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As autumn goes about its business of steadily ruining the garden, ready for the winter shut down, it's time for us to start planning some spring colour.
At the top of the list marked "easy”, we have bulb planting, with the ever popular tulip（郁金香）being the flower we will turn to most frequently. There really aren't many requirements in special gardening skills ---but to maximise your successes, there are a few simple guidelines for you.
When to plant
You'd better plant your tulip bulbs between September and November. You'll know this because your local garden center is likely to have cleared space for large buckets loaded with bulbs promising a huge variety of colourful blooms.
Choosing your site
Tulips look best in borders or containers, planted with greenery neighbors. As a couple of tulips tend to have a lost and lonely look to them, so either give them a patch where you can create an oasis of colour, or combine them with an area of other plants where their cheerful blooms will brighten the scene.
Caring for your tulips
The bulbs in your borders won't need much attention, except watering if the ground dries out, which rarely happens during a tulip's lifetime. For extra healthy plants, give them the occasional feed when they start growing. Container grown tulips will almost certainly need watering. And you'll need to move them into a shelter to avoid too much water if there are signs that they're already getting saturated with rain.
1. Why does the author recommend tulip in the passage?
A. It is the only sign of spring colour.
B. It is easy to grow and keep.
C. It is the biggest gardening success.
D. It can bloom throughout the winter.
2. Which of the following is a requirement for growing tulips?
A. Planting them alone.
B. Growing them in special containers.
C. Watering them when necessary.
D. Keeping them off longtime sunlight.
3. What does the underlined word “saturated” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. very clean B. completely wet
C. much taller D. a little dry
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章对如何种植郁金香进行了详细说明。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第一句和第二句“At the top of the list marked "easy”, we have bulb planting, with the ever popular tulip（郁金香）being the flower we will turn to most frequently. There really aren't many requirements in special gardening skills”（在标有“容易”的列表的顶部，我们种植鳞茎植物，一直流行的郁金香是我们最经常使用的花。对于特殊的园艺技能并没有太多的要求）可知，因为郁金香容易种植，所以作者推荐郁金香。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Caring for your tulips部分第一句“The bulbs in your borders won't need much attention, except watering if the ground dries out, which rarely happens during a tulip's lifetime.”（你边界上的球茎不需要太多关注，除非在地面干燥时浇水，这在郁金香的一生中很少发生。）可知，在种植郁金香时需要在必要的时候给它们浇水。故选C。
【3题详解】
词句猜测题。根据Caring for your tulips部分最后一句“And you'll need to move them into a shelter to avoid too much water”（你需要把它们转移到一个遮蔽处，以避免太多的水）可知，郁金香不能淋雨，以免水太多。所以saturated意为“完全湿润”。故选B。
