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【題目】Growing strawberries in pots

·The best way to start growing strawberries is to buy pot-grown strawberry plants in spring：5 plants are plenty for a hanging basket and 10 for the average 13 inch-sized pot．

·Plant them immediately in soil-based compost（混合肥料） and they will produce a modest crop in their first year．The second year should see a bumper（特大的）crop，followed by a slightly lower yield（產(chǎn)量）the third summer．Then start again with fresh stock ．

·Careful watering and feeding are essential If you are to harvest a good crop，you must never let the compost dry out, particularly when the fruit is forming and ripening；if you do．most of your crop will drop off血e bush almost immediately．

·Water well then leave the pots for up to 3 weeks，until they reach the point of drying out be careful not to overwater them during the winter months．

Pruning apple trees

·A one-year-old tree is known as a “maiden”．It has a single stem when purchased．Immediately after planting, cut it back by about half to leave 4 good buds at the base of the stem．This will force growth from the base or the plant during the summer．

·In the second year ,prune in winter by cutting all side branches back by about one-third, Make sure each cut is made cleanly just above an outward-facing bud．In the third and fourth years, new side branches will have emerged from the previous year’s growth．Cut back all these new side branches by a third, pruning to an outward-facing bud．

·By the fifth year the tree should have a well-balanced shape．From then on ,cut back all new branches by one-third in winter．Remove any diseased wood and broken branches, and ensure the centre is open to air circulation

【1】The two pieces of advice probably appear in_________

A．a scientific repot B．a(chǎn) gardening guide

C．a(chǎn) book review D．a(chǎn) fashion column

【2】A good crop of strawberries mainly depends on_________

A．the size of a pot

B．the season of harvesting

C．the number of plants in a pot

D．careful watering and feeding

【3】Cutting back all side branches by a third is to__________

A．remove the diseased and broken branches

B．keep the whole tree open to air circulation

C．force the apple tree to grow from the base in winter

D．help the apple tree to form a well-balanced shape

【4】The two pieces of advice suggest that planting is closely related to_______

A．season B．water C．compost D．cutting

Answer 1

【答案】

【小題1】B

【小題1】D

【小題2】D

【小題3】A

【解析】

試題分析：你想學會在花盆里種植草莓嗎？你想學習如何修剪蘋果樹嗎？如果你對這些園藝感興趣，就一定要認真地去讀一讀。

【小題1】B 主旨大意題。本文是關(guān)于園藝的，A．a(chǎn) scientific report一片科學報道；B．a(chǎn) gardening guide園藝指導；C．a(chǎn) book review一篇書評；D．a(chǎn) fashion column一個時尚欄目。故選B。

【小題1】D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Careful watering and feeding are essential If you are to harvest a good crop可知，收獲草莓最好的辦法是精心澆水施肥。故選D。

【小題2】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)By the fifth year the tree should have a well-balanced shape．From then on ,cut back all new branches by one-third in winter．可知，在冬天去掉新枝的1/3就可以保持樹的平衡的樣子。故選D。

【小題3】A主旨大意題。A．season季節(jié)；B．water澆水；C．compost施肥；D．cutting剪枝。兩部分提到的同一件事就是要在春天的時候種植，所以季節(jié)最重要。故選A。