题目内容
Most people in school like Gloria. So when she1 sick, some boys2 to visit her. But none of them wanted to3 any money on a gift to bring along. Then Willie said, "We can4 some flowers from a5. Gloria will not know6 they come from, and the dead man will not7 them. "
Everybody was afraid8 Willie. So he went alone and found some beautiful flowers. Then they went to Gloria's9 , and the boys acted10 the flowers were from all of them, but11 did not mind. After their visit, Willie12 the other boys, "It's a good thing that I was not afraid. Gloria liked the flowers. "
The other boys laughed. Gloria13 not have liked the14 if she had known they had15 from a grave (坟墓).
That night, Willie was reading a book16 his mother came into his room. "There's a man17 asking for you," she asked. "He said that you didn't18 the flowers. "
"What does he look like?" Willie asked.
"That's hard to say," Willie's mother answered. "He is all19 with mud. "(泥巴)
Willie, all of a sudden, turned20 .
- 1.
- A.got
- B.fall
- C.made
- D.took
- A.
- 2.
- A.thought
- B.asked
- C.planned
- D.suggested
- A.
- 3.
- A.keep
- B.cost
- C.take
- D.spend
- A.
- 4.
- A.steal
- B.rob
- C.buy
- D.beg
- A.
- 5.
- A.shop
- B.store
- C.street
- D.grave
- A.
- 6.
- A.how
- B.where
- C.when
- D.why
- A.
- 7.
- A.miss
- B.lose
- C.hate
- D.love
- A.
- 8.
- A.beside
- B.besides
- C.including
- D.except
- A.
- 9.
- A.room
- B.house
- C.school
- D.library
- A.
- 10.
- A.as if
- B.if
- C.that
- D.as
- A.
- 11.
- A.Gloria
- B.some
- C.Willie
- D.nobody
- A.
- 12.
- A.told
- B.asked
- C.said to
- D.explained
- A.
- 13.
- A.must
- B.can
- C.could
- D.would
- A.
- 14.
- A.boys
- B.flowers
- C.secret
- D.news
- A.
- 15.
- A.stolen
- B.robbed
- C.taken
- D.come
- A.
- 16.
- A.as
- B.when
- C.while
- D.suddenly
- A.
- 17.
- A.inside
- B.outside
- C.still
- D.also
- A.
- 18.
- A.ask for
- B.pay
- C.pay off
- D.pay for
- A.
- 19.
- A.painted
- B.dressed
- C.wrapped
- D.covered
- A.
- 20.
- A.sad
- B.red
- C.pale
- D.glad
- A.
Farming was once the chief way of life in nearly every country. People cannot live without food, and nearly all their food comes from crops and animals raised on farms. Not many people farm for a living any more, but farming remains the most important work in the world.
Before the nineteenth century, the typical American family lived on a small farm. They raised pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, and planted corn, fruits, garden vegetables, and wheat. Everyone worked long and hard, but the results were often poor. Families barely harvested enough food for themselves. This situation began to change during the last half of the 1800's and it changed remarkably(明显地) in the next century.
Scientific methods and labor-saving machinery have made farming increasingly productive. The development of improved plant varieties and fertilizers has helped double and even triple the production of some major crops. More scientific animal care and animal raising have helped increase the amount of meat and products that animals produce. At the same time, the use of tractors and other modern farm equipment has sharply reduced the need for farm labor.
As farming has become less important as a way of life in the United States, it has become more important as a source which offers materials to industry. Today's successful farmers are experts not just in agriculture but also in accounting, marketing, and finance. Farms that are not run in a similar way have great difficulty surviving.
【小题1】 We are told in the first paragraph about ____.
A.the history of farming | B.the importance of farming |
C.the development of farming | D.the changes of farming |
A.Farmers didn’t work hard on their farms. |
B.Farmers used tractors to help them. |
C.Farming was the main way of living for most people. |
D.Farmers could supply materials to industry. |
A.scientific methods | B.labor- saving machinery |
C.farmers’ hard work | D.chemical fertilizers |
A.the advantages of American farming | B.the changes in American farming |
C.the situation of American farms | D.how rapidly farming has developed |