“Soon, you’re going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato

“Soon, you’re going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind, or at least known in my neighborhood.
One tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1.25 in the spring, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door.
Roses require a good deal of care, and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give, it wouldn’t be worth the work. As it is, I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year. Bushes must be pruned(剪枝) in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later. It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. A big mistake.
Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out be even more perfect for tomatoes. The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing have turned the little plant into a tall bush. The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves.
Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold; First, I have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once found I have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw(缩回) my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June. But they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light.
Here I am faced with a painful small decision: To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses. Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind, I’ll think about that tomorrow.
【小题1】 What ate the requirements for the healthy growth of rose?A．A lot of care and the right soil.B．Frequent pruning and fertilizing.C．Tomato plants grown alongside.D．Cages placed around the roots.【小题2】 The writer planted the tomato because .A．it cost only $1.25B．the soil was just right for itC．there was room for it in the gardenD．the roses’ branches needed to be covered【小题3】 This year the writer’s roses were .A．removed from the rose bedB．picked along with the tomatoesC．mostly damaged by too much sunlightD．largely hidden under the tomato plant【小题4】 By saying “the prize so dearly won” in paragraph 5, the writer wants to .A．show the difficulty in picking the tomatoesB．show the hardship of growing the rosesC．express her liking for the rosesD．express her care for the tomatoesA

(答案→)A 解析：本文叙述了作者因为院里用空地，花了$1.25钱买了一棵西红柿苗，却影响了玫瑰花的成长，玫瑰花被盖在西红柿的苗下，找不着阳光，叶子发黄，并且给自己摘西红柿也带来了麻烦，一棵小小的西红柿竟然带来了这么大的麻烦这是作者没有想到的。【小题1】细节理解题。根据Roses require a good deal of care,和Soil conditions made just perfect for roses 故选A。【小题2】细节理解题。根据It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. A big mistake.园中有空地用来种植一棵西红柿苗，故选C。【小题3】细节理解题。根据One tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1.25 in the spring, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door.找西红柿的时候在下面发现了玫瑰花。故选D。【小题4】词义猜测题。根据第五段的叙述，确实摘西红柿时有些困难，故选A。

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