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PAGE 13 -甘肃省武威第五中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHow Americans Began to Eat TomatoesPeople have strange ideas about food.For example,the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable.It is one of the useful plants that can be prepared in many ways.It has rich nutrition and vitamins.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(忠实的)guests about the fact.1.After you read the passage,which of the following do you think is true?A.Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.B.Americans didn’t eat tomatoes in the 18th century.C.Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes.D.In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.2.The passage tells us that Jefferson was a president who learned to love the taste of tomatoes 　　　.?A.while he was in Paris B.when he was a little boyC.because his parents told him so D.from books3.According to the text,　　　 cooked the beautiful pink soup at the President’s party.?A.the President himself B.a French cook C.the President’s cook D.the President’s wifeBIn summer,millions of people will head for the beach.And while the ocean can be a great place to swim and play,it may also be useful in another way.Some scientists think that waves could help make electricit