Question

Farming in the USA today is very different from that 100 years ago. In those days, farmers did not have many machines（機(jī)器） to help them. They had animals. 1. __ This meant that farms were smaller than they are now. Farmers also worked in a different way in the past. In those clays, farmers grew fruits and vegetables and kept cows, pigs and chickens to feed their families. 2. __

Farmers have a very special life in many ways. First of all, they can't leave the job at the end of the day. They live on the farm and there is always work to do. Second, a lot of farm work is outdoors, so the weather is very important for farmers. 3. __ A lot of bad weather means farmers will lose money. Finally, farmers work with plants and animals. They understand nature better than other people do .

4. __ Spring is a time for planting. Farmers are busy getting the fields ready and then: Planting the seeds(種子). In summer, farmers must take good care of the plants. Some may need water. Other plants may have problems with insects or diseases（疾病）. Then in fall, the fruits or plants are ready for picking. 5. __ Winter is a time for rest or for work on the farm machines.

把A---E五個(gè)選項(xiàng)填入文中空缺處，使短文完整正確。

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.E

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了美國(guó)農(nóng)場(chǎng)的情況。在過(guò)去，沒(méi)有大型的機(jī)器，農(nóng)民靠動(dòng)物來(lái)耕作，自己種植蔬菜水果來(lái)維持生計(jì)。農(nóng)民的生活很不一樣，他們居住在農(nóng)場(chǎng)總得工作，而且天氣對(duì)他們影響很大，他們能更理解自然。在不同季節(jié)，農(nóng)民的工作也不一樣。

1.結(jié)合前文，講的是農(nóng)民以前沒(méi)有機(jī)器幫助耕作，他們有動(dòng)物。所以此處選C，但是動(dòng)物比機(jī)器工作要慢些。

2.結(jié)合前文內(nèi)容，In those clays, farmers grew fruits and vegetables and kept cows, pigs and chickens to feed their families.在過(guò)去，農(nóng)民們種植水果和蔬菜，并且養(yǎng)殖牛、豬、雞來(lái)養(yǎng)活家人。故此處選E，現(xiàn)在農(nóng)民在農(nóng)場(chǎng)里種植，所以他們可以銷(xiāo)售。

3.根據(jù)前文. Second, a lot of farm work is outdoors, so the weather is very important for farmers.第二，農(nóng)場(chǎng)工作大都在戶外，所以天氣對(duì)農(nóng)民很重要；這里講到的是天氣因素，故此處選D，天氣對(duì)農(nóng)作物也很重要。

4.根據(jù)后文內(nèi)容得知，此段講的是各個(gè)不同季節(jié)農(nóng)民的不同工作；故此處選A，不同季節(jié)農(nóng)場(chǎng)的工作會(huì)有不同。

5.結(jié)合前文Then in fall, the fruits or plants are ready for picking.然后在秋天，水果和農(nóng)作物都要采摘了。故此處選B，這是農(nóng)民非常忙的季節(jié)。

考點(diǎn)：任務(wù)型閱讀。