Question

    All big cities are quite similar. Living in a modern Asian city is not very different from living in an American city. But it is different from living on farms however.

In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, however, each family lives on its own fields and often can't see any neighbor. Instead of traveling from a village to the fields every morning. American farmers stay on their land all the week. They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church. The children ride on horses to large schools which serve all of the farm families living in the area. In some areas there are some small schools serving a few families and the children walk to school.

Of course, life keeps changing for everyone including farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios and TV sets. And of course, there are modern machines for faming now. All these have greatly changed farmers’ life.

Before, farming in America was often a lonely way of living for a long time. Farmers had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new ways, and thought of their own ideas instead of following old ways.

1.Where do the farmers live in the United States?

A.Villages B.Towns C.Buildings D.Fields

2.Why do the farmers in America travel to the nearest town on Saturdays?

A.Because they want to meet friends B.Because they want to buy something

C.Because they want to go church D.Because they want to sell fruit

3.What are the lives of the farmers in America like today?

A.They have a modern life B.They don’t change their lives

C.They have a lonely way of living D.They have many problems about their lives

4.Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The life in the cities should be the same.

B.There is no difference between cities.

C.The life on the farm is different in different countries.

D.The life on farms doesn’t change all the time.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

本文主要讲述的是世界上不同的农村生活方式。大城市基本都是相似的，但是农村就不一样了。主要讲述了美国农场的一些情况以及农场生活的人们的变化。

1.细节理解题。根据文中In the United States, however, each family lives on its own fields.然而，在美国，每个家庭都生活在自己的领域上。可知他们是生活在自己的fields上，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文中They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping.他们星期六去最近的城镇购物。可知他们要去买东西，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据文中Today there are cars, good roads, radios and TV sets. And of course, there are modern machines for faming now. 今天有汽车，良好的道路，收音机和电视机。 当然，现在有一些现代机器可以为农业所用。可知他们现在过着现代的生活，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据文中All big cities are quite similar. 所有的大城市都很相似。可知大城市的生活史相似的而不是相同的，所以A选项错误；根据文中Living in a modern Asian city is not very different from living in an American city. 生活在一个现代化的亚洲城市和生活在一个美国城市没有太大的区别。可知城市之间是没有太大的区别而不是没有区别，所以B选项错误；根据文中But it is different from living on farms however.然而，生活在农场却是不同的。以及In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns.可知不同的地方的农场生活是不一样的，所以C选项是正确的；根据文中Of course, life keeps changing for everyone including farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios and TV sets. And of course, there are modern machines for faming now. All these have greatly changed farmers’ life. 当然，包括农民在内的每个人的生活都在不断变化。今天有汽车、公路、收音机和电视机。当然，现在有现代化的机器为农业所用。这些都极大地改变了农民的生活。可知农民的生活是有改变的，所以D选项错误，故选C。