Question

【题目】Today is Sarah’s birthday. She is seventy-five. We asked a few old friends to dinner.

Like most elderly people, I suppose, we spent most of the evening talking about old times. Thirty years ago, the village used to be a quiet place. Now it has changed. Every Sunday hundreds of cars pass through the village at what I think a dangerous speed. They make the village almost as noisy as the streets of a large town. As a boy I enjoyed riding on the backs of the farm horses. Things are different now. Today there are very few horses working on the farms. The farm workers today drive tractors, not horses. A man is not of much use on a farm unless he knows all about machines. Now almost every house in the village has a TV set. Is it a good thing for children to spend the evening sitting in front of a TV set? When I was young I did not waste my time indoors. I would spend the long summer evenings outdoors. I would play with my friends, go fishing or walk by the river. When my grandchildren asked me the reason why I haven’t bought a TV set, I tell them there are many books I still want to read. I can’t find time for both reading and watching TV.

【1】The old like to talk about _______.

A. themselves B. others C. the past D. nothing

【2】When I was a boy, I _______ riding on farm horses.

A. used to see people

B. disliked

C. was fond of

D. saw some elderly people

【3】Which is NOT right according to the passage?

A. In the past the village was a quiet place.

B. It is a good time for children to watch TV all evening.

C. On Sundays many cars pass through the village at a dangerous speed.

D. When I was young I didn’t waste my time indoors.

【4】I would rather _______ than _______.

A. watch TV; do some reading

B. play with friends; go fishing

C. do some reading; watch TV

D. go fishing; play with friends

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了作者对过去美好时光的回忆，尽管现在自己的家乡变化了，但是以前的恬静、悠闲仍是值得回味的日子。

【1】C细节理解题。根据第二段Like most elderly people, I suppose, we spent most of the evening talking about old times.。可知作者花了大半个晚上来谈论过去的时光。故选C。

【2】C细节理解题。根据As a boy I enjoyed riding on the backs of the farm horses.当我是个小男孩时，我喜欢骑在农场的马背上。故选C。

【3】B推理判断题。根据问句之后的When I was young I did not waste my time indoors. I would spend the long summer evenings outdoors.当我很小时，我不在室内浪费时间，而是去户外度过漫长的夏夜。故选B。

【4】C细节理解题。根据I tell them there are many books I still want to read. I can’t find time for both reading and watching TV.。因此作者更喜欢读书，而不是看电视，故选C。