Question

According to an old story, a farmer once found that a bag of corn had been stolen from his house. He went to the judge and told him about his loss. The judge ordered all the people of the farm to come before him. He took a number of sticks of equal length and gave one stick to each man.
　He then said, “Come before me again tomorrow. I shall then know which of you is the thief because the stick given to the thief will be one inch longer than the others.”
　The thief was afraid of being found out, and so he cut an inch off his stick. The next day the thief’s stick was found to be one inch shorter than any of the others. In this way the thief was found out, and was at once taken away to prison.
【小题1】The judge gave each man a stick _______.

A．to change back the farmer’s corn

B．to beat the thief

C．as a tool to find out the thief

D．so as to play a game together

【小题2】Since the thief cut the stick short, ________.

A．he was found out

B．the judge couldn’t catch him

C．his stick had an equal length with the others’

D．his stick wouldn’t be any longer

【小题3】The wise way the judge found out the thief in the end was to make ______.

A．the thief cut the stick off

B．the thief cut an inch off the stick

C．the stick grow an inch longer

D．the other’s sticks would become one inch shorter

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】B

解析试题分析：
【小题1】C 推理题。根据文章第2,3段内容，说明判官用木棍作为工具来找到小偷。故C正确。
【小题2】A 细节题。根据第三段The next day the thief’s stick was found to be one inch shorter than any of the others. In this way the thief was found out, and was at once taken away to prison.说明正是因为小偷的木棒比别人的要短，所以他才被发现，故A正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据文章第三段第一行The thief was afraid of being found out, and so he cut an inch off his stick.说明小偷害怕被抓住所以才削短木棒。故B正确。
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