Why did the author want to bu…——2008 高考英语第 58 题答案解析

【答案】C

【解答】
Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?
A. He was afraid the owner might changes his mind.
B. He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm.
C. He wanted to keep the farm as it was.
D. He was eager to become a farm owner.
【标准答案】C。
【试题解析】 从第三段最后I wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have
said.可知作者想在原来的农场主人装修前买下目的就是要保持它原来的面貌。其余选项不是作者匆忙买下的原因。
【高考考点】细节理解题。