Question

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends．They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain．So they can help each other．But neither of them likes to use his head．They're both poor though they work hard．Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses．They never find out why．Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife．In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive．He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back．They decided to carry some apples to the city．They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor．Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived．A few days later they had to sell them at a low price （价格）。They felt unhappy and returned to their village． I can't understand why we sustained （蒙受） losses in business while others always profit （盈利）" Uncle Li asked one day．"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking．"We'll carry more apples on a truck next time! “I agree!" said Uncle Li．"How foolish （傻的） we were !"

1.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken house because __________．

A．they hope to save money

B．they're both poor

C．their farms are at the foot of the mountain

D．they're not far from their farms

2.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________．

A．make a journey            B．visit some places of interest

C．meet their friends       D．make a profit

3.the two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________．

A．theirs weren't as good as the others'

B．theirs were much less than the others'

C．a lot of apples had been already carried to the city

D．they forgot to carry them on a truck

4.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________．

A．they had sustained losses in business

B．they had lost some money in the city

C．something was wrong with the tractor

D．other people profited in the city

5.Which of the following is true?

A．The two farmers found out why they were poor．

B．The two farmers will soon get rich

C．Neither of the farmers is clever．

D．The two farmers decided to buy a truck．

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文是一个有趣的故事，讲述了两个不爱动脑筋的人。他们都很贫穷，不爱动脑子，一次其中的 Uncle Li去镇上买药听说市里的苹果卖的贵，于是回来买了一卡车到市里去卖想赚钱，结果苹果被运来的太多了被迫降价出售因此赔钱了。俩人总结失败的教训，因为买的苹果太少了，下次要多买些就会赚钱。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文第二行“They're both poor” 可知，故选B。

2.D推理判断题。根据短文倒数第三行他们不知道为什么没有盈利逆推可知。故选D。

3.C细节理解题。根据短文“Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived．”可知，故选C。

4.

50.【 C推理判断题。根据短文通篇理解可知答案应选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。