Traditionally, the American farmer has always been independent and hard-working. In the eighteenth century farmers were quite self-sufficient. The farm family grew and made almost nothing it needed. The surplus crop would be sold to buy a new __1__ items in the local general store.; G8 }. X$ L @; W" i9 g
In 1860, because some of the farm population had moved to __2__ the city, yet eighty percent of the American population was still in the country. In the late nineteen century, farm work and life __3__ were not much changed from that they had been in old days. The __4__ farmer aroused at dawn or before and had much work to do, with __5__ his own muscles like his chief source of power. He used axes, __6__ spades and other complicated tools. In his house cooking was done __7__ in wood-burning stoves, and the kerosene lamp was the only improvement on the candle. The family's recreation and social life chiefly consisted a drive in the wagon to the nearby small town or __8__ village to transact some business as well as to chat with neighbors who had also come to town.
- Y/ u" p5 [$ g0 h: b' a4 s9 a The children attended a small elementary school (often of just one room) to that they had to walk every day, possibly for a __9__ few miles. The school term was short so that the children could not help on the farm. Although the whole family worked, and life __10__ was not easy, farmers as a class were self-reliant and independent.
8 E8 _+ b0 s5 [% R& w/ h/ A 答案:1. nothing --- everything 据上下文,农民们是自给自足,故应为everything1 ]" l7 E) M) S9 X f! C
2. because --- although 下文中有yet,为让步状语从句,故用although
% |5 P4 X, i2 q- M 3. nineteen --- nineteenth 多少世纪用序数词表示, Y$ i& [) y2 v. m
4. that --- what 宾语从句,用what引导
! s6 s' N, H7 w4 O v. v, l1 r 5. aroused --- rose/got up 此处意为“起床”,arouse一般做及物动词,为“唤醒”之意,但是百度里也有做“醒来”的不及物动词之意,希望大家一起探讨一下。& `. e( W! \' l
6. like --- as as意为 “把……作为…….”, v$ Q! x7 P! c U
7. complicated --- simple 据上下文,农民们只有“简单的”工具! f, O$ a5 u0 ] e6 w% b
8. consisted后加 of be consisted of 为固定搭配,意为“由……组成”
" Z6 e4 m( Z4 s/ R' N* k 9. that --- which 定语从句,前面有to,只能用which,不能用that( Z. c0 U! R/ s$ G k2 B9 p
10. and --- / although为转折词,不能用and,但是后面也不能加but |