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Unit 4 On the farm

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　　On the farm Passage 1

　　阅读理解一

　　Henry Lane

　　Henry Lane is a farmer. He and his wife,Ruth,live on the farm all their lives.

　　Henry's farmhouse isn't large, but it's very nice.Look!That's the barn down there.They keep horses and cows there. They have fifteen cows and six horses. Right now they have three calves.This is the chicken house. They have two roosters and twenty hens.They have a few ducks and turkeys, too. They always have enough eggs for the family. They don't have any pigs. But they have about a dozen sheep. That's the pasture. And those are the fields over there. There grow fruits and vegetables. They also grow wheat and corn. They like to farm. They often say,"Farming is a healthy life."

　　注释

　　1、all one's life一生，终身

　　2、barn n.农仓，谷仓，(牲口)棚

　　3、calf n.小牛

　　4、rooster n.公鸡

　　5、turkey n.火鸡

　　6、right now此时，此刻

　　7、dozen n.(一)打

　　8、pasture n.牧场

　　9、healthy adj.健康的，健壮的根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　()1Henry's farmhouse is .

　　A、bigB、smallC、largeD、little

　　()2They keep horses and cows .

　　A、in the barnB、in the field

　　C、in the Chicken houseD、in the pasture

　　()3They have about sheep.

　　A、tenB、eleven

　　C、twelveD、twenty

　　()4They grow in the field.

　　A、treesB、fruits and vegetables

　　C、wheat and cornD、both B and C

　　()5They like to farm because .

　　A、They are farmers

　　B、They think farming is a healthy life.

　　C、Their home is on the farmD、They have some fields

　　Passage 2

　　阅读理解二

　　I know a black boy called Tom. His father is a farm worker. He works on a big farm in the middle of America. Tom's farther and mother work hard for the farmer day and night, but they get a little. So they are poor. Tom has a younger brother and a younger sister. The family need Tom's help. On Sundays Tom can't play in the park like other children. He has to stay at home to look after his sister or help his parents work on the farm. Little Tom knows China. "How happy the Chinese children are!"He often says."I like China very much. I will go to China some day."Tom is such a poor, twelveyear old black boy.

　　根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　()1There are people in Tom's family.

　　A、theseB、fourC、fiveD、six

　　()2Tom's parents are both .

　　A、workersB、farmersC、teachersD、doctors

　　()3In the passage, the senterce"...they get a little."means(意思是)"".

　　A、...they get a little food from the farmer.

　　B、...they get a little help from others.

　　C、...they don't have much time to get money.

　　D、...they don't have much money from the farmer.

　　()4Tom doesn't play with otherchildren because .

　　A、They don't like Tom at all

　　B、he has no friends there

　　C、he has a lot of work to do

　　D、they don't have time, either(也)

　　()5Which of the following is wrong?

　　A、Tom hopes he can go to China next year.

　　B、Tom is only twelve years old.

　　C、Tom thinks the Chinese children are happy.

　　D、Tom is a sensible(懂事的)child.

　　Passage 3

　　完形填空

　　Two Deaf Men

　　There are two deaf men in a small village. One is Mr White and 1 is Mr Black. They live near 2 each other. They are good friends.

　　Mr White and Mr Black often talk together, They talk about 3 things. Sometimes they are 4 about their hearing. But one thinks the other is 5 deafer.

　　One day Mr Black comes to see Mr White. Mr White 6 in an armchair. He isshavingsa rest. Mr Black 7 at the door and asks,"Can you hear me?" There is no answer. Mr Black goes nearer and asks again, "Can you hear me?"Again he doesn't hear 8 answer. Mr Black is quite pleased. Still he goes 9 and asks for the third time,"Can you hear me?" Still there is no answer. At last Mr Black goes up to Mr White and calls,"Now I know you are much deafer than me. You don't hear my questions.""I'm much deafer?"says Mr White,"No, I answer you three times.But you do not hear my 10"

　　注释

　　1、deaf adj.聋的

　　2、armchair n.扶手椅

　　3、hearing n.听觉

　　通读短文选出一个最佳答案

　　()1A、otherB、anotherC、the otherD、others

　　()2A、withB、/C、forD、to

　　()3A、sameB、othersC、a kind ofD、all kinds of

　　()4A、gladB、worriedC、sorryD、happy

　　()5A、muchB、manyC、a lotD、a lot of

　　()6A、is sittingB、is cleaningC、is talkingD、is reading

　　()7A、walksB、stopsC、runsD、goes

　　()8A、aB、someC、anD、any

　　()9A、nearerB、slowerC、quickerD、farther

　　()10A、questionsB、answersC、namesD、things

　　Passage 4

　　判断正误

　　The difference between life in one country and another is quite often not so great as the difference between city life and village life in the same country. In an English village everybody knows everybody else; they know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you usually have for dinner. If you want any help you will always get it and be glad to help anyone else in return. In a large city like London, there are many things to see and many places to go to. However, people often do not know each other well. It sometimes happens that you have never seen your next door neighbour, don't know his name or anything about him. People living in London are often very lonely, particularly after work. This is because the people who are with all day are scattered over large areas in the evenings and weekends. If you walk through the streets in the centre of London on a Sunday, it is almost like an empty town. One is sorry for old people who do not live with their children and have no work to go to during the day.

　　注释

　　1、in return作为报答，作为回报

　　2、particularly adv.特别，尤其

　　3、neighbour n.邻居，邻人，邻接的东西

　　4、scatter v.分散，消散

　　5、lonely adj.孤独的，寂寞的

　　6、during prep.在……期间

　　7、area n.地区根据文章内容判断正误

　　()1This passage is about the difference between life in one country and another.

　　()2Life in cities and villages in the same country is often very different.

　　()3In villages people only care about their own business.

　　()4Village people give help to others so as to get something in return.

　　()5In large cities people are sometimes strange to their neighbours.

　　参考答案

　　Passage 1

　　1、B第二段第一句为此题答案。Henry's farmhouse isn't large. little不用来指面积。所以选B。

　　2、A根据文中They keep horses and cows there.判断，there指的是上句的barn。

　　3、Ca dozen一打即为十二个

　　4、D文章中有两句话为此题答案。即They grow fruits and vegetables. They also grow wheat and corn.

　　5、B文章最后一句为此题答案。

　　Passage 2

　　1、C文章介绍Tom有一个弟弟和一个妹妹。所以家中有五口人。

　　2、B文章中说Tom的爸爸妈妈日夜为农场干活，所以他们俩都应该是农民。

　　3、D"他们得到一点儿"应该指的是钱而不是其它。

　　4、C从文章中我们知道他不能出去玩的原因是因为他要帮助家里干许多活儿。

　　5、ASome day意为"有一天"，而不是"明年"。

　　Passage 3

　　1、Cone, the other是指两个人或物时的固定搭配。

　　2、D此题选D，意为"离彼此很近。"

　　3、D根据上下文判断，此句应为"谈论各种各样的事情。"

　　4、B根据上下文判断，此句应为"他们有时会对他们的听力感到烦恼。"

　　5、A比较级前，可用much, a little等来强调程度。

　　6、A根据上下文判断，A应为正确句意。

　　7、B根据上下文判断，B应为正确句意。

　　8、D否定句中用any，表示"任何的"意思。

　　9、A因为是第二次，再走近些，才符合题意，所以选A。

　　10、B根据上下文判断，此句句意为"不，我回答你三次了。但是你没听到我的回答。"

　　Passage 4

　　1、F文章的第一句话是重点，即"一个国家与另一个国家生活的不同之处往往还没有同一个国家里的城市生活与农村生活的区别大。"以下的内容中，也重点讲述了农村生活与城市生活的不同。

　　2、T此题句意为"同一个国家的城市生活与农村生活非常不同。"与文章内容相符。

　　3、F文章中有农村的详细介绍，人们彼此熟悉，互相帮助，而不是只关心自己的事。

　　4、F此题句意为"农村人帮助别人是为了能得到一些东西作为回报"。理解了这个意思就知道与文章内容不符。

　　5、T文章中详细介绍了城市生活的特点，人与人之间陌生，人们常会感到孤独。此题与文章内容相符。

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