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    Looking at his beautiful green lawns, Ed Adams can’t help smiling – thanks to a bit of bravery and a lot of hard work, he’s now enjoying the life that is just a fantasy for most of us.

Five years ago, Ed and his wife Laura, along with their three children, moved from their narrow house in the city to the a much larger and more peaceful property in the country. Having grown up on a farm, Ed, a video producer, longed for a more rural lifestyle. Then, in 2016, a new job came up for Ed in the US. They were about to set off when the whole deal was canceled. Although disappointed, it inspired them to buy a new home in rural north Buckinghamshire.

Soon, the whole family moved to their new home, Church End Cottage. They also came up with a plan to turn some of their extra space into an attractive home hotel to increase their family income, which meant lots of building work to create two extra guest rooms.

Besides, with all the building work, the garden had become a mess. To get it back into shape, he had to reseed all the lawns. In time the lawns grew back, but Ed admits keeping them clean and tidy is a big job, especially on top of his daily commute to work in London and the responsibilities of running the home hotel.

Now, there comes a cutting-edge robotic mower. Rather than spending hours working up and down, he is delighted to find he can relax himself while the mower does all the hard work. For Ed, who also has a dog and keeps chickens, the biggest attraction is being able to get so much time back. He says: “Instead of spending boring hours pushing the mower, I can take time to plant the flowerbeds or help out with the hotel. It also means I can spend more time with the kids.”

1.What does the word “bravery” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A.The decision to move to a rural area. B.The decision to open a home hotel.

C.The chance to move to the US. D.The dream of living in a rural area.

2.Why did they decide to open a home hotel?

A.They wanted to serve guests.

B.They wanted to add to their income.

C.They wanted to make full use of their space.

D.They wanted to have more people in their house.

3.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A.Ed finds it easy to keep the lawns tidy.

B.Ed is completely running the home hotel now.

C.The robotic mower can do the work by itself.

D.With the help of the robotic mower, Ed can do fewer other things.

 

1.A 2.B 3.C 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了五年前,Ed和妻子Laura带着三个孩子,从城市里狭窄的房子搬到了乡下一个更大、更宁静的地方。全家搬到了他们的新家——Church End Cottage。因为要开设家庭旅馆,花园已经变得一团糟,Ed用割草机器人完成这项工作,自己也有了更多的时间和孩子们在一起。 1. 词义猜测题。根据第二段中Five years ago, Ed and his wife Laura, along with their three children, moved from their narrow house in the city to the a much larger and more peaceful property in the country.可知五年前,Ed和妻子Laura带着三个孩子,从城市里狭窄的房子搬到了乡下一个更大、更宁静的地方。因为这个决定,Ed如今才能拥有美丽的绿草坪,这都是因为他搬到农村的决定,他现在享受着对我们大多数人来说只是幻想的生活。由此可知,bravery指代“搬到农村的决定”。故选A。 2. 细节理解题。根据第三段中They also came up with a plan to turn some of their extra space into an attractive home hotel to increase their family income, which meant lots of building work to create two extra guest rooms.可知他们还想出了一个计划,要把多余的空间变成一个有吸引力的家庭酒店,以增加家庭收入,这意味着要建造两个额外的客房需要大量的建筑工作。由此可知,他们决定开一家家庭旅馆是因为他们想增加收入。故选B。 3. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中Now, there comes a cutting-edge robotic mower. Rather than spending hours working up and down, he is delighted to find he can relax himself while the mower does all the hard work.可知现在,出现了一种最先进的机器人割草机。他很高兴地发现,在割草机完成所有繁重的工作时,他可以放松自己,而不是花上几个小时来上上下地干活。由此可推知,机器割草机可以独自做这项工作。故选C。
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