Question

An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he had never traveled to the city before.

The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.

He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift. When he was watching, an old woman got into the lift and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very perfect young girl came out.

The old farmer was very surprised, “What a funny little room!” He said to himself, “It’s magic. It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I’m going to bring my wife to take the lift. ”

1. The old farmer lived _______________.

A. near the city

B. in the city

C. in the southeast of England

D. in a large tall building

2.The old farmer decided ______________ one day.

A. to visit a building                   B. to visit a city

C. to visit a factory                    D. to visit a farm

3.The old farmer ________________.

A. came to the city for the first time

B. had traveled to the city several times

C. found nothing new and strange in the city

D. only visited the large tall building

4.When the old farmer was in a large tall building, he saw ________ get into the lift.

A. a young girl    B. an old man

C. his wife      D. an old woman

5. From the passage, we can guess the old farmer ______________.

A. knew the lift well

B. didn’t know anything about the lift

C. wanted to buy a lift             

D. didn’t like the lift

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个老农第一次乘坐电梯，他发现刚刚进去的人再出来就变成了另外的人。于是他想让自己的老太婆也乘坐一次电梯好变成美少女。

1.

2.

3.

座城市旅行过好几次了，C项是他发现那座城市里并没有什么新鲜和奇怪的，D项是他只参观了那幢大楼。

故选A。

4.

5.

太，走出一位年轻女士”的笑话。故选B。

考点：幽默故事类短文阅读。