Question

Growing strawberries in pots

·The best way to start growing strawberries is to buy pot-grown strawberry plants m spring：5plants are plenty for a hanging basket and 10 for the average 13 inch-sized pot．

·Plant them immediately in soil-based compost(混合肥料) and they will produce a modest crop in their first year．The second year should see a bumper(特大的)crop，followed by a slightly lower yield(產(chǎn)量)the third summer .Then start again with fresh stock

·Careful watering and feeding are essential Ifyou are to harvest a good crop，you must never

let the compost dry out,particularly when the fruit is forming and ripening；if you do．most of your

crop will drop off血e bush almost immediately．

·Water well then leave the pots for up to 3 weeks，until they reach the point of drying out Be

Careful not to overwater them during the winter months．

Pruning apple trees

·A one-year-old tree is known as a “maiden”. It has a single stem when purchased. Immediately after planting, cut it back by about half to leave 4 good buds at the base of the stem.. This will force growth from the base or the plant during the summer.

·In the second year ,prune in winter by cutting all side branches back by about one-third, Make sure each cut is made cleanly just above an outward-facing bud. In the third and fourth years, new side branches will have emerged from the previous year’s growth. Cut back all these new side branches by a third, pruning to an outward-facing bud.

·By the fifth year the tree should have a well-balanced shape. From then on ,cut back all new branches by one-third in winter .Remove any diseased wood and broken branches, and ensure the centre is open to air circulation

1.The two pieces of advice probably appear in ????????

A. a scientific repot?? B. a gardening guide? C. a book review D .a fashion column

2.A good crop of strawberries mainly depends on ???????????

A .the size of a pot???? ??????? B. the season of harvesting

C. the number of plants in a pot?? D.careful watering and feeding

3.Cutting back all? side branches by a third is to ??????

A．remove the diseased and broken branches

B．keep the whole tree open to air circulation

C. force the apple tree to grow from the base in winter

D. help the apple tree to form a well-balanced shape

4.The two pieces of advice suggest that planting is closely related? to ????????????

A. season??? B．water??? C．compost?? D．cutting

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇關(guān)于如何種植植物的操作指導(dǎo)書節(jié)選。如何種植草莓？如何修剪蘋果樹？看了本文就知道啦。

1.主旨大意題。本文是關(guān)于如何栽培植物的操作指導(dǎo)書，因此應(yīng)該節(jié)選于園藝的書 。a scientific repot一篇科學(xué)報(bào)告；a gardening guide園藝入門； a book review 書評(píng)；a fashion column時(shí)尚專欄。故選B。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。由“Careful watering and feeding are essential If you are to harvest a good crop，”可知，想要得到好的草莓果實(shí)需要細(xì)心澆水和施肥。故選D。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“By the fifth year the tree should have a well-balanced shape. From then on ,cut back all new branches by one-third in winter .”可知第三次修剪是為了讓蘋果樹有一個(gè)平衡的外形 。故選D。

4.主旨大意題。兩段教你如何種植植物中一直在強(qiáng)調(diào)在合適的時(shí)節(jié)做什么，因此最重要的 就是時(shí)節(jié)。season 時(shí)節(jié)；water水compost堆肥；cutting修剪。故選A。

考點(diǎn)：科普類閱讀。