Zoe Chambers was a successful PR(Public Relations) consultant and life was going well — she had a great job, beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. “The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through.” she said. “After everything I’d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job. I hate everything about the city and my life.”
Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later she is still on the farm.
"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."
Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It's a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners."
Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing — watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now."
小題1:When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a ______life.
A．satisfying B．tough C．meaningless D．boring
小題2:The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy's farm is that______.
A．Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant
B．Kathy persuaded her to do so
C．Zoe got tired of the city life
D．Zoe loved Wales more than London
小題3:How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?
A．Tiresome and troublesome.
B．Romantic and peaceful
C．Mentally exhausting but healthy
D．Physically tiring but rewarding.
小題4:Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B．Where there is a will, there is a way.
C．A misfortune may turn out a blessing.
D．Kill two birds with one stone.

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文，記敘了佐伊是公共關(guān)系顧問，生活很滿意，她為公司做完一切后，被解雇了，她很生氣，以至于討厭城市生活。她收到老同學(xué)凱西的邀請，讓她到農(nóng)場來散心，來到農(nóng)場，她很喜歡農(nóng)場，她決定在那里生活，在那里佐伊一點都不感到無聊，每天都有新的體驗
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段第一句話Zoe Chambers was a successful PR(Public Relations) consultant and life was going well — she had a great job, beautiful flat and a busy social life in London.所以選A
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段最后一句After everything I’d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job. I hate everything about the city and my life.可以知道答案，故選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題，由第四段第三行But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners可以知道答案，故選D。
小題4:推理題，由本文的主要意思“佐伊是公共關(guān)系顧問，生活很滿意，她為公司做完一切后，被解雇了，她很生氣，以至于討厭城市生活。她收到老同學(xué)凱西的邀請，讓她到農(nóng)場來散心，來到農(nóng)場，她很喜歡農(nóng)場，她決定在那里生活，在那里佐伊一點都不感到無聊，每天都有新的體驗”所以選C。
點評：本文是一篇記敘文，講述了佐伊的故事，答題前一定要讀懂全文，佐伊離開城市去農(nóng)場是貫穿全文的一條重要線索，一定要注意體會。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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