Question

Jim is a young farmer. He was once put into prison( 监狱).

One day, he got a letter from his mother. “ I’m so worried about our farm,”she wrote.”it’s time to plant potatoes. I can’t dig (挖 ) all the fields(田地 ) by myself.”

Jim read the letter and became sad. “ What can I do?” he thought. Then he had a good idea. He wrote to his mother,” don’t dig the fields. There is much money in the earth. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.”

Some days later, Jim got another letter from his mother. It said, “ Two days ago, about ten men came to our farm and dug all the fields. I can’t understand it. It seemed that they were looking for something. What should I do?”

Jim smiled when he read his mother’s letter. He wrote a letter to his mother at once. It was very short. Guess what it would say.

1.Jim’s mother was much worried about___________.

A. him????????????? B. their farm

C. the potatoes??????? D. the money

2.In the letter to his mother, Jim told his mother not to______.

A. dig the fields???????????? B. dig for the money

C. ask others for help???????? D. go to the prison to see him

3.Jim’s mother told him that about ten men came to dig their fields. These men might be_____.

A. farmers????? B. Jim’s friends?? C. prison guards( 监督员)????? D. Jim’s brothers

4.What would it say in Jim’s second letter?

A. I will go out of prison very soon.

B. You can plant potatoes now, dear mother.

C. I can’t help you, dear mother.

D. The guards will plant potatoes.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题解析:本文大意：吉姆是个年轻的农民，一次他被送进了监狱。一天，他收到了他妈妈的信，信中说她很担心他们的农场，只她一个人翻不了地。吉姆读信后很难过，然后有了一个好主意。在在回信中告诉妈妈不要翻地，在土里有很多钱，等他回去再种土豆。几天后，吉姆又收到妈妈的信，告诉他两天前大约十个人来到农场翻了所有的地，不明白为什么，好像他们在找什么东西。吉姆读信时笑了，马上给妈妈写了一封信。

1.细节理解题。根据I’m so worried about our farm我非常担心我们的农场，可知答案选D。

2.细节理解题。根据 don’t dig the fields. 不要翻动，可知答案选D。

3.细节理解题。根据He was once put into prison一次他被送进了监狱，可知答案选D。

4.推理判断题。根据What should I do?我应该怎么做，Jim smiled when he read his mother’s letter吉姆读信时笑了，马上给妈妈写了一封信，可知答案选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。