Question

Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.

“I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for,” he said.

“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.

“I met your children outside, and they stole some of the apples.”

1.Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because        .

A．he was poor

B．he liked the rich man

C．his farm belonged to the rich man

D．the rich man’s children liked apples

2.What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?

A．They jumped and jumped.

B．They played.

C．They ran away.

D．They ate some of the apples.

3.The monkeys left the basket because         .

A．they had thrown apples on the ground

B．the farmer had politely asked them to get off

C．they were afraid of the hat

D．the farmer was angry wit h them

4.How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket?  He felt        .

A．pleased

B．moved

C．excited

D．unhappy

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.C 细节题。根据第一句his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man说明他是富人的佃户，送东西给地主是应该的，故C正确。

2.D 细节题。根据3,4行They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground.说明D正确。

3.B 细节题。根据4,5行The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house说明B正确。

4.D 推理题。根据倒数第二行“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.原来说带来一篮子的苹果，现在只剩下一半了，故地主应该是很不开心，故D正确。

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点评：文章介绍了一个佃户给地主送苹果的小故事。本大题主要还是考查细节题，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。