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【英语】英语阅读理解专题练习（及答案）及解析

【英语】英语阅读理解专题练习(及答案)及解析

一、高中英语阅读理解

1．阅读理解

WhenmysisterMertietoldmeshehadputouttomato

plantslastsummer,Iwasquiteimpressed.

Sinceshewasagarden-beginner,Mertieresearchedexactly

howfaraparttospacehertomatoplants;whatkindoffertilizer

touse;howtokeepawaythebugs,etc.Oncetheywereplanted,

shetookcareofthemdaily,anxiouslyawaitingthejuicytomatoes

toappear.But,dayafterday,herplantsweretomato-lesswhile

allofherneighborswhohadalsoputouttomatoplantswere

alreadyenjoyingthefruitoftheirlabor.

Frustrated,Mertiegaveinandwenttothemarkettosearch

freshtomatoes.Whilepaying,Mertietoldthefarmerhertroubles.

Thefarmerpausedtothinkforamomentandthenasked,Well,

whatkindoftomatoesdidyouplant?

IthinktheywerecalledBigBoy,Mertieremembered.

Welltheresyourproblem,thefarmerexplained.BigBoy

andBetterBoytomatoeshavea95-daygrowingperiodwhereas

regulartomatoplantsproducefruitinasfewas70days…youjust

havetowaitalittlelongerfortheBigBoys.

Withthatnewknowledge,Mertiewenthomewith

excitement,knowingtheywouldbeworththewait.

Thinkingaboutmysistersgardeningexperience,Ihadto

smile.ShejustdidntknowthatBigBoytomatoestooklonger--

neitherdidI—butonceshediscoveredthatinformation,she

wasnolongerdiscouragedandupsetaboutthelackoftomatoes

onherplants.Instead,shewasencouragedandexcitedtosee

themafewweekslater.

ItmakesmewonderhowmanyofushaveBigBoydreams

inourhearts,yetwejustdontrealizethattheyareoftheBig

Boyvarietysowearediscouragedandwornoutwiththewaiting

process.Insteadofwaitingwithexcitement,wegiveuponour

dreamsandfigurewemusthavedonesomethingwrongtostop

themfromcomingtopass.Frustra