Question

    It's a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The British are all working in their _______ . They're digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds (种子). By summer，their gardens will be _______ bright colors.

The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for _______ opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was _______ to spend time in the garden, and over 50% of these _______ gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did.

Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses _______ gardens often rent (租用) land from the government.

At first, only very rich people had gardens. Now you can _______ see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. They are well protected as good memories. In the early twentieth century, however, gardening became a _______ . People enjoyed doing it in their spare time and they bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. _______ roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally (起初) grew wild in other countries.

Every year, there are competitions for the __________ vegetables, but don't expect to win: Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long.

1.A.fields B.gardens C.factories D.parks

2.A.full of B.busy with C.good at D.similar to

3.A.its B.his C.her D.their

4.A.boring B.possible C.difficult D.important

5.A.followed B.canceled C.described D.completed

6.A.near B.without C.around D.in

7.A.seldom B.already C.still D.never

8.A.hobby B.task C.course D.dream

9.A.So B.Because C.But D.Although

10.A.smallest B.cheapest C.largest D.richest

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

【解析】

短文大意：短文介绍了英国人喜欢在花园里种花的原因和园艺的演变。

1.句意：英国人都在花园里干活。

fields田地；gardens花园；factories工厂；parks公园。根据下文“The British love their gardens英国人喜欢他们的花园”可知选B。

2.句意：到了夏天，他们的花园将会充满鲜艳的色彩。

full of充满；busy with忙于；good at擅长；similar to相似。根据上文“They're digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds他们在挖土，剪树叶，种下新的种子”，可知夏天的花园将会色彩鲜艳，be full of bright colors符合句意，故选A。

3.句意：一家英国报纸最近询问了人们对它们的看法。

its它的；his他的；her她的；their它们的。根据上文“The British love their gardens英国人喜欢他们的花园”，可知选D。

4.句意：大约70%的人认为花时间在花园里是很重要的。

boring无聊的；possible可能的；difficult困难的；important重要的。根据下文“as the most enjoyable thing they ever did当作他们做过的最愉快的事情”，可知ABC三项不合句意，故选D。

5.句意：超过50%的人认为园艺是他们做过的最愉快的事情。

followed跟随；canceled取消；described描述；completed完整的。根据上文“Around 70% of the people felt it was important…大约70%的人认为……是很重要的”，可知describe符合句意，故选C。

6.句意：住在没有花园的房子里的人经常从政府租地。

near在附近；without没有；around大约；in在里面。根据上文“Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden在英国只有十分之一的房子没有花园”，可知本句谈的是没有花园的房子，故选B。

7.句意：现在你仍然可以看到历史悠久的房子周围的花园。

seldom很少，表否定；already已经；still仍然；never从不，表否定。can表能够，根据“can see the gardens around houses with a long history能够看到历史悠久的房子周围的花园”，可知花园依然可见，故选C。

8.句意：然而，在二十世纪早期，园艺变成了一种爱好。

hobby爱好；task任务；course课程；dream梦想。enjoy享受，根据“People enjoyed doing it in their spare time人们喜欢在他们的业余时间做”，可知人们把园艺当做了业余爱好，故选A。

9.句意：虽然玫瑰、向日葵和西红柿经常生长在英国的花园里，但它们最初是在其他国家野生生长的。

So所以，表结果（前因后果）；Because因为，表原因（前果后因）；But但是，表转折；Although尽管，表让步。根据句意结构，可知本句是让步状语从句，故选D。

10.句意：每年都有几次最大蔬菜比赛。

smallest最小的；cheapest最便宜的；largest最大的；richest最富裕的。根据下文“Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long英国最大的胡萝卜几乎有6米长”，可知是最大蔬菜比赛，故选C。