At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible sites(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 attractiong of the Hollowell farm to me were its position, being about two 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 fo 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 apples 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 thing 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.
小題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.
小題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.
小題3:Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?
A．He was afraid the owner might changes 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.
小題4:The underlined words “the loss” in the last paragraph refer 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
小題5:What does the author believe as important in life?
A．To own a farmB．To satisfy his needs
C．To be free from worriesD．To live in the countryside

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:C

小題1:細節(jié)判斷題，用排除法選擇答案。第一段第二句I have searched the country…也可以知道答案。A項中的the oldest文中沒有提及。由第二段最后一句可知道C項是錯的，D項中的the best沒有提及。
小題2:推理判斷題，從第三段第一句也可以知道正確答案。
小題3:細節(jié)判斷題，從第三段最后三句可知道答案。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題，從第二段最后兩句可知道答案。
小題5:推理判斷題，從最后一段最后兩句可知道答案。
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