听力原文:(A) The farmer is planting plants. (B) He is irrigating the farmland. (C) The man
听力原文:(A) The farmer is planting plants.
(B) He is irrigating the farmland.
(C) The man is learning to use the machine.
(D) This person is reaping the grain.
听力原文:(A) The farmer is planting plants.
(B) He is irrigating the farmland.
(C) The man is learning to use the machine.
(D) This person is reaping the grain.
第1题
听力原文:M: Do you know that the picture was painted by a farmer painter?
W: Really? I thought it was painted by a professional.
Q: Who painted the picture?
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A.A farmer painter.
B.The man's friend.
C.A professional painter.
D.The woman's professor.
第2题
听力原文: A farmer who lived in a small village suffered from the severe pain in his stomach. The doctor in the village had tried a number of treatments but been unable to cure him. The farmer decided to see a doctor in the nearest town. As he loved' money badly and spent as little as possible, he thought he would find out what he would have to pay this doctor. He was told that his patient had to pay three pounds for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time. As he came into the doctor's room, he said, "Good morning, doctor. Here I am again. The doctor was a little surprised. Then he asked the farmer a few questions, examined his chest and took the pound which the farmer insisted on giving him. The doctor said with a smile. "Well, sir. There is nothing new. Please continue to take the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me."
For what reason did the farmer go to see a doctor in the town?
A.He wanted to pay less money.
B.The town was not far from his home.
C.The doctor in the village failed to cure him.
D.The doctor in the village refused to treat him again.
第3题
听力原文:M: Morning, Alice. Did you enjoy your weekend in the country?
W: Yes, thanks. We had a great time. And some friends went with us.
M: Where did you stay? At a hotel?
W: No, we camped in the mountains, near Snowdon.
Where did Mice spend the nights in the country?
A.In the open.
B.In a farmer's house.
C.At a hotel.
第4题
M: Of course not, though I'm pretty ignorant about most things, mind you, apart from sheep.
Q: What is Mr. Jones?
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A.A journalist.
B.A farmer.
C.A ship builder.
D.A broadcaster.
第5题
听力原文: Mark was a farmer who lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and everybody thought he would die. They sent for a doctor in town, who arrived two days later and examined the sickman. The doctor asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no pen or paper in the village, because no one could read or write.
The doctor picked up a piece of burnt wood from the fire. Using the wood, he wrote the name of the medicine on the door of the house. "Get this medicine for him," he said, "and he will soon get better."
Mark's family and friends did not know what to do. They could not read the strange writing. Then the village baker had an idea. He took off the door of the house, put it on his cart and drove to the nearest town. he bought the medicine, and Mark was soon well again. He would not let anyone wash the magic words from the door.
Why did everybody in the village think Mark would die?
A.He was seriously ill.
B.He was badly wounded.
C.Doctors would do nothing for him.
第6题
听力原文: A potato farmer was sent to prison just at the time when he should have been digging the ground for planting the new crop of potatoes. He knew that his wife would not be strong enough to do the digging by herself, but that she could manage to do the planting; and he knew that he did not have any friends or neighbors who would be willing to do the digging for them. So he wrote a letter to his wife which said, "Please do not dig the potato field. I hid the money and the gun there."
Ten days later he got a letter from his wife. It said, "I think somebody read your letter before it got out of the prison. Someone arrived here two days ago and dug up the whole potato field. What shall I do now?"
The prisoner wrote back at once, "Plant the potatoes, of course."
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A.Because his wife was ill in bed.
B.Because the farm work needed him badly.
C.Because the weather was so bad that his wife could not dig up the land.
D.Because his wife didn't know how to do any farm work.
第7题
He then said, "Come before me again tomorrow. I shall then know which of you is the thief because the thief's stick will be one inch longer than any of the others."
The thief was afraid of the judge's words, and so cut an inch off his stick.
The next day, people saw the thief's stick was one inch shorter than any of the others. In this way the thief was found out, and was at once taken to prison.
What did the thief steal?
A.A bag of rice.
B.A bag of corn.
C.A stick.
第8题
For questions 13-17, choose the person who is speaking.
Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recording.
Do not use any letter more than once.
After you have listened once, replay the recording.
A. manager of a fast food company
B. employee representative of a dairy company
C. personnel manager
D. farmer
E. lawyer
F. bank manager
G. journalist
H. manager of a farm
第9题
听力原文:W: Would you please describe the nature of your farm?
M: Sure, I mainly grow feed crops. Feed crops are crops that are used to feed cattle. The crops that I grow are corn and wheat. I do grow cotton and other when the prices for them are better.
W: How many employees do you have?
M: I have three full-time employees and six to seven part-time employees.
W: Do you pay them hourly or are they salaried?
M: I pay mem by me hour because sometimes they only work a few hours and other times they work many hours. Therefore, it wouldn't be fair for them to get a weekly or monthly salary year round.
W: How many hours do you work as the owner?
M: In the winter I work eight hours a day, but in the spring, summer, and fall I work twelve to fourteen hours a day. Many times a farmer' s work depends on the weather. For example, if the crop need water and it hasn't rained, I must irrigate my fields which can take many hours. At other times, I spend my time in checking my fields for pests. If I find them, I have to apply pesticides. If my machinery breaks down, I have to fix it. Of course, I must also make sure my crops get picked when they are ready.
W: If you were to start a new business this year, what changes would you make?
M: I wouldn't make many changes, and the few changes I would make would be subtle. Right now I am a successful farmer.
What crops does the farmer grow?
A.Cotton every year.
B.Corn and wheat.
C.Rice. .
D.Other things.
第10题
听力原文: For a long time, Albert Worboys had a reputation as a miser in his village. Yesterday, when his will was announced people found they had completely wronged him.
Mr. Worboys was a farmer who had a very big farm. Apart from this, he also owned a building business, and made money on the stock market. Every year, hundreds of dollars streamed into his purse. Yet, he was known by other residents as the meanest man in the village. A fellow villager, who had known him for more than fifty years, said, "He never spent money on himself. He never bought a new suit and he even mended his shoes with sticky tape rather than buy a new pair." A woman villager added, "He got the greatest pleasure from doing his account books. He worked on them for hours. We thought he was planning to take his money with him."
Mr. Worboys died in October at the age of 85, and yesterday his will became known. He left $175,000 for building houses for his former employees, $3,000 for a new village bus shelter. The rest of his estate, more than $200,000, went to charity.
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A.Because he never lent any money to his fellow villagers.
B.Because he never gave his children any money.
C.Because he never spent money on himself.
D.Because he never paid enough to the farmers working for him.