2012山东省各地高三一模英语分类汇编9：阅读理解(三).docVIP

专题三 阅读理解(九) 【山东省济宁市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growers．He grew world champion pumpkins for four years running，from 1979 to 1982，and missed winning the fifth year by a mere 5 pounds．Today，his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies。The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over l,000 pounds．“I don’t have any training in genetics(遗传学)； it啪s all trial and error，”Dill says. He inherited his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing the