9．Nothing could stop Dad．After he was put on disability for a bad back，he bought a small farm in the country，just enough to grow food for the family．He planted vegetables，fruit trees and even kept bees for honey．
And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure（肥料）．The Smell really burned the inside of your nose．When we complained about the terrible smell，Dad said the stronger the manure，the healthier the crops，and he was right．For example，just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell，and the taste was even sweeter．
As the vegetables started coming in，Dad threw himself into cooking．One day，armed with a basket of vegetables，he announced he was going to make stew（燉菜）．Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages，eggplants，potatoes，corns，onions and carrots．For about half an hour．the pressure built and the vegetables cooked．Finally，Dad turned off the stove，the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam．If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad，this was 10 times worse．When Dad took off the lid，the smell nearly knocked us out．
Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house．Just how bad was it？The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!
Determined，Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around it didn't look that bad，and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell，it didn't offend the nose so much，edible，and we drank up every last drop of soup．
34．Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgin's chicken house regularly？B
A．To earn some money for the family．
B．To collect manure for his crops．
C．To get rid of the terrible smell．
D．To set a good example to us．
35．What can we infer about Dad's stew？D
A．It is popular among the neighbors．
B．It contains honey and vegetables．
C．It looks very wonderful．
D．It tastes quite delicious．
36．What does the underlined word"offend"in the last paragraph mean？B
A．To attract
B．To upset
C．To air
D．To shut
37．What can we learn about Dad form the text？C
A．He is an experienced cook．
B．He is a troublesome father．
C．He has a positive attitude to life．
D．He suffers a lot from his disability．
分析 文章大意：本文主要講述了作者的父親因?yàn)楹蟊臣膊�，退休在家．后來買了一個(gè)小農(nóng)場，在里面種滿了各種蔬菜、果樹甚至還養(yǎng)了蜜蜂．但作者的父親收獲的時(shí)候，他燉了一鍋蔬菜，聞到味道時(shí)，大家都覺得難聞，打開門窗通風(fēng)，就連鄰居也出來看看是不是煤氣漏氣，作者和其他人覺得燒得很糟糕，看起來很糟糕，但是最后全部都吃光了．
解答 34．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第一段的And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure（肥料）．可知是為了收集肥料．所以本題選擇B．
35．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段的we drank up every last drop of soup．可知選擇D．意為父親的燉菜非常美味．
36．B 詞義判斷題．根據(jù)文章上文的the first wave had shut down my ability to smell可知，此處指的是鼻子聞不到那種味道，意為攪亂．所以選擇B．
37．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容可知，父親在背部受傷后，不愿意休息，而是自己經(jīng)營著小農(nóng)場，而且在收獲后，還自己種菜．可知父親對生活有著積極的態(tài)度．
點(diǎn)評 做這一類題時(shí)，最主要的是要把握好人物的活動內(nèi)容，時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)．
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