Question

【題目】Today is Sarah’s birthday. She is seventy-five. We asked a few old friends to dinner.

Like most elderly people, I suppose, we spent most of the evening talking about old times. Thirty years ago, the village used to be a quiet place. Now it has changed. Every Sunday hundreds of cars pass through the village at what I think a dangerous speed. They make the village almost as noisy as the streets of a large town. As a boy I enjoyed riding on the backs of the farm horses. Things are different now. Today there are very few horses working on the farms. The farm workers today drive tractors, not horses. A man is not of much use on a farm unless he knows all about machines. Now almost every house in the village has a TV set. Is it a good thing for children to spend the evening sitting in front of a TV set? When I was young I did not waste my time indoors. I would spend the long summer evenings outdoors. I would play with my friends, go fishing or walk by the river. When my grandchildren asked me the reason why I haven’t bought a TV set, I tell them there are many books I still want to read. I can’t find time for both reading and watching TV.

【1】The old like to talk about _______.

A. themselves B. others C. the past D. nothing

【2】When I was a boy, I _______ riding on farm horses.

A. used to see people

B. disliked

C. was fond of

D. saw some elderly people

【3】Which is NOT right according to the passage?

A. In the past the village was a quiet place.

B. It is a good time for children to watch TV all evening.

C. On Sundays many cars pass through the village at a dangerous speed.

D. When I was young I didn’t waste my time indoors.

【4】I would rather _______ than _______.

A. watch TV; do some reading

B. play with friends; go fishing

C. do some reading; watch TV

D. go fishing; play with friends

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講了作者對過去美好時光的回憶，盡管現(xiàn)在自己的家鄉(xiāng)變化了，但是以前的恬靜、悠閑仍是值得回味的日子。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Like most elderly people, I suppose, we spent most of the evening talking about old times.�？芍�作者花了大半個晚上來談?wù)撨^去的時光。故選C。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)As a boy I enjoyed riding on the backs of the farm horses.當(dāng)我是個小男孩時，我喜歡騎在農(nóng)場的馬背上。故選C。

【3】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)問句之后的When I was young I did not waste my time indoors. I would spend the long summer evenings outdoors.當(dāng)我很小時，我不在室內(nèi)浪費時間，而是去戶外度過漫長的夏夜。故選B。

【4】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I tell them there are many books I still want to read. I can’t find time for both reading and watching TV.。因此作者更喜歡讀書，而不是看電視，故選C。