Question

    Carrots are grown all over the world. They are easy to plant and easy to harvest. They have a good taste.

When people think about carrots, they usually think they are a kind of long, thin, orange colored vegetable. In fact, carrots are in many different sizes and shapes. And not all carrots are orange.

Carrots should be grown in a field that does not have water for a long time. The earth also should not be too hard. To prepare your carrot garden, dig up the earth and turn it over（翻土）．？

Weather, soil condition（土壤状况），and time affect（影响）the taste of carrots. Warm days and cool nights are the best time to grow great delicious carrots.

The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color. Usually, the brighter the color is, the better the taste is.

Most people do not know that carrots can be grown during the winter months. If the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow carrots the same way as you do during the summer months.

Carrots are prepared and eaten in many different ways. They are cut into thin pieces and cooked with other vegetables or meat. Or, they are washed, and eaten just as they come out of the ground.

1.What does the underlined word "harvest" mean?

A.品尝 B.收获 C.种植 D.销售

2.What can affect the taste of carrots?

A.Weather and time B.Weather and soil condition

C.Soil condition and time D.Weather, time and soil condition

3.___________ carrots have a better taste.

A.The long B.The orange C.The thin D.The bright

4.Which is the right order according to the article?

a. Carrots are eaten in different ways.

b. Carrots are in many sizes and shapes.

c. Dig up the earth and turn it over before planting carrots.

d. The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color.

A.c->a->b->d B.b->c->d->a C.c->b->d->a D.d-c->b->a

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文介绍的是生长于世界各地，易种易收，口感很好的胡萝卜。讲述了其种植方法、生长特性等等。

1.词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的“harvest”是什么意思？A. 品尝；B. 收获；C. 种植；D. 销售。句意：They are easy to plant and easy to harvest.（容易种植，容易harvest。）与种植对应的是收获，可以推测其词义为收获。故选B。

2.细节理解题。题意：什么会影响胡萝卜的口味？A. Weather and time天气和时间；B. Weather and soil condition天气和土壤状况；C. Soil condition and time 土壤状况和时间；D. Weather, time and soil condition天气、时间和土壤状况。由第四段的第一句“Weather, soil condition(土壤状况), and time affect(影响) the taste of carrots.”（天气、土壤状况和时间影响胡萝卜的口味。）可知，天气、土壤条件和时间都会影响胡萝卜的味道。故选D。

3.细节理解题。题意：什么样的胡萝卜有更好的口味？A. The long长的；B. The orange橙色的；C. The thin瘦的；D. The bright亮色的。由第五段的“Usually, the brighter the color is, the better the taste is.”（通常，颜色越亮，口味越好。）可知，胡萝卜的颜色越亮，味道越好。故选D。

4.推理判断题。题意：根据短文内容正确的顺序是哪一个？Which is the right order according to the article? 根据最后一段的“Carrots are prepared and eaten in many different ways.”可知a. Carrots are eaten in different ways.以不同的方式吃胡萝卜，是最后一段的内容；根据第二段的“In fact, carrots are in many different sizes and shapes”可知，b. Carrots are in many sizes and shapes.胡萝卜有不同的大小和外形，是第二段的内容；根据第三段的“To prepare your carrot garden, dig up the earth and turn it over（翻土）．”可知，c. Dig up the earth and turn it over before planting carrots.种胡萝卜前挖土、翻土，是第三段的内容；根据第五段的“The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color.”可知，d. The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color.最好的确定胡萝卜是否成熟是看它的颜色，是第五段的内容。A. c->a->b->d，B. b->c->d->a，C. c->b->d->a，D. d-c->b->a，因此在文中正确的顺序，故选B。