Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers in the village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the __1__ and they are much __2__.

　　Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting room table, eats some fruits and vegetables, but he __3__ most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruit and flowers are so __4__ and beautiful that they sold much more __5__ in the market than those of other villagers.

　　How does Tom grow these beautiful things? He is so __6__ that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio.

　　He __7__ the music all day.

　　That is quite true. Tom __8__ things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything __9__. It is the music that does the work. Tom knows more clearly that music makes the biggest vegetables and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love __10__ as much as people.

　　1. A. week B. month C. season D. year

　　2. A. better B. worse C. less D. later

　　3. A. buys B. sells C. borrows D. lends

　　4. A. dear B. bad C. big D. small

　　5. A. politely B. quickly C. slowly D. carefully

　　6. A. angry B. busy C. tired D. lazy

　　7. A. listens to B. hears C. watches D. speaks

　　8. A. fills B. plants C. throws D. makes

　　9. A. does B. moves C. grows D. plays

　　10.A. work B. rain C. stories D. music

　　教师点评

　　本文介绍了汤姆庭园中各种植物的生长以及销售情况，并说明了懒惰的汤姆为什么能长出这么好的植物。

　　1. D。根据下文汤姆春夏秋冬都会在园子里种各种植物，说明园子里一年到头都长着植物，故year为正确选项。

　　2. A。很明显，汤姆的植物园比村子里其余人的应好得多，故应用比较级better。

　　3. B。根据文意，汤姆到市场上去应是卖自己种植的花，水果及蔬菜，故选sells。

　　4. C。这里应选择一个褒义形容词修饰汤姆的蔬菜水果，故只能选big。

　　5. B。因为蔬菜水果长得好，所以在市场上卖得很快，故quickly为正确选项。

　　6. D。根据下文汤姆没有花很多的时间去管理园子而是坐在树下听音乐，故选lazy。

　　7. A。表示听音乐这一动作应用listen to 。

　　8. B。根据文意，汤姆春夏秋冬在园子里是在种各种植物，故选plant。

　　9. C。grows在这里表示园子里的一切在不断地生长。

　　10. D。上文讲到音乐使得园子里的一切又大又美，说明植物也像人一样喜欢音乐，故选music。

（责任编辑：李继伟）