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Passage1很久以前,爱苹果装饰花园作为观赏植物。工厂的黄色小花儿不是很艳丽,但它美丽的水果,圆形,光滑,闪亮,亮红色或黄色,因为它成熟。它是美丽而有毒,或者说大多数人信了。其他人认为它有神奇的力量导致的爱。早期的西班牙探险家发现这种植物野外生长的南部和中美洲,运回欧洲。这些植物在花园出现在意大利早在1554年。他们一定是那种熊黄色水果因为意大利人称为植物“pomid'oro”,或苹果的黄金。到1750年,整个欧洲植物生长是一个奇怪的观赏植物。一些人甚至大胆足以吃水果。1781年在美国,托马斯·杰斐逊和爱吃苹果,但很少跟在他后面。三十年后,爱苹果作为食物在路易斯安那州,到1835年,少数人在北部各州愿意尝试。但直到1900年,有许多人仍然相信,这些黄金“苹果”是有毒的。尽管人们不吃这种植物的果实,他们喜欢看着它在他们的花园。后来当他们得知既美味又对他们好,他们把爱苹果工厂从花园到菜园。他们学会了叫它一个新的名字“西红柿”。黄金的苹果已经失去了在花园。但今天番茄,生长在数百个品种,是三个最受欢迎的蔬菜之一在美国。Longago,theloveappledecoratedflowergardensasanornamentalplant.Theplant’ssmallyellowflowerswerenotveryshowy,butitborebeautifulfruit,round,smooth,andshiny,whichturnedbrightredoryellowasitripened.Itwasbeautifulbutpoisonous,orsomostpeoplebelieved.Otherpeoplebelievedithadmagicpowerstocauselove.EarlySpanishexplorerswhofoundthisplantgrowingwildinSouthandCentralAmerica,carrieditbacktoEurope.TheseplantsappearedingardensinItalyasearlyas1554.TheymusthavebeenthekindthatbearsyellowfruitbecausetheItalianscalledtheplant“pomid’oro”,orappleofgold.By1750,theplantwasgrownasacuriousornamentalplantthroughoutEurope.Somepeoplewereevendaringenoughtoeatthefruit.In1781inAmerica,ThomasJeffersonraisedandateloveapples,butfewfollowedhisexample.Thirtyyearslater,theloveappleswereusedasfoodinLouisiana,andby1835,afewpeopleinthenorthernstateswerewillingtoexperimentwiththemtoo.Butevenaslateas1900,therewerepeoplewhostillbelievedthatthese“applesofgold”werepoisonous.Althoughpeopledidnoteatthefruitofthisplant,theylikedlookingatitintheirgardens.Laterwhentheylearneditwasbothgood-tastingandgoodforthem,theymovedtheloveappleplantfromtheflowergardentothevegetablegarden.Theylearnedtocallitbyanewname“tomato”.Theappleofgoldhaslostitsplaceintheflowergarden.Buttodaythetomato,growninhundredsofvarieties,isoneofthethreemostpopularvegetablesintheUnitedStates.1.Whichstatementisimpliedbutnotdirectlystatedinthepassage?AA.Somepeopleareafraidtotrynewthings.一些人害怕尝试新事物B.Allpoisonousfruitsarereallytomatoes.C.Allpoisonousfruitsarebrightandcolorful.D.NorthernersaremoredaringthanSoutherners.2.Onthewhole,thearticletellsabout.CA.poisonousfruitsinAmericaB.IndianswhoareverycuriousC.thehistoryofthetomatoplant西红柿的历史D.thefruitseatenbyThomasJefferson3.Whichstatementdoesthearticleleadyoutobelieve?DA.EarlySpanishexplorersfoundwildplantsinItaly.B.Peoplewhoeatfruitaredaring.C.TheNorthernersarebraveeaters.D.Tomatoesareoneofourmostimportantcrops.西红柿是我们最重要的作物之一4.Whydidpeopleraisethisplantintheirgardens?BA.Theylikedeatingit.B.Theyenjoyedlookingatit.人们喜欢看到它C.Theythoughtgoldwouldgrow.D.Itwastheonlyplanttheyhad.5.Whichstatementseemstrueaccordingtothepassage?AA.Whatisnotpopulartodaymaybepopulartomorrow.不受欢迎的今天是什么明天可能是受欢迎的。B.Theappleofgoldbelongsonlyinflowergardens.C.ThomasJeffersonateallhisornamentalplants.D.ItwastheAmericanswhofirstatetomatoes.答案：Passage1ACDBAPassage2罗伯特。春天,19世纪的伪造者,非常擅长于他的职业,他可以通过出售假的签名让他生活了15年的著名的美国人。春天出生在英格兰在1813年和1858年来到费城开书店。起初他通过出售他的小,但真正的收藏的美国早期的亲笔签名。发现他的能力在复制的笔迹,他开始模仿签名的乔治·华盛顿和本·富兰克林和写在标题页的旧书。教训检测的机会,他派他的伪造英国和加拿大出售和流通。伪造者很难销售他们的产品。伪造者不能方法受人尊敬的买家但必须处理那些没有多少知识。伪造者有很多方法让他们的工作变得真实了。例如,他们买旧书岁使用标题页的纸,和他们可以对纸张和油墨的化学物质。在春天的时候,对美国南北战争后,英国还是喜欢南方各州,所以春天发明了一种受人尊敬的少女称为范妮杰克逊小姐,夫人唯一的“石墙”杰克逊将军的女儿。好几年芬妮小姐的金融问题迫使她出售大量的手稿和信件属于她著名的父亲。春天已经很难满足工作需求。所有这些活动并没有阻止弹簧形式死于贫穷,让目光敏锐的专家的艰巨任务分离他的伪造。RobertSpring,a19thcenturyforger,wassogoodathisprofessionthathewasabletomakehislivingfor15yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesoffamousAmericans.SpringwasborninEnglandin1813andarrivedinPhiladelphiain1858toopenabookstore.AtfirstheprosperedbysellinghissmallbutgenuinecollectionofearlyU.S.autographs.Discoveringhisabilityatcopyinghandwriting,hebeganimitatingsignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinandwritingthemonthetitlepagesofoldbooks.Tolessonthechanceofdetection,hesenthisforgeriestoEnglandandCanadaforsaleandcirculation.Forgershaveahardtimesellingtheirproducts.Aforgercan’tapproacharespectablebuyerbutmustdealwithpeoplewhodon’thavemuchknowledgeinthefield.Forgershavemanywaystomaketheirworklookreal.Forexample,theybuyoldbookstousetheagedpaperofthetitlepage,andtheycantreatpaperandinkwithchemicals.InSpring’stime,rightaftertheCivilWar,BritainwasstillfondoftheSouthernstates,soSpringinventedarespectablemaidenladyknownasMissFannyJackson,theonlydaughterofGeneral“Stonewall”Jackson.ForseveralyearsMissFanny’sfinancialproblemsforcedhertosellagreatnumberoflettersandmanuscriptsbelongingtoherfamousfather.Springhadtoworkveryhardtosatisfythedemand.AllthisactivitydidnotpreventSpringformdyinginpoverty,leavingsharp-eyedexpertsthedifficulttaskofseparatinghisforgeriesfromtheoriginals.1.WhydidSpringsellhisfalseautographsinEnglandandCanada?B为什么春天出售他的假签名在英格兰和加拿大?A.TherewasagreaterdemandtherethaninAmerica.B.Therewaslesschanceofbeingdetectedthere.（在这里不被发现的可能性。）C.BritainwasSpring’sbirthplace.D.ThepriceswerehigherinEnglandandCanada.2.AftertheCivilWar,therewasagreatdemandinBritainfor.B南北战争后,在英国是一个伟大的需求A.SouthernmoneyB.Southernmanuscriptsandletters南部手稿和信件C.signaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinD.CivilWarbattleplans3.RobertSpringspent15years.B罗伯特春天花了15年A.runningabookstoreinPhiladelphiaB.asaf