Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market.” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked.
Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it.
Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding.
Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren’t you walking? ” she asked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ”So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
【小题1】The farmer was______.

A.nearly the same age as his horse
B.almost always older than his horse
C.not quite as old as his horse
D.a little older than his horse
【小题2】The two men on the road________.
A.asked how far it was to the market
B.said they thought the horse looked very tired
C.asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse
D.told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk
【小题3】The two old ladies said it was wrong for_________ .
A.the farmer to ride such a tired horse
B.the farmer to ride while his young son walked
C.the boy to ride instead of his father
D.only one person to ride such a long way
【小题4】The farmer got up behind his son because_________.
A.the old man said it was too hot for him to walk
B.the three old men stopped them on the road
C.he did hot know why he was walking
D.his son could not ride the horse by himself
【小题5】What did the writer really want to tell us?
A.The old man was a fool.
B.The horse was old and was going to die.
C.It is not right to listen to others.
D.It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied(满意)all the time.

If you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.

  There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal (信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.

  Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots (枪声). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.

  If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house---cover up to the holes with branches (树枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.

  What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.

1.If you lost in the forest, you should _______.

A. stay where you are and give signals three times

B. walk around the forest and shout so that your friends could hear you

C. try to find your friends as soon as possible

D. try to get out of the forest and shout for help

2.If you want to let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun, you should _____________.

A. tell people that you are lost?????

B. keep up shouting or whistling

C. shout at the top of your voice????

D. shout or whistle three times

3.When you hear two shouts, or whistles, or gunshots, __________.

A. you should shout more loudly??????

B. you can whistle three times

C. it is an answer to your call for help??

D. you should try to run to them

4.When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should ________.

A. just go to the river

B. find some glasses or bottles before you go

C. make a fire so that you can have some tea

D. leave marks so that you can find your way back

5.This passage mainly tells you __________.

A. when you hear a signal always three times, it is a call for help

B. What you should do if you get lost in a forest

C. any signal given twice means an answer to a call for help

D. how you can live longer in a forest

 

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