14.I have a neighbor we call"Happy".I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.
Happy and her husband Ben,70,have a huge garden.They spent many happy hours together working on it.Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden.As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben's beans,we all wished we also had such a large garden.As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market,Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
Last month,Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an"all-day food fest".We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning.We didn't know what was about to take place.
By 9:00am,there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes,beans,okra,and squash.By 10:00am,there was lots of laughter.We shared a lot of stories.By five o'clock,everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer.After dinner,we played games.As we were leaving,Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty(收成)of the day,already packaged and frozen.What a delightful gift!
Well,the point wasn't so much about the food.The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another's company.None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben's garden.Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden.And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
32.We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben D.
A.don't like spending time with others
B.sometimes quarrel with each other
C.live on the food they grow in their garden
D.are a generous and warm-hearted couple
33.According to paragraph 2,people wish they also had a garden so that A.
A.they didn't have to spend so much money on food
B.they could grow vegetables and sell at the market
C.they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it
D.they could spend happy times together with their family in it
34.For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?C
A.To ask them to attend a birthday party
B.To help them get to know each other.
C.To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.
D.To ask them to share some interesting stories.
35.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?B
A.It was too long.
B.It was wonderful.
C.It was not as good as he thought.
D.It was too terrible.
分析 这篇短文中作者主要介绍了自己的邻居,他们有一个自己的花园,里面种植了很多瓜果蔬菜.一次这对夫妇邀请邻居们去他们的花园里面做客,并赠给他们许多花园里面出产的东西.从而让很多邻居,开始建设自己的小花园.
解答 32.答案 D 推理判断题.Happy跟她的丈夫Ben把邻居请到自家园子里,让他们免费品尝自己种植的蔬菜,临走前还送给他们每人一大包蔬菜,故可推断Happy和Ben是一对慷慨、热心的夫妇.
33.答案 A 细节理解题.根据第二段的"As the cost of foodclimbed faster than Ben's beans,we all wished we also had such a large garden."可知,他们希望有一个园子,因为这样就不用花费那么多钱买食物了.
34.答案 C 本题为细节题 由第三段第一句 Last month,Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over foran"all-day foodfest"及 第四段第一句"…in the garden picking tomatoes,beans…"可知,Happy 和 Ben邀请我们的目的是去他们的花园中享受摘蔬菜的过程,故正确答案为C; A 项,叫他们参加一个生日聚会 B 项,帮助他们互相认识对方 D项,让他们分享一些有趣的故事 均与题意不符,正确答案为C
35.答案B 推理判断题.根据末段的"The true gift was a dayof friends enjoying one another's company."可推断作者在那里玩得很开心,故选B.
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