Question

I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.

Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.

Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food feast”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.

By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!

Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company（陪伴）. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!

1.We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______.

A. don’t like spending time with others

B. sometimes quarrel with each other

C. live on the food they grow in their garden

D. are a generous and warm-hearted couple

2.According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.

A. they didn’t have to spend so much money on food

B. they could grow vegetables and sell at the market

C. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it

D. they could spend happy times together with their family in it

3.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?

A. It was too long

B. It was wonderful.

C. It was not as good as he thought.

D. It was too terrible.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述的是发生在邻里之间的故事。作者有一个邻居，大家都叫她“Happy”，因为她从未生气，也不对他人说苛刻的话。一天，Happy和丈夫Ben邀请邻居们到他家采摘蔬菜，他们度过了欢乐的一天。

1.everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day”可知，Happy和Ben夫妇俩邀请邻居们到他们的大花园里采摘蔬菜，邻居们在他们家度过了快乐的一个“蔬菜采摘节”，由此可推测Happy和Ben既慷慨又热心，故选D。

2.As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden.”可知，菜价上涨太快，于是大家都希望能有一个像Happy家那样的大花园，故选A。

3.there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. ...everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer ...After dinner, we played games.”可知，作者和其他邻居在Happy家采摘蔬菜、喝酒、玩游戏，期间充满了欢笑，可推测他们玩得很开心，故选B。

考点：生活类短文阅读