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【題目】At 27, after serving in World War II, I dreamed of owning a piece of land. So I moved from central Illinois to Shelbina, Missouri, and bought 236 acres for $6,000. The plot of land was situated on a dirt road and was half farmland and half trees, with an old house that had no running water or electricity. Obviously, it was not what you’d call prime real estate. But it was mine.

I was alone for the first time in my life, and I found it liberating. My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.

I wouldn’t say I was a great success at farming in Missouri. However, when I went to the store to buy some plowshares, I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter. I also ran into her at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shelbina each week. I found out later that her manager kept asking her about “that tall boy (and eligible bachelor) from Illinois living out in the country in an old house with no water, no electricity and no housekeeper.”

Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains. To show my appreciation, I took Claudette out for a ride in my 2-ton Studebaker truck. We married in 1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years!

I later sold the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois. For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.

【1】When the author bought the plot of land in Shelbina, ________.

A. it was well equipped B. he was unsatisfied with it

C. it was not a real estate D. he worked very hard on it

【2】The underlined word “l(fā)iberating” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by the word ________.

A. upset B. interesting

C. free D. boring

【3】The author regards buying the Missouri farm as a good idea because _______.

A. he was able to sell it at the price of $3,500

B. he could recall plenty of experiences in his own farm

C. he got the chance to meet his wife working at a church in Shelbina then

D. he could purchase another house in Illinois as a result of successful farming

Answer 1

【答案】cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved B選項(xiàng)he could recall plenty of experiences in his own farm

【解析】 本文屬于故事類(lèi)。作者在購(gòu)買(mǎi)密蘇里購(gòu)買(mǎi)了一塊地，在那兒從早忙到晚，精神上也得到了放松。重要的是作者在那兒收獲到了愛(ài)情。作者將永遠(yuǎn)懷念擁有農(nóng)場(chǎng)和遇見(jiàn)他心愛(ài)的人的回憶。。他認(rèn)為購(gòu)買(mǎi)農(nóng)場(chǎng)是個(gè)好主意。

【1】D

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容“My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.”（我從天亮到黃昏，都在耕地和種玉米。吃飯的時(shí)間來(lái)了又去了，我?guī)缀醪挥浀贸浴＃┛芍�，作者忙于種地，非常辛苦，幾乎忘記了吃飯。因此D項(xiàng)正確。

【2】C

猜測(cè)詞義詞題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容，作者一生中第一次獨(dú)自一人，每天從黎明勞動(dòng)至昏，甚至是幾乎忘記了吃飯的時(shí)間。可以看出是自由的，不受時(shí)間的限制的。故可推測(cè)出是“自由的”，故選C。

【3】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.”可知，購(gòu)買(mǎi)密蘇里農(nóng)場(chǎng)是個(gè)好主意是因?yàn)樽髡呖梢曰貞洆碛修r(nóng)場(chǎng)的經(jīng)歷和遇見(jiàn)自己的愛(ài)人的經(jīng)歷。故選B。