Question

A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications(资历), he said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.”

This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him.

A few days later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a violent storm. They quickly began to check things to see if all was safe from damage. They found that the doors of the farmhouse had been safely fastened, and a lot of wood had been set next to the fireplace.

The young man slept soundly.

The farmer and his wife then looked at their property (财产) carefully. They found that the farm tools had been placed in the storage room, safe from the bad weather. The tractor had been moved into the garage. The barn was properly locked. Even the animals were calm. All was well.

The farmer then understood the meaning of the young man’s words, “ I can sleep when the wind blows.”

The farmhand did his work loyally. When the sky was clear, he had prepared for the storm in case it broke. So when the wind blew, there was no need for him to be afraid. He could sleep in peace.

1.The underlined word “fastened” in Para. 3 can be replaced by ______.

A．closed            B．damaged          C．taken             D．moved

2.From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A．at first the farmer understood his words well

B．the young man was awakened in the night by a violent storm

C．the young man had prepared for the storm before it came

D．the young man was too sleepy to wake up in the night

3.The best title for this passage is ______.

A．Sleeping in peace through the storm         B．A violent storm

C．A young man and his dream               D．A clever farmer

4.Which of the following proverbs can best explain the story?

A．Lookers-on see more than players

B．Two heads are better than one

C．A stitch（针）in time saves nine

D．No man can do two things at a time

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了一个农夫雇佣了一个帮手，他的简历上说自己可以在风暴中安然入睡，后来农夫理解了他的意思，他可以在风暴来之前就做好准备。

1.考查猜词题：这句话的意思是：门已经都关好了。选A

2.推理题：从第五段的内容可知年轻人已经在风暴来之前已经做好了准备。选C

3.主旨题：文章最后一句话点题：He could sleep in peace. 在风暴中宁静地睡觉。选A.

4.文章的主旨是：提前做好准备要比措手不及要好和C项谚语：防微杜渐意思相符。选C

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：文章有很强的思想性，同时注意对文章细节的理解和把握。特别是文章最后一段文章，推理出作者的态度和意图。