Question

There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard(橄欖果園). He was hard-working, but his three sons hated farm work. When the farmer was dying, he called the three sons to him and said, "My sons, there is a pot (罐子) of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you want it."

The sons tried to get him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden; but he would tell them nothing more.

After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.

They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to the other, round the tree-roots and between them. But no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone must have stolen it. The three sons were rather disappointed to have all their work for nothing.

The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when it was sold, it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.

And when they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant when he said, "There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you want it."

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

1.What did the farmer leave for his sons when he died?

A. A pot of gold. B.A large house

C. An apple orchard D. An olive orchard

2.Why did the farmer’s sons begin to work in the orchard?

A.Because they liked farm work.

B. Because farm work was very exciting.

C. Because they wanted to find gold.

D. Because someone put a pot of gold in the orchard.

3.After they dug up all the soil of the orchard, the farmer’s sons were very ___________.

A.excited B. disappointed

C. moved D. interested

4.What does the underlined word “bore” mean ________in Chinese?

A.結(jié)出 B.爆發(fā) C.承受 D.回報(bào)

5.Which of the following has the similar meaning of the old farmer’s words?

A. The keys to your wealth(財(cái)富) are in your hand

B. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

C. One is never too old to learn.

D. Two heads are better than one.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本篇文章主要介紹了從前有一個(gè)農(nóng)民，他有一個(gè)漂亮的橄欖園（橄欖果園）。他工作努力，但他的三個(gè)兒子討厭做農(nóng)活，在那個(gè)農(nóng)民死之前他告訴兒子果園里藏著金子讓他們?nèi)ネ冢瑑鹤觽儚墓麍@的一頭挖到另一頭也沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)金子，第二年果園收獲了，他們賺了很多錢，兒子們才明白“果園里有金子”。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第一段可知哪位農(nóng)民死后給兒子們留下了一個(gè)橄欖園�？芍�選D。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第三段the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.可知兒子們想找到金子；故應(yīng)選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中It seemed as if someone must have stolen it. The three sons were rather disappointed to have all their work for nothing.可知沒有找到金子兒子們都很失望。可知故選B

4.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)句意可知第二年的橄欖季節(jié)，果園里的橄欖樹的果子比以往的都更多可知故選A。

5.主旨大意題。通過文章可知本文主要是告訴我們---財(cái)富的鑰匙就是靠我們的雙手。故選A。

考點(diǎn)：教育類短文閱讀。