Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers in the village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the __1__ and they are much __2__.
Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting room table, eats some fruits and vegetables, but he __3__ most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruit and flowers are so __4__ and beautiful that they sold much more __5__ in the market than those of other villagers.
How does Tom grow these beautiful things? He is so __6__ that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio.
He __7__ the music all day.
That is quite true. Tom __8__ things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything __9__. It is the music that does the work. Tom knows more clearly that music makes the biggest vegetables and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love __10__ as much as people.
名师点评:本文介绍了汤姆庭园中各种植物的生长以及销售情况,并说明了懒惰的汤姆为什么能长出这么好的植物。
1. A. weekB. monthC. seasonD. year
【答案解析】:D。根据下文汤姆春夏秋冬都会在园子里种各种植物,说明园子里一年到头都长着植物,故year为正确选项。
2. A. betterB. worseC. lessD. later
【答案解析】: A。很明显,汤姆的植物园比村子里其余人的应好得多,故应用比较级better。
3. A. buysB. sellsC. borrowsD. lends
【答案解析】:B。根据文意,汤姆到市场上去应是卖自己种植的花,水果及蔬菜,故选sells。
4. A. dearB. badC. bigD. small
【答案解析】: C。这里应选择一个褒义形容词修饰汤姆的蔬菜水果,故只能选big。
5. A. politelyB. quicklyC. slowlyD. carefully
【答案解析】: B。因为蔬菜水果长得好,所以在市场上卖得很快,故quickly为正确选项。
6. A. angryB. busyC. tiredD. lazy
【答案解析】: D。根据下文汤姆没有花很多的时间去管理园子而是坐在树下听音乐,故选lazy。
7. A. listens toB. hearsC. watchesD. speaks
【答案解析】: A。表示听音乐这一动作应用listen to 。
8. A. fillsB. plantsC. throwsD. makes
【答案解析】: B。根据文意,汤姆春夏秋冬在园子里是在种各种植物,故选plant。
9. A. doesB. moves C. growsD. plays
【答案解析】:C。grows在这里表示园子里的一切在不断地生长。
10.A. workB. rainC. storiesD. music
【答案解析】:D。上文讲到音乐使得园子里的一切又大又美,说明植物也像人一样喜欢音乐,故选music。