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.
7 A8 }7 U' ~1 Y4 ^6 | 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.# i+ {# V' i; z5 s: F8 J
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.
4 Q9 N3 o- s# G4 i- P& ` 答案:1. nothing --- everything 据上下文,农民们是自给自足,故应为everything$ b2 W. ~( s l+ ^! \
2. because --- although 下文中有yet,为让步状语从句,故用although
6 F7 p7 _: |- }8 a 3. nineteen --- nineteenth 多少世纪用序数词表示
' y3 z# q+ r' I5 `$ \ 4. that --- what 宾语从句,用what引导
! ]7 V. y# w9 _# B4 s( S! o 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。
$ `2 j; n1 {$ W3 ] 6. like --- as as意为 “把……作为…….”
, P' B$ ~9 H1 G5 J7 ` 7. complicated --- simple 据上下文,农民们只有“简单的”工具9 U( _9 e$ T7 n! b" v
8. consisted后加 of be consisted of 为固定搭配,意为“由……组成”
2 c0 O- J: d) U6 b! _5 Z c$ p3 ?; Q 9. that --- which 定语从句,前面有to,只能用which,不能用that
! y7 k% d, W2 _* [. C5 k 10. and --- / although为转折词,不能用and,但是后面也不能加but |