Question

If you had the chance to leave the life you have now, what would you do?

Students from Fair-grounds Middle School, New Hampshire, US, chose to lead a special life for a week. They left the city and lived a different life by working on a farm. They handed over their cell phones and lived like any farmer’s children. And they enjoyed it!

“I didn’t know what would happen when we got there,” said Tyler Swift, 14, “but there were so many fun things. So much hard work, too. It was a challenge.”

“Getting up at 6 every morning, the students milked cows, spread hay(放置草料), and washed hundreds of sticky buckets(黏黏的桶). The hardest part was cleaning up piles of poop(成堆的排泄物) in the animal houses. It smelled bad, but it was lots of fun!

None of the students said no to the work. “With the farmers’ help, they did the work better and better. And they learned a lot more than just farming work.” said Rick Brown, a science teacher at Fair-grounds.

“You get to know who can do what and learn to work with different people. The children all showed great team work.” said Nick Quadros.

1.How long did the children work on the farm?

A. For a week. B. For about half a month.

C. For a month. D. For ten days.

2. What dose the underlined word “challenge” mean in Chinese?

A. 比赛 B. 厌烦 C. 怀疑 D. 挑战

3.The children did lots of things EXCEPT(除了) ___________.

A. feeding cows

B. milking cows

C. cleaning the animal houses

D. looking after sick cows

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. All of the students were willing to do the work.

B. The children got some help from the farmses.

C. The children learnt just about farming work.

D. The children worked well in teams.

5. What is the best title of the article?

A. Middle school students “sent down” to the farm.

B. All the children hated the farm.

C. Life without happiness.

D. How to make your school life colorful?

Answer 1