2、At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible site (地點) for a house. I have thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms, one after another, and I knew their prices.

The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Hollowell place. But before the owner completed the sale with me, his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However, I let him keep the additional dollars and sold him the farm for just what I gave for it.

The real attractions of the Hollowell farm to me were its position, being about tow miles from the village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounded (相鄰) on one side by the river, and separated from the highway by a wide field. The poor condition of the house and fences showed that it hadn’t been used for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden behind a forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks, cutting down the apple trees, and clearing away some young trees which had grown up in the fields. I wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said.

I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden, but I don’t think I was ready for a large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to live free and uncommitted (無牽掛的).It makes but little difference whether you own a farm or not.

1. What do we know about the author?

   A. He wanted to buy the oldest farm near where he lived.

   B. He made a study of many farms before buying.

   C. He made money by buying and selling farms.

   D. He had the money to buy the best farm in the country.

2. Why did the author decide to buy the Hollowell place?

   A. It was of good market value.

   B. It was next to the highway.

   C. It was in a good position.

   D. It was behind a nice garden.

3. Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?

   A. He was afraid the owner might change his mind.

   B. He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm.

   C. He wanted to keep the farm as it was.

  D. He was eager to become a farm owner.

4. The underlined words “the loss” in the last paragraph refers to         .

   A. the money the author lost in buying the farm 

   B. the sale of the garden in the Hollowell place

   C. the removal of the trees around the house

   D. the failure to possess the Hollowell place

55. What does the author believe as important in life?

   A. To own a farm                                B. To satisfy his needs

   C. To be free from worries                  D. To live in the countryside

1、此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤.對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷,如無錯誤,在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾如有錯誤(每行只有一個錯誤).則按下列情況改正;

此行多一個詞,把多余的詞用斜線劃掉,在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞,并也用斜線劃掉.

此行缺一個詞,在缺題處加一個漏字符號,在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞.

此行錯一個詞,在錯的詞下劃一橫線,在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞.

注意: 原行沒有錯的不要改.

   As summer vacation are coming soon, my classmates are     1.          

Trying very hardly to get train tickets to go home .But           2.          

I have made up my minds to spend the vacation far from         3.          

home for first time in my life . My parents have agreed          4.          

to visiting me , and I will have a different vacation. When        5.          

they came here , I will show them around my university          6.          

And the city just as well. I have decided to buy them            7.          

some nice gifts, It will be a big surprising for them. My          8.          

parents have done a lot for me , and I think it is high time         9.          

that I did anything special to express my thanks.                10.          

33、找出與所給單詞劃線部分讀音相同的選項。語音知識

1champion       A. opinion      B. region       C. occasion      D. conclusion

2. mainly        A. mountainous  B. certain       C. captain       D. sail

3. wisdom       A. sunset        B. insect       C. possession     D. promise

4. volcano       A. location      B. dishonest     C. method       D. protection

5. scholarship    A. champion     B. dutchman    C. technique      D. church

32、-- I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend.

-- _______good.
A. Sound        B. Sounded     C. Sounding      D. Sounds

31、I had travelled only two hours one day _____ the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up ____ the winds became too strong.

A. when; before    B. then; but      C. while; because    D. but; before

29、______ apple fell from the tree and hit him on ______ head.

A. An; the                     B. The; the            C. An; 不填                D. The; 不填

28、I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times______.

A. as much                   B. as many            C. so much                  D. so many

27、______wants to stay in a hotel has to pay their own way.

A. Anyone                   B. The one            C. Whoever                 D. Who