B

Peoplehavestrangeideasaboutfood.Forexample,thetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetable.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamininit.Butinthe18thcentury,Americansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous(有毒的).Theycalledtomatoes“poisonapples.”

PresidentThomasJefferson,however,knewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoParis,wherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.Thegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygood.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonored(忠实的)guestsaboutthefact.

46.Afteryoureadthepassage,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?

A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.

B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.

C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.

D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.

47.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasaPresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes .

A.whilehewasinParis B.whenhewasalittleboy

C.becausehisparentstoldhimso D.frombooks

48.Accordingtothetext,_______madethebeautifulpinksoupservedatthePresident’sparty?

A.thePresidenthimself B.aFrenchcook

C.thePresident’scook D.thePresident’swife

49.FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere .

A.peoplefromothercountries B.fromFrance

C.peopleofhisowncountry D.menonly

50.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?