Question

Consider the tomato: easy to grow, healthy to eat, tasty in just about any recipe and pleasant to look at. And come late summer, in steady supply. Though you can find it during the coldest winter months, August is the tomato's season to shine. Farmers' markets and grocery stores are bursting with lesser-known but arguably tastier varieties, including purple cherries and big heirlooms.

"Heirlooms ripened on the vine(藤) are the tastiest of all tomatoes," says Amy Goldman Fowler, author of The Heirloom Tomato. "I think their beauty is more than skin-deep." Heirloom seeds have been around for at least 50 years, often passed down from generation to generation. You may hear cherry or heirloom used to describe a tomato at hand, but there are many different kinds of tomatoes, and growers have fun giving catchy names to varieties: Mortgage Lifters, Beefsteaks, Oxhearts, Early Girls.

And all of them come with health benefits. Tomatoes are a good source of the antioxidant lycopene (抗氧化番茄红素), which is thought to help lower a person's risk for heart problems and cancer. Tomatoes also contain healthy vitamins(维生素) A and C. For the best fruit (they're fruits, not vegetables), choose tomatoes with shiny, firm skin and a little give, and store them at room temperature away from direct sunlight. Keep them out of the fridge, since cold temperatures can affect the original taste.

"They satisfy something more than just taste," says Fowler. "Tomatoes feed your soul."

1.In which season do tomatoes sell best?

A. Spring.    B. Summer.

C. Autumn.    D. Winter.

2.What can you learn from the passage?

A. Tomatoes are healthy vegetables.

B. Direct sunlight helps to store tomatoes.

C. Tomatoes go bad more quickly in the fridge.

D. Heirlooms are tastier than the other tomatoes.

3.Why do tomatoes benefit people?

A. They can produce antioxidant lycopene.

B. They may prevent some diseases.

C. They can be used as medicine.

D. They may make people's skin shiny.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了西红柿的不同种类，并说明了其对人类的各种好处如，降低心脏病发病率，抵御癌症等。试题较简单，可在文中一一对应找出。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第二行 And come late summer, 可知西红柿可在夏末收获，故选B

2.细节理解题。根据第二段首句"Heirlooms ripened on the vine(藤) are the tastiest of all tomatoes," 可知heirloom在所有西红柿品种当中是最可口的，故选D

3.细节理解题。根据第三段前两行Tomatoes are a good source of the antioxidant lycopene (抗氧化番茄红素), which is thought to help lower a person's risk for heart problems and cancer.可知 西红柿可以降低心脏发病和得癌症风险。故选B

【名师点睛】阅读理解旨在考查考生对于文章整体的理解与细节的把握与分析，要在了解整篇文章框架的基础上进行选择。本篇文章较简单，可直接通过题目在文中直接定位。这类题型的细节理解题是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的送分题。

例如第3题，题目“ Why do tomatoes benefit people”根据题目要求直接将搜寻范围定位到第三段再根据题目关键字 benefit进行选择，故选B考生这样做可以节省大量时间，为后面的题目和作文留出更充足的时间。