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【題目】 For a single woman, yards are a strange thing. You don’t know whether to buy a lawn mower(割草機(jī))or hire someone to mow it. I did the latter, over many years.

There was one exception. In my early 30s，I lived in a cottage near my father, who had a tractor. He lived around the corner on an old country lane, now fully developed. But at the time, it was with sweet relief, having just returned from city life, that I drove his borrowed tractor down the lane in the late afternoon, mowed my land, and then drove it back in the evening light, gazing(注視)up at the stars as they came out.

Soon the routine became impossible with traffic in the developing area. I needed someone to do my yard work.

Vardman was a devoted young boy. He sang at the top of his lungs as he mowed. His work was a joy. But Vardman grew up. After his graduation from high school, which I attended, and his leaving for college, I was without.

So here I was with two African men who brought not only knowledge but a deep love of working the land. There was a peace about the work they did. The perfection was noticeable everywhere, with every border in place, the unnecessary brush cleared out. The rhythm in their work, the rhythm of their work—it was poetry to watch.

Later I moved to North Carolina. I found myself in another small house with a beautiful but wasted yard. A strange mountain man gave me a wonderful price and began what has become an exercise in grace, gratitude and being simple.

Over the few years I have lived here, he has slowly, patiently, lovingly turned a long-neglected place into a quiet beauty. Quiet, modest, sincere, he uses only natural products on the lawn and flower beds. After the growing season ends, he collects his final paycheck and disappears into the mountains. A quiet man is teaching me patience and how it brings beauty back.

【1】What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The development of traffic in the city.

B.The tiredness of mowing down the lanes.

C.The poor living areas in the countryside.

D.The joy of returning home after mowing.

【2】How did the writer find Vardman?

A.He devoted himself to the job.

B.He was glad to be a mower forever.

C.He wasted the working time by singing.

D.He earned money for his college education.

【3】Why did the writer mention the poetry in the fifth paragraph?

A.To prove the good job of African mowers,

B.To show her love for African poems,

C.To praise the mowers through writing poems.

D.To describe the images of mowers in poems.

【4】What did the quiet man teach the writer?

A.Gratitude is a reward for kindness.

B.Money is endless for people to earn.

C.Simple life is worth more paycheck.

D.Beauty comes from working patiently.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者從城市回歸農(nóng)村，體驗(yàn)到了割草的快樂�？墒请S地區(qū)的發(fā)展，她自己覺得這項(xiàng)工作很難，所以請(qǐng)了兩個(gè)非洲人幫忙。這兩個(gè)非洲人的工作做得很出色。后來作者搬到了North Carolina，遇到了一個(gè)話很少的村夫幫她整理荒廢的院子，在這個(gè)身上，作者學(xué)到了美麗來自于耐心的工作。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的But at the time, it was with sweet relief, having just returned from city life, that I drove his borrowed tractor down the lane in the late afternoon, mowed my land, and then drove it back in the evening light, gazing(注視)up at the stars as they came out.(但在那個(gè)時(shí)候，帶著剛剛離開城市生活的甜蜜、放松心情，傍晚開著從爸爸那里借來的拖拉機(jī)去小路割草，然后晚上在月光下開車回家，在路上可以看見剛剛出來的星星)可推測(cè)，本段主要描述了作者開拖拉機(jī)剪草后回家的愉快心情。D. The joy of returning home after mowing.(剪草后回家的快樂)復(fù)合以上說法，故選D項(xiàng)。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的Vardman was a devoted young boy. He sang at the top of his lungs as he mowed. His work was a joy. (Vardman是一個(gè)盡職盡責(zé)的年輕男孩。割草的時(shí)候他會(huì)大聲地唱歌。他工作時(shí)樂在其中。)可知，作者認(rèn)為Vardman工作時(shí)盡心盡責(zé)。A. He devoted himself to the job.(他工作時(shí)盡心盡責(zé))復(fù)合以上說法，故選A項(xiàng)。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段的So here I was with two African men who brought not only knowledge but a deep love of working the land. There was a peace about the work they did. The perfection was noticeable everywhere, with every border in place, the unnecessary brush cleared out. There was a peace about the work they did. The perfection was noticeable everywhere, with every border in place, the unnecessary brush cleared out.(我和兩個(gè)非洲人在一起，他們不僅帶來了知識(shí)，還帶來了對(duì)種地的熱愛。他們的工作中帶著寧靜，這種完美隨處可見，每一個(gè)邊界到位，把不必要的都清除)可推測(cè)，作者在本段末提到詩歌是為了證明兩個(gè)非洲割草工人的工作做得很好，就像詩歌一樣美。A. To prove the good job of African mowers,(為了證明非洲割草工人的工作做得好)復(fù)合以上說法，故選A項(xiàng)。

【4】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的A quiet man is teaching me patience and how it brings beauty back.(一個(gè)安靜的男人教會(huì)了我耐心，以及如何讓美麗回來)可知，一個(gè)安靜的男人教會(huì)了作者美麗來自于耐心的工作。D. Beauty comes from working patiently.(美麗來自于耐心地工作)復(fù)合以上說法，故選D項(xiàng)。