the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part - particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold­weather root vegetables - was a 7 am adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake­up call.

　　The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 am to 1 pm, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries; the red­painted 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, vine­ripened (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.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者冬季去佛罗里达州的萨拉索塔度假，游泳池、品酒以及粉红色的晚霞都令作者陶醉不已。但是，最吸引作者的并不是这些，而是美味的番茄。

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

　　A．Exciting.　　　 　 　　B．Boring.

　　C．Relaxing. D．Annoying.

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。由第一段中的"The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter"和"dulled by months of cold­weather root vegetables"可以推断出作者认为纽约的冬天是令人厌烦、枯燥和单调的。故选B项。

　　2．What made the author's getting up early worthwhile?

　　A．Having a swim.

　　B．Breathing in fresh air.

　　C．Walking in the morning sun.

　　D．Visiting a local farmers' market.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句"... the best part ... was a 7 am adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake­up call."可知，作者认为，早起去参观萨拉索塔农贸市场很值得，因此选D项。

　　3．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.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。由倒数第二段第二句可知，纽约冬季出售的西红柿只是看起来好看，但是买回家后，总是发干、很硬而且无味。故B项正确。

　　4．What was the author going to do that evening?

　　A．Go to a farm. B．Check into a hotel.

　　C．Eat in a restaurant. D．Buy fresh vegetables.

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据题干关键信息词that evening可定位到最后一段中的"... I learned that ... a newly opened restaurant ... to have dinner that very night."，由此可知，作者那晚正好要去一个新开的饭馆吃饭。故C项正确。

　　Ⅱ.任务型阅读

Every scientific field uses the scientific method to conduct experiments. Performing experiments is very important in the field of psychology (心理学). Before beginning a study,