9．How do you feel about watching other people work？
Nothing is more refreshing on a warm summer day than watching someone else work．
Right now，I'm sitting on my porch and watching young Beth baling （打捆）the big field on top of the hill．She's been haying that field for over ten years．I know：I put her on the tractor when she was just twelve years old．
She picked a great day for baling．It's not too hot，and there's a nice breeze．On Monday，when she cut the field，it was so hot I thought the corn would start popping in the field．Didn't stop her，though．She just stuck that big hat on her head，wrapped a wet handkerchief around her neck，and set to work．I remember when I would have done the same thing．
While I'm here sucking a lemonade，Beth is driving the"hay （干草）train"，a tractor pulling a baler and an old wagon．You'd think someone her size would never be able to see over the tractor．But somehow she manages．When she's finished，her tracks are very straight．
The whole time she's haying，that dog of hers is working just as hard，running along beside her like he's afraid she'll drive away without him．Beth sure knew what she was doing when she trained him．
The way the machine works is pure poetry．Each row is pushed into shape．When just enough hay is in a bale，it is wrapped up and fastened together．A second or so later，the bale comes flying out and into the old wagon．The person who invented that machine sure was some kind of genius．
That's not to say it works perfectly．Every once in a while a bale misses the mark，especially when you are turning the machine at the end of a row．That means，of course，that you have to go back and pick up those bales and throw them into the wagon．
I can remember when Beth's mother was her age．She looked an awful lot like Beth does now． Makes a man proud to see his daughter and granddaughter taking such good care of themselves．
Well，I suppose I should get up and fill this glass again．Not much fun sitting here with an empty glass．
56．Who do you think is telling this story？D
A．Beth's mother． B．Beth's father．
C．Beth's grandmother． D．Beth's grandfather．
57．Before thrown into the wagon，the hay must beA．
A．tied up B．dried up C．cut up D．lined up
58．In the eyes of the author，the sight of Beth baling hay isB．
A．uncommon B．beautiful C．unforgettable D．changeable
59．We can learn from the passage that at some time in the past the authorC．
A．bought the tractor for Beth B．forced Beth to work at an early age
C．worked in the field like Beth D．trained the dog to help Beth work
60．It can be inferred from the story thatB．
A．Beth is now twenty years old
B．Beth trained her dog well
C．the writer doesn't bother to give Beth a hand
D．the writer enjoys drinking lemonade more than watching Beth working．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們敘述了他坐在一邊看孫女Beth在地里工作的樣子，想起了自己與Beth的母親也曾經(jīng)在這地里做著同樣的工作，并且深深地為看到他的女兒和孫女能夠照顧好自己而感到自豪．
解答 56．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第八段"Makes a man proud to see his daughter and granddaughter taking such good care of themselves"讓一個男人感到自豪地看到他的女兒和孫女照顧好自己，可知作者是Beth的外公，故選D．
57．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第七段"that you have to go back and pick up those bales and throw them into the wagon"你必須回去把那些打包扔進(jìn)車?yán)铮芍獞?yīng)先將它們打包占用了，故選A．
58．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第八段"Makes a man proud to see his daughter and granddaughter taking such good care of themselves"讓一個男人感到自豪地看到他的女兒和孫女照顧好自己，可知作者對于Beth工作的場景是非常滿意的，可推測Beth在作者的眼里十分美麗，故選B．
59．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第三段"I remember when I would have done the same thing"我記得我也會做同樣的事，可知作者也曾像Beth一樣在田里工作，故選C．
60．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第五段"that dog of hers is working just as hard，running along beside her like he's afraid she'll drive away without him"她的那只狗是一樣努力地工作，走在她身邊像是他怕她把他趕走一樣，可知Beth將它訓(xùn)練的非常好，故選B．
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷
