Question

In modern society, living without money sounds almost impossible. However, that’s exactly what an Australian couple from a big city has been doing for nearly a whole year.

Rachel Newby, 25, and Liam Culbertson, 27, have come up with creative ways of making it through the year without spending any money. They built themselves a new house. The house was made of used wood and recycled materials. They grew their own food, and at times they didn’t hesitate to look for food in the dustbins (垃圾箱).

But this year has been quite difficult. The soil in their garden was too poor to grow vegetables. The climate (氣候) there was terrible as well. They kept moving their home till they finally lived in a 2.5-square-meter house. They collected cold rainwater to take a shower. What’s worse, they had to share a toilet with the rest of the community.

Even though they had no jobs, they didn’t have a lot of free time to waste. They spent most of the day working for local farmers planting vegetables and picking fruit so that they could earn their next meal. They had five ducks that could provide them with fresh eggs. But when there wasn’t enough food for them, they had to go to look for food in the dustbins.

Not everyone is brave enough to do this. But they really made it work and they felt happy.

1.What did the Australian couple live without money for?

A. Teaching people a lesson. B. Their jobs.

C. Local farmers. D. A special experience.

2.How did the Australian couple feed themselves?

A. They sold vegetables and fruit for money.

B. They mainly depended on the food in the dustbins.

C. They tried their best to get everything necessary themselves.

D. They expected other people to give food to them.

3.What does the underlined word “hesitate” mean in Chinese?

A. 堅(jiān)持 B. 猶豫 C. 決心 D. 嘗試

4.How might the writer feel about the Australian couple?

A. They are a bit strange.

B. They are very brave.

C. They are young and smart.

D. They are very funny.

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The Australian couple hated the city life so they lived in the country.

B. The Australian couple would continue to live there for the rest of their life.

C. Nothing is impossible as long as you use your head and work hard enough.

D. More and more old people are looking forward to living in the countryside.

Answer 1