15.How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes
People have strange ideas about food.For example,the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable.It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways.It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it.But in the 18th century,Americans never ate tomatoes.They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty.But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的).They called tomatoes"poison apples."
President Thomas Jefferson,however,knew that tomatoes were good to eat.He was a learned man.He had been to Paris,where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes.He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden.The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup.This beautiful pink soup was served at the President's party.The guests thought the soup tasted really good.They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠實的) guests about the fact.
12.After you read the passage,which of the following do you think is true?B
A.Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.
B.Americans didn't eat tomatoes before 19th century.
C.Even now Americans don't eat tomatoes.
D.In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.
13.The passage tells us that Jefferson was a president who learned to love the taste of tomatoesA.
A.while he was in Paris
B.when he was a little boy
C.because his parents told him so
D.from books
14.According to the text,C made the beautiful pink soup served at the President's party?
A.the President himself
B.a French cook
C.the President's cook
D.the President's wife
15.From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson wereC.
A.people from other countries
B.from France
C.people of his own country
D.men only.
分析 本文敘述了在18世紀的美國當時都認為西紅柿是可觀賞的有毒食物,但是了解西紅柿情況的總統用來招待了他的客人,結果客人都說西紅柿是很好吃的.
解答 12.B 推理判斷題.根據文章第一段But in the 18th century,Americans never ate tomatoes.They grow them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty可知在18世紀的時候,美國人還不吃西紅柿,最早也就是在19世紀美國人才開始吃西紅柿.故選B.
13.A 細節理解題.根據文章第二段He had been to Paris,where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes.可知Jefferson 是在巴黎的時候知道西紅柿好吃的,故選A.
14.C 細節理解題.根據第二段The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup 可知是總統的廚師在總統的宴會上用西紅柿做了粉紅色的湯,故選C.
15.C 細節理解題.根據最后一段They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.their president可知杰佛遜邀請的所有貴賓都是他們本國的.故選C.
點評 本文是一個歷史文化類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據.