英语阅读选择题,在线等InsomepartsoftheUnitedStates,farmingiseasy.Butfarminghasalwaysbeendifficultinthenortheasterncornerofthecountry,whichiscalledNewEngland.NewEnglandhasmanytreesandthin,rockysoil.Anyonew

　　英语阅读选择题,在线等

　　InsomepartsoftheUnitedStates,farmingiseasy.Butfarminghasalwaysbeendifficultinthenortheasterncornerofthecountry,whichiscalledNewEngland.

　　NewEnglandhasmanytreesandthin,rockysoil.Anyonewhohaswantedtostartanewfarmtherehashadtoworkveryhard.Thefirstjobhasbeencuttingdowntrees.Thenextjobhasbeendiggingstumpsofthetreesoutofthesoil.Thenthefarmerhashadthedifficultjobofremovingstonesfromhisland.

　　Theworkofremovingstonesneverreallyends,becauseeverywintermorestonesappear.Theycomeupthroughthethinsoilfromtherocksbelow.Farmershavetokeepremovingstonesfromthefields.Eventoday,farmswhichhavebeenworkedonfor200yearskeepproducingmorestones.

　　ThatiswhystonewallsareusedinsteadoffencesaroundNewEnglandfields.Thestonewallsarenothigh;amancaneasilyclimboverthem.Buttheykeepthefarmer’scowsfromjoininghisneighbor’scows.

　　36.NewEnglandisanarea_____________________.

　　A.intheUnitedKingdomoftheGreatBritain

　　B.whichhasbeennewlydiscoveredbytheEnglishmen

　　C.whichliesbetweenAustraliaandNewZealand

　　D.whichliesinthenortheasterncorneroftheUnitedStates

　　37.Thispassageexplains____________.

　　A.howtomakeastonewallinNewEngland

　　B.whytherearesomanystonewallsinNewEngland

　　C.whichpartsofNewEnglandfirstusedstonewalls

　　D.whythefieldsinNewEnglandaresothinandrocky

　　38.Accordingtothepassage,farmingisdifficultinNewEnglandbecause____________.

　　A.thewinterisverylongthereB.thefarmsareverycold

　　C.thesoilisrockyandthinD.thereisnotenoughmachineryforfarming

　　39.Thispassagesaysthattheworkofremovingstones_______________.

　　A.mustbedoneagainandagain

　　B.isusuallydoneduringthewinter

　　C.isaninterestingjobchildrenenjoydoing

　　D.wasmoredifficultbeforemachineswereused

　　40.InNewEngland,stonewallsareused_____________.

　　A.tokeepdangerousbeastsour

　　B.tokeepthefarmer’scowsfromwanderingaway

　　C.toprotectthefarmer’sfieldsfromthi