Question

任务型阅读，每空一词。（共10小题；每空1分，满分10分）

In the United States, each farm family lives on its own fields, and often can’t see any people living around. Instead of travelling 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 buses to large schools which serve all of the farm families living in the area. In some areas, there are not big 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 television set. And of course there are modern machines for farming. All of these have changed farm life. For many years, farmers had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new methods (方法) and to believe their own ideas instead of following old ways.

Living areas	Daily life	School	Changes
Each farm family lives on its own 1.  .	They stay on their land all the   2.    .	Large schools serve   3.  of the farm families living in that area.	With the   4.   machines, they have changed farm life.
They often can’t see any   5.  .	They travel to the nearest town for 6.  on Saturday and for church on  7.     .	8. schools serve a few families.	They learned to try new  9.   and to believe their 10.   ideas.

Answer

1.fields

2.people

3.week

4.shopping

5.Sundays

6.all

7.small

8.modern

9.methods

10.own

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了美国农民的生活情况，他们喜欢住在自己的田地里，喜欢尝试新的方法，不因循守旧。

1.根据短文“ In the United States, each farm family lives on its own fields”的叙述可知，每个家庭都住在他们自己的田地里。结合语境可知应填：fields。

2.根据短文“each farm family lives on its own fields, and often can’t see any people living around. ”的描述可知，美国农民都呆在他们的田地里，经常看不到周围的人。结合语境可知应填：people。

3.D细节理解题。根据短文“Instead of travelling from a village to the fields every morning, American farmers stay on their land all the week.”的描述可知，美国农民整个星期都呆在他们自己的田地里。结合语境可知应填：week。

4.根据短文“ They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping”的描述可知，美国农民星期六到附近的小镇购物。故应填：shopping。

5.根据短文“They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church.”的描述可知，美国农民星期天到教堂做礼拜。故应填：Sundays。

6.根据短文“…large schools which serve all of the farm families living in the area.”的描述可知，大学校提供本地区所有农民家庭的居住。结合语境可知应填：all。

7.根据短文“…there are not big schools serving a few families”的描述可知，小学校为几个家庭服务。结合语境可知应填：small。

8.根据短文“And of course there are modern machines for farming. All of these have changed farm life.”的描述可知，在现代机械的帮助下，美国农民的生活有了改变。结合语境可知应填：modern。

9.根据短文“ They learned to try new methods (方法) and ”的描述可知，美国农民学着尝试新的方法。结合语境可知应填：methods。

10.

考点：考查社会现象类短文阅读。