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Only after the straight-talking repairman handed me the bill and waved goodbye did I finally acknowledge the painful truth: Our 20-year-old clothes dryer was not going to last.
I turned to my husband. “He says we’re throwing good money after bad,” I sighed. “I think he’s right.”
“When do you want to go shopping for a new one?” my husband asked.
I glanced out the window, admiring the sunlight dancing on the big-leaf maples（枫叶） in our backyard. Perfect drying weather. Suddenly, I recalled my mother hanging laundry on a clothesline during my childhood. My sister and I had played hide-and-seek among the sweet-smelling sheets waving in the wind.
I suddenly had a plan. After the wash cycle, we covered the maples with damp blue jeans, shirts, socks and towels. The only things that didn’t go outside were my underpants. And I persuaded my shameless husband to let his big boxer shorts(男式平角短裤) stay indoors, too.
There is a secret pleasure to hanging laundry outdoors. It is the perfect excuse to get up from the computer. While checking on the laundry in the backyard, I could commune(亲近) not only with cotton T-shirts, but also my cats. I could watch cautious deer run through the yard with their young, listen to nervous squirrels in trees and observe a family of wild turkeys by the road. I returned to my desk refreshed.
And, except for the sandpaper feel of sun-dried bath towels, the drying method was a complete success. When autumn came, I’d scan the horizon each day to evaluate the chances of sun-drying. One morning I saw rain clouds. I had a load of wet clothes in my arms and no place to put them.
I found my husband. Together we hung laundry throughout the house.
Then my husband gave me a hug and a smile. “I think it’s time to buy a dryer…” he said, “… like, today.”
“Good idea,” I said, just as the infamous Oregon rain started.
Our sun-dried laundry habit was finished for the season.
【小题1】 Why did the author want to try sun-drying?
a. Her husband insisted.
b. She wanted to cut expenses.
c. Their dryer wasn’t working.
d. She had good childhood memories of using a clothesline.
A．b cB．c dC．a c dD．b c d
【小题2】What could the straight-talking repairman have said to the author?
A．“Continue to use it even if it is old.”
B．“You should have taken better care of your dryer.”
C．“You shouldn’t have wasted money on repairing your dryer.”
D．“Just buy a new dryer even if it’s very expensive.”
【小题3】 What was the biggest benefit that sun-drying brought to the author besides dry clothes?
A．She loves sun-dried bath towels.
B．She felt healthier and closer to nature.
C．She could bathe in the sunshine, too.
D．It gave her a break from her housework.
【小题4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A．The author has stopped sun-drying since autumn started.
B．The author later became fed up with the trouble of hanging up her clothes.
C．The author listened to weather reports every day when autumn came.
D．The author realized sun-drying was seasonal and thus had its disadvantages
答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
试题分析：本文介绍了因为烘干机坏了，我尝试着在外面晒衣服的情况，但是最后因为天气不好，我不能总是在外面晒衣服。
【小题1】B 细节题。根据第一段Our 20-year-old clothes dryer was not going to last.和第4段Suddenly, I recalled my mother hanging laundry on a clothesline during my childhood. 可知旧的烘干机以及儿童时妈妈晒衣服的回忆让尝试着在外面晒衣服。故B正确。
【小题2】C 推理题。根据第一段最后一句Our 20-year-old clothes dryer was not going to last.可知我们家的烘干机坏掉了。维修人员说不能修了。说明C项“你们不要在维修烘干机上浪费时间了”符合上下文情况。
【小题3】B 推理题。根据文章第6段While checking on the laundry in the backyard, I could commune(亲近) not only with cotton T-shirts, but also my cats. I could watch cautious deer run through the yard with their young, listen to nervous squirrels in trees and observe a family of wild turkeys by the road. I returned to my desk refreshed.可知在我们晒衣服可以让我们亲近大自然，让我们感觉根据健康。故B正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据文章最后一段Our sun-dried laundry habit was finished for the season.和倒数第四段One morning I saw rain clouds. I had a load of wet clothes in my arms and no place to put them.可知我不能再在外面晒衣服主要是因为天气原因。故D正确。
考点：日常生活类阅读理解
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