第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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(2013·哈师大附中、东北师大附中、辽宁省实验中学高三第二次联合模拟考试)
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic.He constantly advertised for hired hands.Most people were not willing to work on farms along the Atlantic because they worried about the terrible storms that destroy buildings and crops.The farmer received a steady stream of refusals at the interview for a farmhand.
Finally，a short，thin man approached the farmer.“Are you a good farmhand？”the farmer asked him.
“Well，I_can_sleep_when_the_wind_blows.”answered the little man.
Although puzzled by this answer，the farmer，desperate for help，hired him.The little man worked well around the farm，busy from dawn to dusk，and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly from offshore.Jumping out of bed，the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters.He shook the little man and yelled，“Get up！A storm is coming！Tie things down before they are blown away！”
The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly，“No sir.I told you，I can sleep when the wind blows.”
Enraged(激怒)by the response，the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot.Instead，he hurried outside to prepare for the storm.To his amazement，he discovered that all of the hay had been covered.The cows were in the barn，the chickens were in the coops，and the doors were barred.The shutters were tightly secured.Everything was tied down.Nothing could be blown away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant，so he also returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.
21．Why did the farmer constantly advertise for hired hands?
A．Because he needed hired hands all the year round.
B．Because there was too much work to do on the farm.
