阅读理解,十万火急In some parts of the United States,farming has alwa

阅读理解,十万火急
In some parts of the United States,farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country,which is called New England.New England has many trees and thin,rocky soil.Anyone who wanted to start a new farm has to work very hard.The first job was cutting down trees.The next job was digging the stumps of the trees out of the soil.Then the farmer had the difficult job of removing stones from his land.They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below.Farmers have to deep removing stones frome the fields.Even today farms which have been worked on for 200 years deep producing more stones.That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields.TH stone walls are not high,a man can easily climb over them.But they keep the farmer's cows from joining his neighbour's cows.
1.New England is ______.
A.in England
B.in the U.S.A
C.to the northeast of England
D.to the northeast of the U.S.A
2.The article compares farming in ______.
A.England and in New England
B.England and in the U.S.A
C.different parts of the U.S.A
D.different parts of New England
3.If a farmer starts a new farm in New England,he may take this order______
a.remove the stones from the soil
b.build a stone wall around the fields
c.dig out the tree stumps
d.cut down the trees
A.a,b,c,d B.b,c,d,a C.d,b,c,a D.d,c,a,b
4.Which is the greatest difficulty for New England farmers in their farming?
A.The soil is as firm as a rock
B.There are too many stones
C.Plants can hardly grow
D.The soil doesn't produce crops.