Question

At 27, after serving in World War II, I dreamed of owning a piece of land. So I moved from central Illinois to Shelbina, Missouri, and bought 236 acres for $6,000. The plot of land was situated on a dirt road and was half farmland and half trees, with an old house that had no running water or electricity. Obviously, it was not what you’d call prime real estate. But it was mine.

I was alone for the first time in my life, and I found it liberating. My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.

I wouldn’t say I was a great success at farming in Missouri. However, when I went to the store to buy some plowshares, I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter. I also ran into her at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shelbina each week. I found out later that her manager kept asking her about “that tall boy (and eligible bachelor) from Illinois living out in the country in an old house with no water, no electricity and no housekeeper.”

Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains. To show my appreciation, I took Claudette out for a ride in my 2½-ton Studebaker truck. We married in 1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years!

I later sold the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois. For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.

1.When the author bought the plot of land in Shelbina, ________.

A. it was well equipped    B. he was unsatisfied with it

C. it was not a real estate    D. he worked very hard on it

2.The underlined word “liberating” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by the word ________.

A. upset    B. interesting

C. free    D. boring

3.The author regards buying the Missouri farm as a good idea because _______.

A. he was able to sell it at the price of $3,500

B. he could recall plenty of experiences in his own farm

C. he got the chance to meet his wife working at a church in Shelbina then

D. he could purchase another house in Illinois as a result of successful farming

Answer

cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved ☞B选项he could recall plenty of experiences in his own farm

【解析】 本文属于故事类。作者在购买密苏里购买了一块地，在那儿从早忙到晚，精神上也得到了放松。重要的是作者在那儿收获到了爱情。作者将永远怀念拥有农场和遇见他心爱的人的回忆。。他认为购买农场是个好主意。

1.D

细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容“My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.”（我从天亮到黄昏，都在耕地和种玉米。吃饭的时间来了又去了，我几乎不记得吃。）可知，作者忙于种地，非常辛苦，几乎忘记了吃饭。因此D项正确。

2.C

猜测词义词题。根据第二段的内容，作者一生中第一次独自一人，每天从黎明劳动至昏，甚至是几乎忘记了吃饭的时间。可以看出是自由的，不受时间的限制的。故可推测出是“自由的”，故选C。

3.B细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.”可知，购买密苏里农场是个好主意是因为作者可以回忆拥有农场的经历和遇见自己的爱人的经历。故选B。