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阅读文章,回答题DTotaketheappleasaforbiddenfruitisthemostunlikelystrorytheChristians(基督教徒)evercookedup.Forthem,theforbiddenfruitfromEdenisevil(邪恶的).SowhenColubroughtthetomatobackfromSouthAmerica,alandmistakenlyconsideredtobeeden,everjumpedtobetheobviousconclusion.WronglytakenastheappleofEden,thetomatowasshutothedoorofEuropeans.Whatmadeitparticularlyterrifyingwasitssimilaritytothemandrake,aplantthatwasthetohavecomefromHell(地狱).Whatearnedtheplantitsawfulreputationwasitsrootswlookedlikeadried-uphumanbodyoccupiedbyevilspirits.Toughthetomatoandthemanwerequitedifferentexceptthatbothhadbrightredoryellowfruit,thegeneralpopulationconsiothemoneandthesame,toterribletotouch.
CautiousEuropeanslongignoredthetomato,anduntiltheearly1700smostoftheWepeoplecontinuedtodragtheirfeet.Inthe1880s,thedaughterofawell-knownplantexpertthatthemostinterestinigpartofanafternoonteaatherfather’shousehadbeenthe“introductionthiswonderfulnewfruit-orisitavegetable?”Aslateasthetwentiethcenturysomewritersclassedtomatoeswithmandrakesasan”evilfruit”.
Butintheendtomatoescarriedtheday.TheheroofthetomatowasanAmericannamedRJohnson,andwhenhewaspubliclygoingtoeatthetomatoin1820,peoplejourneyedforhunofmilestowatchhimdropdead.”Whaareyouafraidof?”heshouted.”I’llshowyoufoolsthesethingsaregoodtoeat!”Thenhebitintothetomato.Somepeoplefainted.Buthesurand,accordingtoalocalstory,setupatomato-canningfactory.ThetomatowasshutoutofthedoorofearlyEuropeansmainlybecause______. A.itmadeChristiveevil
B.itwastheappleofEden
C.itcamefromaforbiddenland
D.itwasreligiouslyunacceptable
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