Question

【题目】Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.

And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin’s chicken house in exchange for manure. The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.

As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew. Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.

Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!

Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around it didn't look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn't offend the nose so much, edible, and we drank up every last drop of soup!

【1】What can we infer about Dad’s stew?

A．It is popular among the neighbors.

B．It contains honey and vegetables.

C．It looks very wonderful.

D．It tastes quite delicious.

【2】What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean?

A．To attract. B．To upset.

C．To air. D．To shut.

【3】What can we learn about Dad from the text?

A．He is an experienced cook.

B．He is a troublesome father.

C．He has a positive attitude to life.

D．He suffers a lot from his disability.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了作者的父亲在背部受伤之后，买了一个小农场，在里面种满了各种蔬菜、果树甚至还养了蜜蜂。在收获蔬菜之后，他炖了一锅汤，当闻到味道时，作者和其他人觉得烧得很糟糕，但是吃起来还不错，他们最后全部都吃光了。

【1】D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“we drank up every last drop of soup”，可知，父亲炖的汤全部被吃光了。说明父亲做的炖菜并不像想象中的那么难吃，反而很美味，故D项正确。

【2】B 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的最后一段中“and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn't offend the nose so much, edible, and we drank up every last drop of soup!”可知，经过第一次冲击嗅觉之后，汤的味道已经不会使作者的鼻子那么难受了，故选B。

【3】C 推理判断题。讲述了背部患过病之后的父亲在自己的小农场辛勤劳作、乐观生活的轶事，体现了父亲热爱生活的乐观主义精神。故C项正确。