【试题分析】　文章讲述了作者生活在冬天寒冷的纽约，当有一个到佛罗里达州萨拉索塔一周的机会，作者体验到不同的冬天。

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

A．Exciting.  B．Boring.

C．Relaxing.  D．Annoying.

解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句“The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter，”可以推测出作者在纽约冬天的生活是令人厌烦的。故选B。

答案：B

2．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.

 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“dulled by months of cold­weather root vegetables was a 7 a．m.adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake­up call.”可知作者早上7点到农产品市场是有意义的。可知选D。

答案：D