Question

Farming in the USA today is very different from that 100 years ago. In those days, farmers did not

have many machines 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 days, 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. 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

【答案】

 

1.C

2.E

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】主旨大意:這篇短文主要從過(guò)去和現(xiàn)在以及農(nóng)業(yè)與季節(jié)的關(guān)系講述了農(nóng)業(yè)的發(fā)展變化.

1.聯(lián)系前一句,他們用動(dòng)物.及后一句,這意味著農(nóng)民們比他們現(xiàn)在弱小.故選C,但是動(dòng)物們工作起來(lái)比機(jī)器慢得多.

2.聯(lián)系前一句In those days,在那些日子里,可知本句講述現(xiàn)在的事情,故選E,如今,人們?cè)谵r(nóng)場(chǎng)上種植作為,因此他們可以銷售他們.

3.聯(lián)系后一句.太多的不好的天氣意味著農(nóng)民們會(huì)損失很多錢.故選D,這對(duì)于他們農(nóng)場(chǎng)的成功頁(yè)很重要.

4.聯(lián)系后一句,春天是一個(gè)種植的季節(jié).故選A,農(nóng)活隨著季節(jié)變化.

5.聯(lián)系前一句,然后在秋天,水果或者農(nóng)作物都該采摘了.故選B.