Question

5．I didn't always appreciate rural America，because I was raised in town and could be called a city girl．But my country husband Tom helped change my opinion of the country．
When Tom was young，he would play around a wooden house deserted in the 1880s not far from his home．He spent so many days there that it became very special to him．Later he found that the house was used as a historical museum for school students on field trips．As Tom grew older，he watched the house age．After his retirement，he heard it was going to be destroyed．He paid a visit to the owner and offered to buy the place in order to save it．The owner agreed，but Tom had to have it moved within a month．
For three straight weeks，he took the building down and moved every piece of it to our farm．He insisted on doing everything the old-fashioned way to keep t his building as original as possible．He did make a few small changes to the house's design，such as adding a beautiful fieldstone fireplace．Even those stones had a history with---some were the same ones he had thrown out of his father's field as a boy．
With the help of his family and friends，Tom restored （修复） this house beautifully．Neighbors stop by to see his progress and admire his skills not only has he learned a great deal about construction，he has also built some friendships in the process．

39．From Paragraph 2 we learn thatC．
A．Tom's family was the owner of the old wooden house
B．Tom once went to the old wooden house for field trips
C．Tom was concerned about the changes of the wooden house
D．Tom used to live in the old wooden house in his childhood．
40．Tom restored the wooden house becauseA．
A．the old house carried his childhood memories
B．he wanted to build a new museum for the kids
C．he was interested in construction after retirement
D．the house was destroyed by time and needed rebuilding．
41．In the process of restoring the house，TomC．
A．did the job all by himself                     
B．kept the house exactly the same
C．learnt some construction skills                 
D．threw some stones out of his farm
42．According to the author，Tom's restoring work isC．
A．old-fashioned         
B．time-wasting       
C．admirable       
D．crazy．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述了作者的丈夫为了保全自己对童年的回忆，买下留有回忆的老木房子，并学习一些建筑技巧，尽力保持房子的原状的故事．通过这件事，作者也改变了对美国农村的看法．

解答 39．C．推理预测题．根据文章第二段"He spent so many days there that it became very special to him．"和"he heard it was going to be destroyed．He paid a visit to the owner and offered to buy the place in order to save it"可知，木房子对汤姆很特别，在听说房子要摧毁时，他联系到了业主要购买木房子保护它，可见汤姆对木房子很关心也很担忧．故选C．
40．A．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"When Tom was young，he would play around a wooden house deserted in the 1880s not far from his home．He spent so many days there that it became very special to him．"可知，汤姆年轻时在木房子住过一段时间，在那里他有特别的记忆．第三段"He insisted on doing everything the old-fashioned way to keep t his building as original as possible"也可知，汤姆尽力让木房子保持原始状态．可见汤姆对童年记忆的重视．故选A．
41．C．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段"not only has he learned a great deal about construction"可知，汤姆在这次修房子过程中学到一些建筑技巧，可见他专门去学了修房子的一些方法．C项正确．AB项与文章不符，D项文中未提及．故选C．
42．C．推理预测题．根据文章第一段"I didn't always appreciate rural America，because I was raised in town and could be called a city girl．But my country husband Tom helped change my opinion of the country"可知，作者本不喜欢美国的农村，但是汤姆的这次经历改变了作者的看法，可见作者对美国农村的态度进行了好的转变，也可看出作者对汤姆的做法是赞同的．故选C．

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