Passage 73 I'm a carrot
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主题:生态特征 词数:100 建议用时:10分钟 答案:P136
I live in your garden. I grow from a small seed. I have green leaves. You can see my leaves easily, but you can't see the best part of me. My best part is in the soil.

Dig up my best part and look at it. It looks like a long orange finger. People can eat my best part. I am delicious. I am a healthy vegetable.
Do you know me? I am a carrot. We aren't just great for humans, and we can make a great treat for your pets, too! Rabbits also like to eat us very much.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
() 1. We can see this vegetable's easily.
A. seeds B. leaves C. flowers
() 2. What colour is this vegetable's best part?
A. Green. B. Red. C. Orange.
() 3. 新考法 猜测词义 The underlined(画线的) phrase "dig up" means "" in Chinese.
A. 种植 B. 挖出 C. 埋入
() 4. People eat this vegetable because it is .
A. healthy B. beautiful C. cheap
() 5. The passage mentions(提到) rabbits because .
A. the writer likes rabbits
B. rabbits are very cute
C. rabbits like to eat carrots

1. B 由短文第一段第四句可知,我们可以轻易地看到这种蔬菜的叶子。
2. C 由常识及短文第二段第一、二句可知,这种蔬菜最好的部分是橙色的。
3. B 联系上文可知,这种蔬菜最好的部分是在地下,由此可猜测 dig up 意为“挖出”。
4. A 由短文第二段第三、五句可知,人们可以吃这种蔬菜,因为这种蔬菜是健康的。
5. C 由短文最后一段可知,兔子也非常喜欢吃胡萝卜,跟主题相关,所以被提及。