2018年秋季高中英语 Unit 2 Working the land Period 2 Reading课后阅读作业 新人教版必修4.docVIP

PAGE 6 - Unit 2 Working the land Period 2 Reading 课后阅读作业 Ⅰ. 阅读理解 A 　　People have strange ideas about food. For example, tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition(营养)and vitamin in it. 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 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 the fact. 【语篇概述】在18世纪的美国, 人们认为西红柿是有毒的, 只供观赏, 而不能食用。了解西红柿情况的总统用它招待了客人, 获得了赞赏。 1. Tomato is a kind of______. A. poisonous fruit　　　 B. poisonous vegetable C. tasty fruit D. tasty vegetable 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第一段中tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable可知西红柿是一种可口的蔬菜。 2. 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 before 19th century. C. Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes. D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。由But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. 可知18世纪美国人是不吃西红柿的, 可推知最早也应在19世纪开始吃。故B项正确。 3. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat______. A. while he was in Paris B. when he was a little boy C. because his parents told him so D. from books 【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第二段中He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. 可知他是在巴黎知道了西红柿是可口的。 4. From the passage we know all the