In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down the trees. The new job has been digging out the roots of the trees. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land. This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for two hundred years still keep producing more stones. That is why stone walls are used instead of fences (篱笆) in New England fields. The stone walls are not high and a man can easily climb over them. However, they keep the farmer’s cows from joining those of his neighbor’s.

1.Where is New England?

A. In England.    B. In North America.

C. In South America.  D. In Australia.

2.Why do stones keep appearing?

A. Because the farmers keep digging them out.

B. Because there are rocks below the soil and the soil is too thin.

C. Because there are no trees at all.

D. Because the wind keeps blowing.

3. Why do the farmers build stone walls instead of fences?

A. Because the stone walls are not high and a person can easily climb over them.

B. Because the stone walls can stop the cows from joining their neighbor’s.

C. Because there are too many stones.

D. Both A and B.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are almost no trees in New England.

B. Farming is difficult in New England.

C. It’s difficult for farmers to remove stones from the fields.

D. The stone walls in New England are not high.

In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down trees. The next job has been digging stumps (树桩) of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land.

The work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep producing more stones.

That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields. The stone walls are not high: A man can easily climb over them. But they keep the farmer’s cows from joining his neighbour’s cows.

1.New England is an area ______.

A.  in the northeastern part of Britain    

B.  which has been newly discovered by the Englishmen

C.  which lies between Australia and New Zealand

D.  which lies in the northeastern part of the USA

2.According to the passage, farming is difficult in New England because ______.

A. the winter is very long there        B. the farms are very old

C. the soil is rocky and thin           D. there are not enough machines for farming

3.From this passage, we know the removing of stones ______.

A.  must be done again and again       

B.  is usually done during the winter

C.  is an interesting job children enjoy doing

D.  was more difficult before machines were used

4.In New England, stone walls are used to ______.

A.  keep dangerous beasts out

B.  keep the farmer’s cows from wandering away

C.  protect the farmers fields from thieves

D.  provide comfortable living conditions for the farmer’s family

In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.
New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down the trees. The new job has been digging out the roots of the trees. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land. This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for two hundred years still keep producing more stones. That is why stone walls are used instead of fences (篱笆) in New England fields. The stone walls are not high and a man can easily climb over them. However, they keep the farmer’s cows from joining those of his neighbor’s

1. 1.

   Where is New England?

   1. A.
      In England
   2. B.
      In North America
   3. C.
      In South America
   4. D.
      In Australia
2. 2.

   Why do stones keep appearing?

   1. A.
      Because the farmers keep digging them out
   2. B.
      Because there are rocks below the soil and the soil is too thin
   3. C.
      Because there are no trees at all
   4. D.
      Because the wind keeps blowing
3. 3.

   Why do the farmers build stone walls instead of fences?

   1. A.
      Because the stone walls are not high and a person can easily climb over them
   2. B.
      Because the stone walls can stop the cows from joining their neighbor’s
   3. C.
      Because there are too many stones
   4. D.
      Both A and B
4. 4.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      There are almost no trees in New England
   2. B.
      Farming is difficult in New England
   3. C.
      It’s difficult for farmers to remove stones from the fields
   4. D.
      The stone walls in New England are not high

In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down trees. The next job has been digging stumps (树桩) of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land.

The work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep producing more stones.

That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields. The stone walls are not high: A man can easily climb over them. But they keep the farmer’s cows from joining his neighbour’s cows.

64.   New England is an area ______.

in the northeastern part of Britain        

which has been newly discovered by the Englishmen

which lies between Australia and New Zealand

which lies in the northeastern part of the USA

65.   According to the passage, farming is difficult in New England because ______.

A. the winter is very long there           B. the farms are very old

C. the soil is rocky and thin                D. there are not enough machines for farming

66.   From this passage, we know the removing of stones ______.

must be done again and again             

is usually done during the winter

is an interesting job children enjoy doing

was more difficult before machines were used

67.   In New England, stone walls are used to ______.

keep dangerous beasts out

keep the farmer’s cows from wandering away

protect the farmers fields from thieves

provide comfortable living conditions for the farmer’s family

In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down the trees. The new job has been digging out the roots of the trees. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land. This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for two hundred years still keep producing more stones. That is why stone walls are used instead of fences（篱笆） in New England fields. The stone walls are not high and a man can easily climb over them. However, they keep the farmer’s cows from joining those of his neighbor’s.

41．Where is New England?

42．Why do stones keep appearing?

A．Because the farmers keep digging them out

B．Because there are rocks below the soil and the soil is too thin

C．Because there are no trees at all

D．Because the wind keeps blowing

43．Why do the farmers build stone walls instead of fences?

A．Because the stone walls are not high and a person can easily climb over them

B．Because the stone walls can stop the cows from joining their neighbor’s

C．Because there are too many stones

D．Both A and B

44．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There are almost no trees in New England

B．Farming is difficult in New England

C．It’s difficult for farmers to remove stones from the fields

D．The stone walls in New England are not high