Question

You might think that “sodbusters” are tools that bust sod. You’d be almost right. Sodbusters, however, were actually people.

In the late 1800s, many people moved to the Midwest to settle on land that the United States government had offered for free. Upon arriving, the settlers found that there were no trees for building shelters. The ground, however, had a thick layer of knotted, matted roots below the grassy surface. This kind of soil is called sod.

The early settlers’ cut the sod into large cubes. Then they used the cubes of sod to build their shelters. The settlers also had to break up the vast areas of hard sod so that they could farm the land.

For these reasons, settlers in the Midwest became known as “sodbusters.”

1. The best title is________.

    A. Who the Sodbusters were 　　　　　　　　    B. Farming in the Midwest

    C. Building a Shelter 　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. How to Cut Sod

2. People moved to the Midwest to________ .

A. find gold 　　　　  B. look for water    C. settle on the land　　   D. find adventure

3. Before they could farm the land, the settlers________.

    A. broke up sod　　 B. built barns　　　　 C. dug up roots　　  D. cut down trees

4. The settlers in the Midwest must have________.

A.　　  wanted to hunt 　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. been lazy  

C. wanted to stay　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. been bored

5. The Word “matted" in line six means________.

A. grassy　　　　　　   B. tightly tangled    C. curly　　　　　　　　 D. soft

 

Answer 1

答案：A;C;A;C;B
提示：

1. 最好的题目是A。 2. In the late 1800s, many people moved to the Midwest to settle on land 3. The early settlers cut the sod into large cubes.所以选择A。 4. 参见文章第三段。 5. 意思最接近的是B。