7、Farmers might think the idea of growing food for fun sounds strange. But there are some people who do it all the time.
They grow some vegetables because their natural color or shape is pleasing to see. They grow others because scientists have developed new colors or different sizes for traditional vegetables.
One example is the bell pepper. Seed companies sell seeds for several different kinds of bell peppers. One pepper is a weak yellow color when it begins to grow. Then its color changes to white. As it grows, it changes color two more times -- to orange, then red.
If you are not interested in peppers that change colors as they grow, you can grow some that remain one color. You can try chocolate-colored peppers. Or purple. Or lavender ones. Each kind of pepper has its own special taste.
For the best possible taste, however, peppers should be left on the vine for two or three weeks after they appear ready. This gives them full flavor and greatly increases the vitamins they contain.
Another unusual plant is known as the yard-long bean, asparagus bean, dow ghok or snake bean. It grows up to one meter in length. It is an important part of the food supply in areas of Asia. American farmers like it because it is different, yet tastes very much like the green beans they traditionally grow. Each bean has from ten to twenty seeds. The outside or pod can be eaten. Some of the very long beans are green outside but have black-and-white or red seeds.
Gourds are plants that people like to grow because of the many different shapes. They also have many uses. Some round gourds are dried, painted and made into containers. Others have long necks and big bodies. These are dried, cut and made into containers to pour drinking water.
A kind of gourd called the luffa is used to make sponges. When it is fully grown, it is removed from the vine and permitted to dry for a few weeks.The gourd is placed in water for a few hours. The outer shell is then removed. The gourd is placed in the sun to dry. When it is fully dry, it is cut into pieces for use as sponges. Luffa sponges have a rough surface. They can be used to clean away dead skin cells, which makes them a popular skin-care product.
1. Which of the following about the snake bean is not true?
A. Its another name is yard-long bean.
B. It grows up to one meter in length.
C. American farmers like it because of its different tastes.
D. Its outside can be eaten.
2. People grow the bell pepper mainly to enjoy its ____ .
A. shapes B. colors C. flavors D. vitamins.
3. Which of the following can be used to make sponges?
A. The bell pepper B. The snake bean C. Any kind of gourd D. The luffa.
4. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Growing unusual Vegetables for fun.
B. Growing food with different purposes
C. Bell peppers showing different colors
D. Farmers strange idea of growing food.
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Farmers might think the idea of growing food for fun sounds strange. But there are some people who do it all the time.
They grow some vegetables because their natural color or shape is pleasing to see. They grow others because scientists have developed new colors or different sizes for traditional vegetables.
One example is the bell pepper. Seed companies sell seeds for several different kinds of bell peppers. One pepper is a weak yellow color when it begins to grow. Then its color changes to white. As it grows, it changes color two more times -- to orange, then red.
If you are not interested in peppers that change colors as they grow, you can grow some that remain one color. You can try chocolate-colored peppers. Or purple. Or lavender ones. Each kind of pepper has its own special taste.
For the best possible taste, however, peppers should be left on the vine for two or three weeks after they appear ready. This gives them full flavor and greatly increases the vitamins they contain.
Another unusual plant is known as the yard-long bean, asparagus bean, dow ghok or snake bean. It grows up to one meter in length. It is an important part of the food supply in areas of Asia. American farmers like it because it is different, yet tastes very much like the green beans they traditionally grow. Each bean has from ten to twenty seeds. The outside or pod can be eaten. Some of the very long beans are green outside but have black-and-white or red seeds.
Gourds are plants that people like to grow because of the many different shapes. They also have many uses. Some round gourds are dried, painted and made into containers. Others have long necks and big bodies. These are dried, cut and made into containers to pour drinking water.
A kind of gourd called the luffa is used to make sponges. When it is fully grown, it is removed from the vine and permitted to dry for a few weeks.The gourd is placed in water for a few hours. The outer shell is then removed. The gourd is placed in the sun to dry. When it is fully dry, it is cut into pieces for use as sponges. Luffa sponges have a rough surface. They can be used to clean away dead skin cells, which makes them a popular skin-care product.
1. Which of the following about the snake bean is not true?
A. Its another name is yard-long bean.
B. It grows up to one meter in length.
C. American farmers like it because of its different tastes.
D. Its outside can be eaten.
2. People grow the bell pepper mainly to enjoy its ____ .
A. shapes B. colors C. flavors D. vitamins.
3. Which of the following can be used to make sponges?
A. The bell pepper B. The snake bean C. Any kind of gourd D. The luffa.
4. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Growing unusual Vegetables for fun.
B. Growing food with different purposes
C. Bell peppers showing different colors
D. Farmers strange idea of growing food.
科目：高中英語 來源：安徽省屯溪一中2011－2012學年高二下學期期中考試英語試題 題型：053
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Farmers might think the idea of growing food for fun sounds strange．But there are some people who do it all the time．
They grow some vegetables because their natural color or shape is pleasing to see．They grow others because scientists have developed new colors or different size for traditional vegetables．
One example is the bell pepper(胡椒)．Seed companies sell seeds for several different kinds of bell peppers．One pepper is a weak yellow color when it begins to grow．Then its color changes to white．As it grows, it changes color two more times-to orange, then red．
Another unusual plant is known as the yard-long bean or snake bean．It grows up to one meter in length．It is an important part of the food supply in areas of Asia．
American farmers like it because it is different, yet tastes very much like the green beans they traditionally grow．Each bean has from ten to twenty seeds．The outside or pod can be eaten．Some of the very long beans are green outside but have black-and –white or red seed．
Gourds(葫蘆)are plants that people like to grow because of the many different shapes．They also have many uses．Some round gourds are dried, painted and made into containers．Others have long necks and big bodies．These are dried, cut and made into pour drinking water．
Another kind of gourd is used to make sponges(海綿)．When it is fully grown, it is removed from the vine and permitted to dry for a few weeks．Then it is placed in water for a few hours．The outer shell is then removed．The gourd is placed in the sun to dry．When it is fully dry, it is cut into pieces for use as sponges．They have a rough surface．They can be used to clean away dead skin cells, which makes them a popular skin-care product．
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