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UNIT5课时检测(三)LearningAboutLanguage

Ⅰ.阅读理解

ARhodeIslandgroweristhefirstintheworldtoachievethreerecordsinthehobbyofgrowingenormousfoods.Thethreeworldrecordsconsistoftheheaviestpumpkinandthelongestgourd(葫芦)．Andnowitincludestheheaviestsquash(南瓜)．

JoeJutraspreviouslybroketworecords.Joegothisthirdlastweekendwhenhebrokethegiantsquashrecord.Itweighed2,118pounds.ThiswasatFrerichsFarminWarrenlastSaturday.

Hisothertitlescamein2006.Thatiswhenhebroketherecordforthelongestgourd.Itwasa126.5-inchgourd.In2007，hebroketherecordforthelargestpumpkin.Itweighedinall1,689pounds.

Both_previous_records_have_since_been_surpassed.ButJutrasistheonlygrowersofartobreakworldrecordsinthethreemostcompetitivecategories.

“Itfeelsgreat，”JutrassaidonMonday.“Itsreallybeenagoalofminetotrytoachievethis.”

Jutrashasbeenworkingonthethreerecordsforadecade,sincehispumpkinwon.Hewasclosetothegoalafewyearsago.Buthefailed.Now62，Jutrasrecentlyretiredfromhisworkasahigh-endcabinetmaker.Hewantstodevotemoretimetohishobby.

Jutrasnotedthatothershadwonmultipleworldrecordsforfruitandvegetablesbefore.Buttheywonincategoriessuchascarrotsthatarenotascompetitive.

JutrassayshisfruitisheadedtoNewYorkCity.ItwillbeondisplaythismonthattheNewYorkBotanicalGarden.

Askedwhatheplanstodonext,hesayshesbeenthinkingaboutthebushelgourd.

“Ithinktherecordnowisabout279pounds，”Jutrassaid.“ThatmightbesomethingImightwanttogetintoabit.”

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4mean?

A．TherecordsJutrassetin2006and2007havebeenbrokenbyothers.

B．Jutraswasawardedalotofmoneyforthetworecords.

C．Jutrasisdeterminedtobreakhispreviousrecords.

D．NooneelsecancomparewithJutras.

2．HowdoyoufindJutras?

A．Heisbraveandcompetitive.

B．Heis