Question

【題目】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 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, 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!

【1】According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.

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

【2】For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?

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.

【3】What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?

A. It was too long.

B. It was wonderful.

C. It was not as good as he thought.

D. It was too terrible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要介紹了自己的鄰居，他們有一個自己的花園，里面種植了很多瓜果蔬菜。一次這對夫婦邀請鄰居們?nèi)ニ麄兊幕▓@里面做客，并贈給他們許多花園里面出產(chǎn)的東西。從而讓很多鄰居開始建設(shè)自己的小花園。

【1】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文“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.”的描述可知，人們希望擁有一個花園主要是想節(jié)約買食物的錢。結(jié)合選項可知應(yīng)選A。

【2】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段描述可知，他們邀請鄰居到花園的目的主要是讓鄰居來分享他們在花園中種植的東西。結(jié)合選項可知應(yīng)選C。

【3】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段“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.”的描述可知，他認(rèn)為在這個花園里面度過的時光好極了。結(jié)合選項可知應(yīng)選B。