Goats are being hired to do the work of people near SanDiego. The fires that occurred in Hillborbough four years ago destroyed thirty homes, most of which have been rebuilt. While people were rebuilding the homes, the grasses and bushes were growing back. The area is now so overgrown in bushes that there is again a major danger of fire.
The city council asked for offers to remove the bushes. The lowest bid they received was $50,000-----and that was if the city provided breakfast and lunch for the workers for thr six weeks it would take to clear the overgrown area. The city only wanted to give unlimited coffee and a piece of bread a day for each person. When that offer was rejected, the city asked for help on its website.
A sheepherder（養(yǎng)綿羊的人） in Montanta and a goatherder（養(yǎng)山羊的人） in San Bernardino read about the city’s plight （困境）while surfing the Web on their laptops. They both offered to do the job for $25,000. The council chosed the goatherder because he lived closer. When he was told that the city dump（垃圾場） was overflowing , the gotherder said, “No problem. My goats will eat everything in your dump, except the car engines, of course.” So ,for another $5,000, the city killed two birds with one stone. If all goes well, they will invite the goatherder and his “family” back every three years. The goatherder said that he would probably visit San Diego while his goats were in the dump. “I want to go there by plane, I just hope we don’t crash. My goats will miss me a lot.” He said.
小題1:Why did the city council want to remove the bush?
A．Because the fires in hillborbough destroyed 30 homes.
B．Because people wanted to build their homes there.
C．Because the overgrown bushes could cause fires again.
D．Because two sheeherder offered to do the job.
小題2:The goatherder was chosen to do the job because       
A．He offered to do it for the lower price
B．It was easier to transport his goat
C．Goats can do the job better than the job
D．The city wanted to raise more goats
小題3:According to the passage,          
A．the sheepherder offered to do the job for $50.000
B．the lowest bid to remove the bushes was $50,000
C．the sheepherder and the goatherder were both addicted to surfing the Internet.
D．hiring goats to do the job saved the government lots of money.
小題4: we can infer from the passage that          
A．the city will remove the bushes in this area regularly
B．the goatherder asked for $50,000 to kill the birds with stones.
C．the goatherder was invited to San Diego to do some sightseeing.
D．the city council was not kind to the people who worked for it.
小題1:C小題1:B小題1:D小題1:A
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