It’s that time of year when people need to lock their cars.It’s not because there are a lot of criminals running around stealing cars.Rather, it’s because of the good-hearted neighbors who want to share their harvest.Especially with this year’s large crop, leaving a car unlocked in my neighborhood is an invitation for someone to fill it with zucchini (西葫芦).
My sister-in-law,Sharon, recently had a good year of tomatoes.She and her family had eaten and canned so many that they began to feel their skin turn slightly red.That’s when she decided it was time to share her blessings.She started calling everyone she knew.When that failed, she began asking everyone in the neighborhood like a politician, eventually finding a neighbor delighted to have the tomatoes.“Feel free to take whatever you want,”Sharon told her.She felt happy that she could help someone and that the food didn’t go to waste.
A few days later, Sharon answered the door.There was the neighbor, holding some bread.The neighbor smiled pleasantly,“I want to thank you for all of the tomatoes, and I have to admit that I took a few other things and hoped you wouldn’t mind.”
Sharon couldn’t think of anything else in her garden that had been worth harvesting and said so,“Oh, but you did.”The neighbor said,“You had some of the prettiest zucchini I’ve ever seen.”
Sharon was confused.Zucchini in her garden? They hadn’t even planted any zucchini.But her neighbor insisted that there really were bright-green zucchini in her garden.Sharon’s curiosity got the better of her and she had to go and see where the zucchini had grown.The two of them walked together into the backyard.When the neighbor pointed at the long green vegetables, Sharon smiled,“Well, actually, those are cucumbers (黄瓜) that we never harvested, because they got too big, soft and bitter for eating or canning.”
The neighbor looked at Sharon, shock written all over her face.She smiled, and held out the bread that she had shared all over the neighborhood.“I brought you a loaf of cucumber bread.I hope you like it.”
1.Why does the author warn people in the neighborhood to lock their cars?
A.They might be stolen by thieves at night.
B.They might be moved away by the police.
C.Their neighbors might throw rubbish in them.
D.Their neighbors might fill them with their harvest.
2.How did those who received Sharon’s call react to the invitation to take her tomatoes?
A.They refused to take them.
B.They accepted them with pleasure.
C.They promised to come when they were free.
D.They recommended someone else who would like them.
3.What did the neighbor do in Sharon’s garden?
A.She harvested tomatoes only. B.She harvested zucchini by accident.
C.She took some cucumbers mistakenly. D.She took something without Sharon’s permission.
4.We can infer from the article that the neighbor’s bread would taste .
A.bitter but tasty B.strange and funny
C.hard and sour D.soft and sweet
语篇解读:本文介绍了邻居之间共享丰收果实时而出现的一个有趣的小插曲。
答案及剖析:
1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句及第四句内容可知,好心的邻居会与他们共享丰收的果实,故选D。
2.A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“She started calling everyone she knew.When that failed...”可知,她给认识的人打电话,结果没成功,故选A。
3.C 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Well, actually,those are cucumbers (黄瓜) that we never harvested”可知,这位邻居错摘了Sharon家园子里的黄瓜,误认为黄瓜是西葫芦,故选C。
4.B 推理判断题。 根据第五段中的“because they got too big, soft and bitter for eating or canning”可知,邻居错把黄瓜当成了西葫芦,黄瓜面包的味道会有点怪,故选B。
