Lettuce (莴苣)has been eaten for over 4,500 years, and was known to the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Now, people in some countries start the meal with lettuce as part of a salad. There are hundreds of kinds of lettuce. The main ones include head lettuce, such as iceberg, leaf lettuce ,Boston, bibb and romaine.
Experts say lettuce is one of the easiest crops to grow in your garden. The best time to plant the seeds is during cool weather. The University of Illinois Extension advises that the best planting temperature is 15 0C.
Lettuce seeds are small, so do not place them too deep in the ground. If you plant some seeds every week or two, you will have crops ready to eat one after another.
To start the seeds inside, you can use a seed tray in your home or other shelter. This container should be deep enough to hold at least three centimeters of soil or more. There should be about one centimeter of space between the soil and the top of the container. The container should have holes in the bottom so the extra water can flow out. Drop the seeds over the surface and cover them lightly with soil. If the soil is not already a little wet, give it some water. But do not drown the seeds.
Next, cover the seed tray with paper. When the seedlings have e up far enough to touch the paper, take it off. You can transplant the seedlings into the garden when they are about two to three centimeters tall. Do this when the weather is not too hot and not too cold. Take out as much soil as you can with the seedlings, Then dig a hole in the ground bigger thanthe lettuce roots. Water the plants but not too heavily.
Harvest leaf lettuces when the leaves are big enough to eat. Pull the leaves from the outside of the planting so the inside leaves will keep growing. Or, you can cut off the whole plant. Leave about two or three centimeters above the ground so the plant will re-grow. Cut off head lettuces at ground level.
Lettuce is best when served fresh, so make a salad and enjoy. Experts say lettuce is one of the easiest crops to grow in your garden.
【小题1】Which of the following shows the right order of planting lettuces?
a.Dig a hole in the ground bigger than the lettuce roots.
b.Drop the seeds over the surface.
c.Water the plants.
d.Cover the seed with soil.
e.Take off the paper.
f.Transplant the seedlings into the garden.A．b, d, e ，f, a, cB．a, b ，c, d ，e, fC．d, e，f, b，a，cD．b，c, d，e，f，a【小题2】The underlined word “seedlings” in paragraph 5 means .A．containersB．seedsC．young plantsD．layers【小题3】When eating Iettuce5 you’d better so that it tastes best.A．store it in plastic bagsB．eat the inside leavesC．wrap it in paperD．eat while it is fresh【小题4】What can we infer from the passage?A．Lettuce is the easiest crop to grow in your garden.B．The lettuce is not hard to plant and store.C．We can plant lettuce in a two-centimeter-high tray.D．We should water lettuce at least twice a day.A
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(答案→)A
解析：本文是一篇说明文。介绍的是在埃及，希腊，和罗马有着悠久历史的一种蔬菜莴苣，莴苣的吃法，种植方法以及储存方法
【小题1】A 细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二行Drop the seeds over the surface and cover them lightly with soil.得出b 在前的d 在后，而且顺序为以前一后，第五段第一行When the seedlings have e up far enough to touch the paper, take it off，得出e在d 之后，所以得出A正确。
【小题2】C细节理解题。 根据第五段第1，2，3行Next, cover the seed tray with paper. When the seedlings have e up far enough to touch the paper, take it off. You can transplant the seedlings into the garden when they are about two to three centimeters tall. 得出seedling 幼苗，所以C正确。
【小题3】D细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句话Lettuce is best when served fresh得出D正确。
【小题4】B总结归纳题根据第二段第一句Experts say lettuce is one of the easiest crops to grow in your garden. 所以 A不对。根据第四段第二句This container should be deep enough to hold at least three centimeters of soil or more.，所以C不对；根据第五段最后一句Water the plants but not too heavily.，所以D不对；根据第二段第一句Experts say lettuce is one of the easiest crops to grow in your garden.和最后一段Experts say lettuce is one of the easiest crops to grow in your garden.，得出B正确。