Question

Zoe Chambers was a successful PR(Public Relations) consultant and life was going well — she had a great job, beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. “The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through.” she said. “After everything I’d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job. I hate everything about the city and my life.”

Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later she is still on the farm.

"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."

Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It's a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners."

Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing — watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now."

1.When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a ______life.

A．satisfying          B．tough             C．meaningless        D．boring

2.The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy's farm is that______.

A．Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant

B．Kathy persuaded her to do so

C．Zoe got tired of the city life

D．Zoe loved Wales more than London

3.How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?

A．Tiresome and troublesome.

B．Romantic and peaceful

C．Mentally exhausting but healthy

D．Physically tiring but rewarding.

4.Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B．Where there is a will, there is a way.

C．A misfortune may turn out a blessing.

D．Kill two birds with one stone.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，记叙了佐伊是公共关系顾问，生活很满意，她为公司做完一切后，被解雇了，她很生气，以至于讨厌城市生活。她收到老同学凯西的邀请，让她到农场来散心，来到农场，她很喜欢农场，她决定在那里生活，在那里佐伊一点都不感到无聊，每天都有新的体验

1.细节题。由第一段第一句话Zoe Chambers was a successful PR(Public Relations) consultant and life was going well — she had a great job, beautiful flat and a busy social life in London.所以选A

2.细节题。由第一段最后一句After everything I’d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job. I hate everything about the city and my life.可以知道答案，故选A。

3.细节题，由第四段第三行But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners可以知道答案，故选D。

4.推理题，由本文的主要意思“佐伊是公共关系顾问，生活很满意，她为公司做完一切后，被解雇了，她很生气，以至于讨厌城市生活。她收到老同学凯西的邀请，让她到农场来散心，来到农场，她很喜欢农场，她决定在那里生活，在那里佐伊一点都不感到无聊，每天都有新的体验”所以选C。

考点：这是一篇记叙文。

点评：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了佐伊的故事，答题前一定要读懂全文，佐伊离开城市去农场是贯穿全文的一条重要线索，一定要注意体会。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。