2017托福100篇阅读理解试题（四十二）_第2页

　　6. The word "grumbled" in line 16 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) denied

　　(B) warned

　　(C) complained

　　(D) explained

　　7. The passage mentions that one reason English and Dutch settlers planted tulips in their gardens was that tulips

　　(A) were easy to grow

　　(B) had become readily available

　　(C) made them appear fashionable

　　(D) reminded them of home

　　8. The word "they" in line 20 refers to

　　(A) tulips

　　(B) plains

　　(C) immigrants

　　(D) plants

　　9. According to the passage , which of the following changes occurred in English gardens during the European settlement of North America?

　　(A) They grew in size in order to provide enough plants to export to the New World.

　　(B) They contained a wider variety of tulips than ever before.

　　(C) They contained many new types of North American plants.

　　(D) They decreased in size on the estates of wealthy people.

　　10. The passage mentions which of the following as a problem associated with the importation of tulips into North America?

　　(A) They were no longer fashionable by the time they arrived.

　　(B) They often failed to survive the journey.

　　(C) Orders often took six months or longer to fill.

　　(D) Settlers knew little about how to cultivate them.

　　参考答案：CBADC CDCCB