Question

1．How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes
People have strange ideas about food．For example，the 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 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'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 guests about the fact．
28．After you read the passage，which of the following do you think is true？B
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．
29．The passage tells us that Jefferson was a president who learned to love the taste of tomatoesA．
A．while he was in Paris              
B．when he was a little boy
C．because his parents told him so             
D．from books
30．According to the text，Cmade the beautiful pink soup served at the President's party？
A．the President himself                    B．a French cook
C．the President's cook                    D．the President's wife
31．From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson wereC．
A．people from other countries        
B．from France
C．people of his own country          
D．men only．

Answer 1

分析 本文叙述了在18世纪的美国当时都认为西红柿是可观赏的有毒食物，但是了解西红柿情况的总统用来招待了他的客人，结果客人都说西红柿是很好吃的．

解答 28．B  推理判断题．根据文章第一段But in the 18th century，Americans never ate tomatoes．They grow them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty可知在18世纪的时候，美国人还不吃西红柿，最快也就是在19世纪美国人才开始吃西红柿．故选B．
29．A  细节理解题．根据文章第二段He had been to Paris，where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes．可知Jefferson 是在巴黎的时候知道西红柿好吃的，故选A．
30．C  细节理解题．根据第二段The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup 可知是总统的出示在总统的宴会上用西红柿做了粉红色的汤，故选C．
31．C   细节理解题．根据最后一段They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples．their president可知杰佛逊邀请的所有贵宾都是他们本国的．故选C．

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．