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　　Henry Lane is a farmer. He and his wife, Ruth, live on the farm all their lives.

　　Henry's farmhouse isn't large, but it's very nice. Look! That's the barn down there. They keep horses and cows there. They have fifteen cows and six horses. Right now they have three calves. This is the chicken house. They have two roosters and twenty hens. They have a few ducks and turkeys, too. They always have enough eggs for the family. They don't have any pigs. But they have about a dozen sheep. That's the pasture. And those are the fields over there. They grow fruits and vegetables. They also grow wheat and corn. They like to farm. They often say, “Farming is a healthy life.”

1．Henry's farmhouse is ________.

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A．big

B．small

C．large

D．little

2．They keep horses and cows ________.

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A．in the barn

B．in the field

C．in the chicken house

D．in the pasture

3．They have about ________ sheep.

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A．ten

B．eleven

C．twelve

D．twenty

4．They grow ________ in the field.

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A．trees

B．fruits and vegetables

C．wheat and corn

D．both B and C

5．They like to farm because ________.

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A．they are farmers

B．they think farming is a healthy life

C．their home is on the farm

D．they have some fields

Answer 1

答案：B;A;C;D;B
解析：

1．B　　第二段第一句为此题答案。Henry's farmhouse isn't large. little不用来指面积。所以选B项。 　　2．A　　根据文中They keep horses and cows there.判断，there指的是上句的barn。 　　3．C　　a dozen一打即为十二个。 　　4．D　　文章中有两句话为此题答案。即They grow fruits and vegetables. They also grow wheat and corn. 　　5．B　　文章最后一句为此题答案。