Question

阅读短文，完成下列各题。
Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
　 Two men on the road said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market. "The farmer thought that it was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.
　 Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.
　　Next, an old men stopped them and said, "Why are you walking, farmer?  It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.
Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she said, "It isn't far to the market. Let your poor horse have 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.
简略回答问题。
【小题1】Why did the father and son walk first? _________________________.
【小题2】What does the story tell us?  _____________________
【小题3】He set out one morning with his son.  (划线部分提问)
______  ______  he set out with his son?
【小题4】You have a horse (否定句)
You _______   _________  a horse.
【小题5】She said, "It isn't far to the market.”（改为宾语从句）
She said _______   _______ far to the market.

Answer 1

【小题1】Because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
【小题2】It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
【小题3】When did
【小题4】don’t have
【小题5】it wasn’t

解析试题分析：这篇短文描述了父子两个人在卖马的路上遇到很多路人，他们提出各种不同的意见，这对父子不知该如何是好的故事。告诉我们一个人很难让所有人都满意的道理。
【小题1】根据Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.可知答：Because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
【小题2】根据It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.及上文描述可知答：It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
【小题3】根据划线部分内容，一天早晨，可知是对时间进行提问。结合语境可知本句是一般过去时态，故助动词用did，填：When did。
【小题4】结合语境可知本句是一般现在时态，句中have是有的意思，主语是第二人称，一般情况下要借助于助动词do，故填：don’t have。
【小题5】结合语境可知从句内容描述的是过去的状态，故谓语动词用过去式，填it wasn’t。
考点：关于一对父子卖马的记述文
点评：本题中个别小题不能直接从文中找到答案，需要自己根据相关内容分析总结。一定要弄懂全文后再动手解答问题。书写答案时，注意首字母大写，因为是回答问句，即使只有一个单词也是一个句子。为避免不必要的错误，只要能使用原文的就尽量使用原文回答问题，即使自己总结也尽量使用短句。同时并注意人称和数的变化。