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【題目】Choose the best answer (根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?/span>)：

It’s a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The light is slowly fading, but all over Britain people are working in their gardens. They’re digging, cutting leaves and planting new weeds. By summer, their gardens will be full of bright colors.

The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for their opinions about them. Seventy percent of people felt it was important to spend time in the garden, and over half of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did.

Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. You can, of course, just grow house plants inside or on your balcony.

Once it was only the very wealthy who had a garden. You can still see the huge gardens that surround historic houses such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. Ordinary people used their land to produce food to eat or sell, or grew herbs to make medicine.

In the nineteenth century, however, gardening became a hobby. About the same time, better transport meant people could buy different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. Although roses, sunflowers, onions and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they grew wild in other countries before.

In many villages and towns there are competitions for the best looked-after gardens. This year the winner was a little village in Northern Ireland. It’s already won four prizes for its beauty. People also take part in competitions to grow the largest vegetables, but don’t expect to win. Britain’s biggest carrot is almost six meters long!

A newspaper asked people what they grew in their gardens. Look at the diagram which shows their answers.

【1】Most of the British love to spend time in _____.

A. fishingB. huntingC. gardeningD. farming

【2】Only ____ houses in Britain don’t have a garden.

A. 10%B. 20%C. 50%D. 70%

【3】Chatsworth House and Castle Howard are examples to show that ______.

A. people feel it important to spend time in the garden

B. only rich people had a garden in old days

C. the big gardens have lasted for a long time

D. there are vegetables and plants in the gardens

【4】The winner of the competitions for best gardens this year was from _____.

A. EnglandB. WalesC. Northern IrelandD. India

【5】According to the diagram, more people prefer to grow _____ than potatoes.

A. rosesB. tomatoesC. herbsD. strawberries

【6】The underlined words “better transport” refers to the following except ______.

A. by trainB. by seaC. by carD. by bike

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【解析】

本文主要介紹英國人喜歡在花園里做園藝。英國人喜歡他們的花園。70%的人認(rèn)為花時(shí)間在花園里很重要，超過一半的人認(rèn)為園藝是他們做過的最愉快的事情。英國只有十分之一的房子沒有花園。從前只有非常富有的人才有花園。普通人用他們的土地生產(chǎn)食物來吃或賣，或者種植草藥來制造藥物。在19世紀(jì)，園藝成了一種愛好。在許多鄉(xiāng)村和城鎮(zhèn)，人們都在爭(zhēng)奪最受人喜愛的花園。今年的冠軍是北愛爾蘭的一個(gè)小村莊。

【1】題意：大多數(shù)英國人喜歡花時(shí)間_________。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。A. fishing釣魚；B. hunting狩獵；C. gardening從事園藝；D. farming從事農(nóng)業(yè)。根據(jù)第一段第二句The light is slowly fading, but all over Britain people are working in their gardens.（光線慢慢地消失了，但全英國的人們都在花園里工作。）可知“大多數(shù)英國人喜歡花時(shí)間做園藝�！惫蔬xC。

【2】題意：英國只有______的房子沒有花園�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解。A. 10%；B. 20%；C. 50%；D. 70%。根據(jù)第3段第一句Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden.（英國只有十分之一的房子沒有花園。）可知在英國只有10%的房子沒有花園。故選A。

【3】題意：查茨沃思豪斯和霍華德城堡就是這樣的例子，說明______________。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。A. people feel it important to spend time in the garden人們覺得花時(shí)間在花園里很重要；B. only rich people had a garden in old days過去只有富人才有花園；C. the big gardens have lasted for a long time大花園已經(jīng)持續(xù)了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間；D. there are vegetables and plants in the gardens花園里有蔬菜和植物。根據(jù)第四段第1和2句Once it was only the very wealthy who had a garden. You can still see the huge gardens that surround historic houses such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard.（從前只有非常富有的人才有花園。你仍然可以看到巨大的花園環(huán)繞著歷史建筑，如查茨沃斯大廈或霍華德城堡。）可知“查茨沃思豪斯和霍華德城堡用來舉例說明過去只有富人才有花園”；故選B。

【4】題意：今年最佳花園大賽的冠軍來自____________�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解。A. England英格蘭；B. Wales威爾士；C. Northern Ireland北愛爾蘭；D. India印度。根據(jù)第6段第2句This year the winner was a little village in Northern Ireland.（今年的冠軍是北愛爾蘭的一個(gè)小村莊）可知“今年最佳花園大賽的冠軍來自北愛爾蘭”；選C。

【5】題意：根據(jù)圖表，更多的人喜歡種植______而不是土豆�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解。A. roses玫瑰；B. tomatoes西紅柿；C. herbs香草，藥草；D. strawberries草莓。根據(jù)圖表可知種植玫瑰占30%，土豆大約占25%，西紅柿約占21%，藥草占5%，草莓約占17%。故根據(jù)圖表可知，更多的人喜歡種植玫瑰而不是土豆。選A。

【6】題意：下畫線短語“better transport”是指除__________以外的其他交通工具。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解和推測(cè)。A. by train坐火車；B. by sea坐輪船；C. by car開車；D. by bike騎自行車。此句About the same time, better transport meant people could buy different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. 句意是：同時(shí)，更好的交通工具意味著人們可以為花園購買不同種類的種子和植物。根據(jù)句意可知“better transport更好的交通工具”是指能夠從較遠(yuǎn)的地方購買不同種類的種子和植物的工具；故“better transport”是指除騎自行車以外的其他交通工具。故答案是D。

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