1. (2020·合肥模拟) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

    Is a nearby neighbour better than a faraway cousin? An American lady, Anna Lane, believes it's true. Her kind neighbors once helped her out when she was in a big trouble.

    Mrs. Lane was living alone in a city in Texas, US. The woman in her 70s could do a lot of housework herself. However, she was too old to mow（修剪）her lawn（草坪）. Then a big trouble found her. She let the grass grow over 18 inches high and it broke the law in her city. As a result, she was in danger of paying lots of money or even going to prison!

    Luckily, her neighbors, the Adams brothers, heard the news about her on TV. They decided to do something to help. ＂We haven't met her yet, but she's 75 years old and she needs some help, ＂said Sam Adams, one of the boys. ＂That's the least we could do.＂

    The Adams brothers took their mowers（修剪机）and came to Mrs Lane's house to mow her lawn without telling her. Once they got started, other neighbors saw what was going on and joined in the effort.

    Together they worked hard in the sun and finished mowing the whole lawn in about two hours. When Mrs Lane saw what her neighbors did for her, she was surprised and moved to tears（落泪）. ＂I cannot believe this, ＂she said. ＂They were so kind to spend two hours helping me and I didn't even know their names. ＂As for the Adams brothers, they said they would always be ready to help her.

1. （1） What can we know about Mrs Lane?

   A . She was 70 years old. B . She could not do her housework. C . She was living with her children. D . She could not cut the grass on the lawn.
3. （2） Mrs lane was in danger of going to prison because ________.

   A . she broke the education law in her city B . the grass on her lawn was over 18 inches high C . the news about her on TV was made up by her D . she didn't pay enough money to her neighbors
5. （3） Who mowed the lawn?

   A . The Adams brothers. B . Sam Adams and Mrs Lane. C . The Adams brothers and Mrs. Lane. D . The Adams brothers and other neighbors.
7. （4） Which of the following is true?

   A . The Adams brothers knew Mrs. Lane very well. B . Mrs. Lane knew some of her neighbors' names. C . Mrs. Lane didn't expect her neighbors would help her. D . The Adams brothers used Mrs Lane's mowers to cut the grass.