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Modern Farms of America Today

　　On the old-time farms in America there were chickens and turkeys (火雞). There were also cows, pigs and other livestocks(家畜). But there were very few machines. Most of the work was done by the entire farm family with the help of a “hired man” . Sometimes extra labourers were needed in busy seasons. Horses provided 79 percent of the power used, labour 15 percent and machines only 6 percent.

　　Today all that has changed. On many modem farms machines now provide 96 percent of the power, human labour 3 percent, and horses 1 percent. Modern farms are enterprising (企業(yè)性的)business which keep only livestocks that can pay its way(支付費(fèi)用). The children go to school by bus every morning, the parents work on the farm or in the house, and hired help is seldom needed. Their work has been replaced by a whole army of machines.

　　Farms in the machine age also use the new fertilizer, new feeds (飼料), new hybrid (雜交) seeds, and other helps developed by farm sciences. As a result the farmers are able to produce more food with less labour. This means fewer but larger farms, and fewer but more prosperous farmers.

1．On the old-time farms in America most of work was done by ________.

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A．very few machines

B．the entire farm family

C．extra labourers and hired men

D．a(chǎn)ll kinds of animals

2．On the old-time farms most power was provided by ________.

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A．chickens and turkeys

B．human labour

C．horses

D．machines

3．On the modem farms almost all the work is done by ________ .

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A．even more hired men and extra help

B．the entire farm family

C．horses and a few more machines

D．a(chǎn) whole army of machines

4．The children of the farm family ________.

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A．go to school by bus every morning.

B．work on the farm or in the house.

C．drive cars to go to school .

D．have to keep livestock for money.

5．In the machine age farmers ________.

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A．a(chǎn)re able to produce more food with less labour

B．a(chǎn)re able to make farm machines

C．a(chǎn)re more prosperous

D．both A and C

 An important question about eating out is who pays for (支付) the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money." The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s(麥當(dāng)勞)."

This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s," or “I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They’re great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would be very nice."

American customs（風(fēng)俗） about who pays for dates（約會(huì)） are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means  “Come, as my guest（客人）,and I will treat you!” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear(清楚) at the very beginning.

　1.In America, some girls and women 　　　 now.

       A. ask men to pay for their meals      B. try to pay for the men’s meals

       C. try to pay for their own meals       D. never have anything outside

2.If you have little money, 　　　.

A. you’ll have a cheap meal         

B. you’ll borrow some from others

     C. you’ll ask your friend to pay for your meal   

     D. you won’t want your friends to ask you to dinner

3.“Go Dutch" in this passage means 　　　.

       A.去飯館  　　 B.就餐 　　　　　 C.訂餐 　　　　　 D.各自付款

4. Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means_____.　　.

       A. he’s going to lend some money to you 

B. he’s going to pay for your meal, too

       C. he’ll be angry with you    

         　 D. he can’t understand you

5.The passage tells us 　　　.

      A. how to eat out     B. where to eat out   C. what to eat out  D. who pays for the meal