5.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 plantsthat 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 theirgardens because tomato plants are so pretty.But they thought the vegetable was poisonous.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 guests about te fact.
25.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
26.According to the text,C made the beautiful pink soup served at the President's party?
A.the President himself
B.a(chǎn) French cook
C.the President's cook
D.the President's wife
27.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?A
A.All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President's party was made of tomatoes.
B.All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President's cook was nice.
C.All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.
D.None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.
分析 本文介紹了美國人吃西紅柿的故事.
解答 25.A 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第二段第2行He had been to Paris,where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes.他已經(jīng)去巴黎,在那里他學(xué)會了愛西紅柿的味道可知A正確.
26.C 推理題.根據(jù)第二段3,4,5行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.可知是總統(tǒng)的廚師來聚會上做出來的西紅柿湯.指不過這個方法是總統(tǒng)教會他的.故C正確.
27.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup.The guests thought the soup tasted really good.可知這句B符合文意根據(jù)The guests thought the soup tasted really good.可知C這句符合文意;根據(jù)They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.可知D這句符合文意,故選A
點評 本文是一個新聞報道類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)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(jù).