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1、高考学习网中国最大高考学习网站 G | 我们负责传递知识！Chapter3Chapter3 TheThe weirdweird worldworld ofof plantsplants -Reading-ReadingThe biggest pumpkinHave you ever seen a 1,000-pound pumpkin? Howard Dill has. He is a world champion pumpkin grower. Most pumpkins weigh from 15 to 30 pounds, but Howard has giant pumpkins th
2、at weigh much more. Every year, he meets other pumpkin growers from across North America. They have contests to see who can grow the biggest pumpkin. The winners get prizes, such as money or trips to exciting places. People started to grow big pumpkins more than 100 years ago. About 20 years ago, Ho
3、ward decided to have a contest. He brought his biggest pumpkin to the contest. It weighed 438 pounds. Every year, people brought bigger pumpkins. Two years ago, another pumpkin grower set a world record. His pumpkin weighed 1,601 pounds.One of the pumpkin contests is a festival called pumpkinfest. A
4、t Pumpkinfest, people bring giant pumpkins and other giant vegetables. There is a contest for the biggest watermelon and the biggest squash. There is even a contest for the worlds biggest flowers. Many of the giant fruits and vegetables weigh more than 500 pounds. Some of the flowers are more than 1
5、4 feet high. At Pumpkinfest, people walk around and look at the giant fruits and vegetables. They can even buy them after the contest and take them home. “There is only one problem,” said a man who bought a giant pumpkin. “I cannot get the pumpkin into my truck.”T or F1. Hoard Dill grows very big pu
6、mpkin. ( )2. Every year, there are contests to see who has the biggest pumpkin.( )3. People have been growing giant pumpkins for 10 years. ( )4. Every year, the pumpkins are the same size. ( )5. One pumpkin was more than 1,000 pounds. ( ) 6. At Pumpkinfest, there are contests for giant fruits, vegetables, and animals. ( ) 7. People can only look at the giant fruits and vegetables. ( ) 8. One man couldnt get a giant pumpkin into his truck. ( ) 高考学习网中国最大高考学习网站 G | 我们负责传递知识！Keys:TTFFTFFT材料来源：Amazing stories 一、
