Afarmerbecametiredofhisfarm,andnowonder,you’llsay,forth...

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A farmer became tired of his farm, and no wonder, you’ll say, for the was born on the place. He had  41  all his days on it.

He was sick and  42  of the surroundings. He wanted a  43  ; and often in his dreams, he  44  a quiet spot where conditions were ideal(理想的), and where he could spend his old age in comfort and be  45 . He told the real estate agent (房地产经纪人) in town how he felt, so the  46  drove out and looked the  47  over carefully. He felt sure he would have no difficulty in  48  a buyer.

 When the weekly paper came out, the old farmer  49  the advertisements, and found his farm  50 . It stated that the Hammond place of 160 acres(英亩) was  51 . The land was fertile (肥沃的)and productive — a crop failure had  52  been known. 40 acres were  53  with a lot of trees and the farm had a good supply of water all the year round. There was rich agricultural land, through which flowed a small stream and there was a  54  and modern house of eight rooms.

 The farm had a great many horses, cows, sheep, and chickens. It was close to the  55  — only a half hour’s drive, and had a telephone. There were all kinds of fruit trees, both large and small, with an abundance (充足)of  56  around the house.

 The old man read the  57  a second time, and then drove to town to  58  the real estate agent. “I have read that advertisement,” he said, “ 59  as nearly as I can figure out, that’s exactly the kind of place I have been  60 . I think I will keep it myself.”

41. A. missed                   B. forgotten                C. described            D. spent

42. A. fond                     B. afraid                   C. tired                    D. proud

43. A. method                   B. dream                C. change               D. challenge

44. A. pictured                 B. remembered           C. knew                     D. noticed

45. A. rich                     B. happy                C. popular              D. healthy

46. A. buyer                B. farmer                   C. agent                    D. driver

47. A. house                B. farm                 C. trees                D. horses

48. A. recognizing              B. introducing              C. persuading               D. finding

49. A. looked over              B. put up                   C. got through              D. made up

50. A. destroyed                B. photographed             C. listed                   D. lost

51. A. in danger                B. for sale                 C. in need              D. on display

52. A. always                   B. ever                     C. never                D. still

53. A. crowded                  B. covered              C. armed                D. faced

54. A. quiet                    B. simple               C. warm                     D. large

55. A. mall                     B. school                   C. town                 D. hospital

56. A. colors               B. shade                    C. clouds                   D. shelter

57. A. book                 B. note                     C. advertisement            D. letter

58. A. see                  B. choose               C. thank                D. welcome

59. A. if                   B. for                      C. but                      D. and

60. A. showing              B. wanting              C. visiting                 D. Researching

【回答】

DCCAB   CBDAC   BCBDC    BCADB

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空