Elsie Eiler is the head of Monowi, a tiny town in northern Nebraska, U.S.A., and that isn’t her only job. She is also the town secretary, the town treasurer, the librarian, and she works in the café. Why has she got a lot of different jobs? Because there’s nobody else to do them. Monowi has got a population of one  — Elsie.
Monowi is an unusual sight. There are about twelve old wooden houses there. They are all empty and are surrounded by a few trees, several old cars and lots of rubbish. The town is silent. An old yellow school bus, with no wheels or seats, stands next to the small school. The school closed 40 years ago. Opposite Elsie’s café is an old building, filled with rubbish. It was a shop but it closed in the 1950s.
The busiest time for Monowi was in the 1930s. Then, the population was 150, and was made up of mostly farmers and their families. There was a railway too. However, the farmers couldn’t compete（竞争）with the large industrialized（工业化的）farms, and left the town to look for other work. In 1971, the railway closed and the town began to die. Three years ago, the last people that lived there, except Elsie’s family, moved away. Then, Elsie’s husband died, and then her son and daughter left to find work in bigger towns, leaving Elsie the only person in the town.
____________Her food is good, her beer is cold, and farmers and truck drivers travel a long way to eat at her café. “One day Monowi will just be memories, and it will probably turn to dust,” she says. “But I like it, and as long as I can take care of myself, I will stay here.”
42. What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us about Elsie Eiler?
A. She is the only person living in Monowi. B. She has a good time living in Monowi.
C. She can do different kinds of jobs. D. She will leave Monowi soon.
43. Mostly                      and their families lived in Monowi in the 1930s.
A. railway workers B. shopkeepers
C. truck drivers D. farmers
44. The article tells us about Monowi EXCEPT                     .
A what it looks like B. whether there is train there
C. when people first lived there D. why people started to leave it
45. Which of the following can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph?
A. Elsie believes Monowi will have a bright future.
B. Now Elsie wishes her kids to return to Monowi.
C. Elsie will leave Monowi in a couple of years.
D. Now Elsie lives alone but she isn’t lonely.
本文讲述了Elsie Eiler是唯一住在莫诺威的人。农民无法与大型工业化的农场竞争，离开了小镇寻找其他工作。现在这个小镇房子空了，有很多垃圾，非常寂静。但是Elsie Eiler虽然独自一人，但是没有感到孤独。因为农民和卡车司机会长途跋涉到她的咖啡馆吃饭。
42.A【解析】主旨大意题。根据“ Because there’s nobody else to do them. Monowi has got a population of one — Elsie.”可知，第一段主要介绍了Elsie Eiler是唯一住在莫诺威的人。故选A。
43.D【解析】细节理解题。根据“The busiest time for Monowi was in the 1930s. Then, the population was 150, and was made up of mostly farmers and their families.”可知，在20世纪30年代，大部分农民和他们的家人住在莫诺威。故选D。
44.C【解析】推理判断题。根据“Monowi is an unusual sight. There are about twelve old wooden houses there. They are all empty and are surrounded by a few trees, several old cars and lots of rubbish. ”可知，文中介绍了莫诺威的样子，根据“There was a railway too. ”可知，这个小镇以前也有火车，根据“However,        the farmers couldn’t compete（竞争）with the large industrialized（工业化的）farms, and left the town to look for other work.”可知，文中介绍了为什么人们离开这里。因此文中没有提到人们何时第一次住在那里的。故选C。
45.D【解析】推理判断题。根据“Her food is good, her beer is cold, and farmers and truck drivers travel a long way to eat at her café.”可知，农民和卡车司机长途跋涉会到她的咖啡馆吃饭，因此她虽然独自生活在这个小镇上，但是不孤独。故选D。