Question

A farm is always a very busy place．One of the busiest things is when the farmer is getting the land ready to grow plants． 　　If the farmer is going to grow wheat, he has to turn the ground over first．The farmer drives up and down the paddock on a tractor． 　　When the ground is ready, the farmer sows the seeds．He does this with a machine that the tractor pulls along．Now, one man and a machine can do as much a day as twenty men used to do without a machine． 　　After the wheat has been sown, the farmer keeps a lookout for rain．Wheat needs a rain and warm sunny days to make it grow．When the wheat has grown, it turns to a lovely golden colour． 　　When the wheat is fully grown, you can see the seeds on the wheat plants．These have to be cut off and put in bags or big trucks to be taken to a factory where they are made into flour． 　　It’s a very busy time on farm when the wheat is being cut．Everyone helps so that all the wheat can be taken from the paddocks before the rain comes． 　　If heavy rain falls, the farmer must wait for the ground to dry out before the machine can cut the wheat． 　　Farmers always have a lot to do through the year． (1) According to this passage, ________． [　　] A． seeds are sown by hand on farms B． all the farmers grow nothing but wheat C． a farm is busy only at harvesting time D． farmers are always busy (2) Once much more time was spent on sowing because ________． [　　] A． there were no machines B． there were fewer men C． farms were larger D． more wheat was grown (3) After sowing, the farmer needs ________． [　　] A． tractors most B． sun most C． water most D． trucks most (4) When they cut wheat, farmers do not need ________． [　　] A． the sun B． machines C． help D． rain

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．D;
解析：

(1)	根据常识，结合文章第一句“A farm is always a very busy place．”和最后一句“Farmers always have a lot to do through the year．”可得出答案。
(2)	从“Now, one man and a machine can do as much a day as twenty men used to do without a machine”可以看出，以前大量的农活是靠人做的。
(3)	常识告诉我们，播种之后，土壤最需要的是水，文章中第四段中也有说明。
(4)	文章中“If heavy rain falls, the farmer must wait for the ground to dry out before the machine can cut the wheat．”说明，在收获小麦的季节，不需要雨水。