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The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags  were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(維生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold- weather root vegetables- was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.

The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00 am to 1 p.m, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.

Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal- and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.

Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where- luckily for me- I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.

8．What did the author think of her winter life in New York?

A．Exciting.                                                  B．Boring.

C．Relaxing.                                                  D．Annoying.

9．What made the author’s getting up late early worthwhile?

A．Having a swim.

B．Breathing in fresh air.

C．Walking in the morning sun.

D．Visiting a local farmer’s market.

10．What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?

A．They are soft.                                            B．They look nice.

C．They taste great                                         D．They are juicy.

11．What was the author going to that evening?

A．Go to a farm.                                            B．Check into a hotel.

C．Eat in a restaurant.                                     D．Buy fresh vegatables.

【回答】

8．B

9．D

10．B

11．C

【分析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者生活在冬天寒冷的紐約，當有一個到佛羅里達州薩拉索塔一個周的機會，作者體驗到不同的冬天。

8．推理判斷題。根據第一段第一句 The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter. 可知，作者認爲美國東北部的冬季太冷，因此不是一個度過漫長冬季的好地方。且根據第三段最後一句 back home in New York I wouldn't be experiencing again for months” 可知作者在紐約好幾個月都不會吃到在薩拉索塔吃到的東西。因此判斷出在作者眼中，冬季的紐約非常無聊。故選B項。

9．細節理解題。根據第一段最後一句 a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call” 可知，逛當地農產品早市值得作者爲之起早。故選D項。

10．細節理解題。根據第三段第二句 No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless.”可知，雖然在紐約出售的西紅柿看起來很吸引人，但是每當被帶回家它們就變得乾癟堅硬，沒有滋味。即在紐約出售的西紅柿賣相很好但並不好吃。故選B項。

11．細節理解題。由最後一段中的 a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where — luckily for me — I was planning to have dinner that very night可知，作者當晚打算去一家飯館吃晚餐。故選C項。

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