The growers plant the seeds in small pots. They start in April. The pumpkins will be ready in the fall. The plants stay indoors for two weeks. Then the plants can go in the ground.

【3】The vine (藤) can grow 15 cm in one day. The pumpkin can grow about 1 kilogram in just one hour.

Wisconsin is in the northern part of the United States. It is a good place to grow pumpkins. It has many lakes. The weather is very wet.

Giant pumpkins are grown all over the world. 【4】Switzerland is in Europe. The pumpkin weighed 944 kilograms. Growing the biggest pumpkin can be a big deal. Some growers win prize money. Some sell their seeds.

【5】They just like to see the looks on people’s faces. Everyone thinks their giant pumpkins are amazing.

A. Giant pumpkin plants grow fast.

B. The growers grows pumpkins for money.

C. Glen Martins pumpkins are bigger than big.

D. The growers say the money is not important.

E. The seed has to come from a giant pumpkin.

F. Pumpkin plants grow very slowly.

G. The world’s biggest pumpkin came from Switzerland.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】G

【5】D

【解析】

短文大意：短文介紹了格倫·馬丁種植的巨型南瓜。通過短文，可以知道巨型南瓜從選種、種植、氣候，都有很嚴(yán)格的條件。

【1】根據(jù)下文They are giant. Each pumpkin weighs more than 765 kilograms.（他們是巨大的，每個(gè)南瓜重量超過765公斤）可知對(duì)南瓜的大進(jìn)行了描述，備選句子Glen Martins pumpkins are bigger than pig.（格倫馬丁的南瓜比豬還大）符合句意，故選C。

【2】根據(jù)下文Regular pumpkin seeds will not work.（普通的南瓜籽不行）可知種子必須來自一個(gè)巨大的南瓜，備選句子The seed has to come from a giant pumpkin.符合句意，故選E。

【3】根據(jù)下文The vine can grow 15 cm in one day. The pumpkin can grow about 1 kilogram in just one hour（藤蔓一天能長15厘米。這種南瓜在一小時(shí)內(nèi)可以長1公斤左右）可知它長得很快，備選句子Giant pumpkin plants grow fast. 巨型南瓜植物生長很快，符合句意，故選A。

【4】根據(jù)上文Giant pumpkins are grown all over the world.和下文Switzerland is in Europe.（巨型南瓜生長在世界各地。瑞士在歐洲）可推知世界上最大的南瓜來自瑞士，備選句子The world’s biggest pumpkin came from Switzerland.符合句意，故選G。

【5】根據(jù)下文They just like to see the looks on people’s faces. 他們只是喜歡看人們臉上的表情，可知他們看重的不是獎(jiǎng)金，備選句子The growers say the money is not important. 種植者說錢不重要，符合句意，故選D。

補(bǔ)全短文，要求根據(jù)上下文選擇合適的的句子填空，使短文內(nèi)容前后連貫，表達(dá)順暢，重在考查學(xué)生對(duì)所學(xué)語言的綜合運(yùn)用能力和對(duì)文段的理解判斷能力。本題有一定難度，但只要聯(lián)系整篇短文，把握好上下句的意思和關(guān)系，正確作答是不成問題的。例如最后小題，根據(jù)下文They just like to see the looks on people’s faces. 他們只是喜歡看人們臉上的表情，可知他們看重的不是獎(jiǎng)金，備選句子The growers say the money is not important. 種植者說錢不重要，符合句意，故選D。