2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 科普知识阅读理解（6）

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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习科普知识阅读理解（6）科普知识（阅读理解）由(xx重庆,D)改编TotaketheappleasaforbiddenfruitisthemostunlikelystorytheChristians(基督教徒)haveevercookedup.Forthem,theforbiddenfruitfromEdenisevil(邪恶的).SowhenColumbusbroughtthetomatobackfromSouthAmerica,alandmistakenlyco

2、nsideredtobeEden,everyonejumpedtotheobviousconclusion.WronglytakenastheappleofEden,thetomatowasshutoutofthedoorofEuropeans.Whatmadeitparticularlyterrifyingwasitssimilaritytothemandrake,aplantthatwasthoughttohaveefromHell(地狱).Whatearnedtheplantitsawfulr

3、eputationwasitsrootswhichlookedlikeadried-uphumanbodyoccupiedbyevilspirits.Thoughthetomatoandthemandrakewerequitedifferentexceptthatbothhadbrightredoryellowfruit,thegeneralpopulationconsideredthemoneandthesame,tooterribletotouch.CautiousEuropeanslongig

4、noredthetomato,anduntiltheearly1700smostoftheWesternpeoplecontinuedtodragtheirfeet.Inthe1880s,thedaughterofawell-knownplantexpertwrotethatthemostinterestingpartofanafternoonteaatherfather’shousehadbeenthe“introductionofthiswonderfulnewfruit—orisitavege

5、table?”Aslateasthetwentiethcenturysomewritersstillclassedtomatoeswithmandrakesasan“evilfruit”.Butintheendtomatoescarriedtheday.TheheroofthetomatowasanAmericannamedRobertJohnson,andwhenhewaspubliclygoingtoeatthetomatoin1820,peoplejourneyedforhundredsofm

6、ilestowatchhimdropdead.“Whatareyouafraidof?”heshouted.“I’llshowyoufoolsthatthesethingsaregoodtoeat!”Thenhebitintothetomato.Somepeoplefainted.Buthesurvivedand,accordingtoalocalstory,setupatomato-canningfactory.1.ThetomatowasshutoutofthedoorofearlyEurope

7、ansmainlybecause　　　. A.itmadeChristiansevilB.itwastheappleofEdenC.itcamefromaforbiddenlandD.itwasreligiouslyunacceptable2.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedpartinParagraph3?(　　)A.Theprocessofignoringthetomatosloweddown.B.Therewaslittleprogressinthestudyof

8、thetomato.C.Thetomatowasstillrefusedinmostwesterncountries.D.Mostwesternpeoplecontinuedtogetridofthetomato.3.WhatisthemainreasonforRobertJohnsontoeatthetomatopublicly?(　　)A.Tomakehimselfahero.B.Toremovepeople’sfearofthetomato.C.Tospeedu