题目内容
Most people in school like Gloria. So when she_36_ sick, some boys_37_ to visit her. But none of them wanted to_38_ any money for a gift to bring along. Then Willie said, “We can_39_ some flowers from a_40_ . Gloria will not know_41 _they come from, and the dead man will not_42_ them.”
Everybody was afraid, _43_ Willie. So he went alone and found some beautiful flowers. Then they went to Gloria’s_44_ , and the boys acted_45_ the flowers were from all of them, but_46_ did not mind. After their visit, Willie_47_ the other boys, “It’s a good thing that I was not afraid. Gloria . liked the flowers.”
The other boys laughed. Gloria_48 _not have liked the_49_ if she had known they had_50_ from a grave(墓地).
That night, Willie was reading a book_51_ his mother came into his room. “There’s a man_52 _asking for you,” she asked. “He said that you didn’t _53 _the flowers.”
“What does he look like?” Willie asked.
“That’s hard to say,” Willie’s mother answered. “He is all_54_ with mud.”
Willie, all of a sudden, turned_55_ .
36. A. got | B. fall | C. made | D. took |
37. A. thought | B. asked | C. planned | D. suggested |
38. A. keep | B. cost | C. take | D. spend |
39. A. steal | B. rob | C. buy | D. beg |
40. A. shop | B. store | D. grave | |
41. A. how | B. where | C. when | D. why |
42. A. miss | B. lose | C. hate | D. love |
43. A. beside | B. besides | C. including | D. except |
44. A. room | B. house | C. school | D. library |
45. A. as if | B. if | C. that | D. as |
46. A. Gloria | B. some | C. Willie | D. nobody |
47. A. told | B. asked | C. said to | D. explained |
48. A. must | B. can | C. could | D. would |
49. A. boys | B. flowers | C. secret | D. news |
50. A. brought | B. bought | C. taken | D. come |
51. A. as | B. when | C. while | D. suddenly |
52. A. inside | B. outside | C. still | D. also |
53. A. ask for | B. pay | C. pay off | D. pay for |
54. A. painted | B. dressed | C. wrapped | D. covered |
55. A. sad | B. red | C. pale | D. glad |
36-40ACDAD 41-45BADBA 46-50CCDBD 51-55BBDDC
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, frui
ts, 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 |