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B

The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold- weather root vegetables- was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.

The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00 am to 1 p.m, rain or shine, along North Lemon and state streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.

Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal- and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.

Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where- luckily for me- I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.

24. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?

A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Relaxing. D. Annoying.

25. What made the author’s getting up late early worthwhile?

A. Having a swim.

B. Breathing in fresh air.

C. Walking in the morning sun.

D. Visiting a local farmer’s market.

26. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?

A. They are soft.

B. They look nice.

C. They taste great.

D. They are juicy.

27. What was the author going to that evening?

A. Go to a farm.

B. check into a hotel.

C. Eat in a restaurant.

D. Buy fresh vegetable

答案解析：

24. B

根据原文“The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter”(寒冷多雪的东北部这个冬天并不是个适合消磨时光的好地方)以及后文作者迫不及待去佛罗里达州，可知作者认为她在纽约的冬天生活很无聊，所以选B。更多真题请微信搜索英语巴士小程序。

25. D

根据原文“but the best part - particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold - weather root vegetables - was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake - up call”(但最棒的部分——尤其对于我因数月寒冷的天气而吃腻了根茎蔬菜的味蕾来说——是早上7点去萨拉索塔农贸市场的冒险，事实证明这早起是完全值得的)，可知参观当地农贸市场让作者早起很值得，所以选D。

26. B

根据原文“No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless”(不管它们在商店里看起来多么诱人，一旦我把它们带回家，它们总是又干又硬，没有味道)，可知纽约冬天卖的西红柿看起来好看，所以选B。

27. C

根据原文“my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where - luckily for me - I was planning to have dinner that very night”(当我得知布朗格罗夫农场是萨拉索塔丽思卡尔顿酒店新开的杰克达斯蒂餐厅的供应商之一时，我更加高兴了，幸运的是，我当晚就计划在那家餐厅吃晚餐)，可知作者当晚要去餐厅吃饭，所以选C。