【英语】英语阅读理解专题练习(及答案)及解析.pdf

【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.
"Wellthere'syourproblem,"thefarmerexplained."BigBoy
andBetterBoytomatoeshavea95-daygrowingperiodwhereas
regulartomatoplantsproducefruitinasfewas70days…youjust
havetowaitalittlelongerfortheBigBoys."
Withthatnewknowledge,Mertiewenthomewith
excitement,knowingtheywouldbeworththewait.
Thinkingaboutmysister'sgardeningexperience,Ihadto
smile.Shejustdidn'tknowthatBigBoytomatoestooklonger--
neitherdidI—butonceshediscoveredthatinformation,she
wasnolongerdiscouragedandupsetaboutthelackoftomatoes
onherplants.Instead,shewasencouragedandexcitedtosee
themafewweekslater.
Itmakesmewonderhowmanyofushave"BigBoy"dreams
inourhearts,yetwejustdon'trealizethattheyareofthe"Big
Boy"varietysowearediscouragedandwornoutwiththewaiting
process.Insteadofwaitingwithexcitement,wegiveuponour
dreamsandfigurewemusthavedonesomethingwrongtostop
themfromcomingtopass.Frustrated,weseeotherpeople's
dreamscomingtrue,andwewonderwhyourshaven'tyetbeen
achieved.
（1）Whatisnotmentionedinthepassagewhengrowing
tomatoplants?
A.Usingsuitablefertilizer.
B.Keepingthemwellapart.
C.Wateringthemregularly.
D.Controllingpestsonthem.
（2）WhydidMertie'stomatoplantsfailtoproduceatthe
expectedtime?
A.Becausetheyweredestroyedbyherneighbors.
B.Becauseshegrewthewrongkindoftomatoes.
C.Becauseshedidn'tmanag