1．Why did Dad clean Old Man McColgin's chicken house regularly?

　　A．To earn some money for the family.

　　B．To collect manure for his crops.

　　C．To get rid of the terrible smell.

　　D．To set a good example to us.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料)．可知，父亲打扫鸡舍是为了换取粪肥。文章没有提到父亲清扫鸡舍是为了赚钱，因此排除A项；C项偏离了文章主旨，故排除；文章也没讲到要为孩子们树立好榜样的问题，所以D项也可排除。

　　【答案】　B

　　2．What can we infer about Dad's stew?

　　A．It is popular among the neighbors.

　　B．It contains honey and vegetables.

　　C．It looks very wonderful.

　　D．It tastes quite delicious.

　　【解析】　推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句话．..edible，and we drank up every last drop of oup！可以得知大家喝光了最后一滴汤，这说明父亲做的炖菜很好吃，故选D项。由第四段中的The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak！可知A项错误；由第三段中的．..filled it up with cabbages，eggplants，potatoes，corns，onions and carrots.可知，炖菜中并没有放蜂蜜，所以B项错误，由最后一段中的It didn't look that bad...可知，C项中的very wonderful错误。

　　【答案】　D

　　3．What does the underlined word"offend"in the last paragraph mean?

　　A．To attract.　　 B．To upset.

　　C．To air. D．To shut.

【解析】　词义猜测题。由最后一段中的It didn't look that bad...it didn't