Question

Tenzing left his home when he was ten to work and help his mother, who was looking after their 2-acre ancestral farm after his father’s death. He did temporary jobs for the first few years and then joined a Malaysian construction firm, where he learnt to drive, repair machines, work on the Internet and even speak English fluently.

“In those 13 years, I learnt everything—driving, mechanic work, and how to set up a small factory. This made me gain much confidence to do almost all jobs,” says Tenzing.

However, as his mother was getting older, on December 12, 2006, Tenzing returned to his hometown in Assam. Having visited several farms, he came to know that tea could be easily exported and many tea companies were buying tea; so he also decided to grow tea on his farm. But as his family had never grown tea, he had no idea how to do it.

Being a green hand in this field, Tenzing went to meet with many tea experts and followed their instructions. But whenever he sprayed pesticide (农药)on his farm, he’d get a headache and feel indisposed. So he started looking for alternatives. Tenzing did his research online and finally in 2007, he connected with people from a Canadian non-governmental organization and invited them to his farm, where they trained him. Thus, Tenzing started growing tea organically.

Today Tenzing has 25 acres of land, of which 7.5 acres is used for tea planting, and he grows almost all types of fruits and vegetables. His success inspired many, and farmers from other parts of the country also started coming to his farm to learn organic farming. He has trained about 30,000 farmers so far. Every year almost 100 tourists visit his farm from various parts of the world like the UK, Australia, Germany, etc.

1.What can we know about Tenzing?

A. He was mistreated at a young age.    B. He lived a happy childhood.

C. He had great learning ability.    D. He received much formal education.

2.Why did Tenzing want to grow tea on his farm?

A. His mother was getting older.    B. Tea sold very well at that time.

C. His land was best for tea growth.    D. He was tired of temporary jobs.

3.What does the underlined word “indisposed” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Unfair.    B. Motivated

C. Touched.    D. Uncomfortable.

4.What can be inferred about Tenzing’s farm according to the last paragraph?

A. It has been the biggest one around.

B. It is famous nationally and globally.

C. It is made use of mostly to grow tea.

D. It has become a hot tourist attraction.

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. D

4. B

【解析】

本文是一篇人物传记。讲述的是Tenzing在他的农场成功种植有机水果和蔬菜的情况。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段“In those 13 years，I learnt everything—driving, mechanic work，and how to set up a small factory. This made me gain much confidence to do almost all jobs,” says Tenzing.可知，Tenzing他有很强的学习能力。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段中Having visited several farms, he came to know that tea could be easily exported and many tea companies were buying tea; so he also decided to grow tea on his farm.可知，Tenzing.想要在农场种植茶叶，因为那时茶卖得很好。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据第四段中But whenever he sprayed pesticide (农药）on his farm, he’d get a headache and feel indisposed.（但每当他在农场喷洒农药，他就会头疼，感觉不舒服。）根据get a headache可知划线词的意思是“不舒服”，故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中Today Tenzing has 25 acres of land, in which 7.5 acres is used for tea planting, and he grows almost all types of fruits and vegetables. His success inspired many, and farmers from other parts of the country also started coming to his farm to learn organic farming.（今天，Tenzing拥有25英亩的土地，其中7.5英亩用于种植茶叶，他种植了几乎所有种类的水果和蔬菜。他的成功激励了许多人，其他地方的农民也开始来他的农场学习有机农业。）可知， Tenzing的农场在自己的国家和和全球都很成功。故选B。