Question

Once upon a time, a wealthy villager hid a huge piece of gold in a nearby rice field to protect it from robbers（强盗）.

Many years later, the wealthy man died and no one else knew about the gold. One day , a poor farmer began to plough（犁）the field. After ploughing for some time, his plough struck（碰、撞）the long forgotten treasure.

At first, he thought it must be a very hard tree root. However, when he went closer to look, he saw that it was a large piece of beautiful shining gold.

Waiting until midnight, the farmer started to take the gold home. He tried to lift the gold but it was too heavy. He tried to pull it out with ropes, but it was so huge that he could hardly move it. He became frustrated and thought how lucky he was to have found treasure, but unlucky too, as he could not move it. He even tried kicking the gold but it would not budge!

He sat down and began to use his head. He decided to break the gold into smaller pieces. This would enable him to carry the gold easily.

He thought to himself, “ I will use one part for my daily needs, I will save the second part for a rainy day. I will invest（投资）the third part in my farming business. I will use the fourth part to help the poor and needy.”

Follow this, he calmly divided the huge piece of gold into smaller pieces. Finally, he took all the gold home easily and lived happily ever after.

1.The wealthy villager hid the gold in the rice field to     .

A. plough the field

B. keep it safe

C. donate it to the farmer

2.The poor farmer found      when the ploughted the field.

A. a hard tree root

B. the piece of gold

C. rice crops

3.When the farmer      the gold, we know he was annoyed.

A. lifted                    B. pulled                  C. kicked

4.The word “budge” in the passage means “            “

A. move                   B. stay                   C. roll

5.The underlined parts in “I will save the second part for a rainy day.” means “          ”

A. use the gold to keep the rain out

B. use the gold when it rains

C. use the gold when money is in great need

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了很久以前的一个富裕的村民把一块金埋在稻田里防盗，许多年后这块金被一个贫穷的农民挖到，并由此过上了富裕的生活的故事。

1.B 细节理解题。题意：这位富裕的村民把金藏在稻田里是为了什么？A. plough the field耕地；B. keep it safe保持安全；C. donate it to the farmer捐给农民。由短文第一段的：a wealthy villager hid a huge piece of gold in a nearby rice field to protect it from robbers可知他把金块藏起来是为了防盗，即保证金块的安全。故选B。

2.2】B 细节理解题。题意：这个贫穷的农民在耕田时发现了什么？A. a hard tree root一根硬树根；B. the piece of gold金块； C. rice crops水稻。根据短文第三段的：However, when he went closer to look, he saw that it was a large piece of beautiful shining gold.可知，他靠近看时，发现那是一块金。故选B。

3.3】C 推理判断题。题意：当农民对金块做什么时，我们知道他生气了？A. lifted举起，他未能兴举起，错；B. pulled拉，他拉不动；C. kicked踢。他试着用各种办法搬动金块，都没用时他踢了金块，说明此时他生气了。故选C。

4.4】A 文中的 “budge” 是什么意思？A. move移动；B. stay停留；C. roll卷动。句意：He even tried kicking the gold but it would not budge!他甚至尽力踢金块，他是它就不budge。可知他用尽各种办法，金块就是纹丝不动。故选A。

5.5】C 句子 “I will save the second part for a rainy day.” 中有下划线的部分的意思是什么？A. use the gold to keep the rain out用金子挡雨；B. use the gold when it rains下雨时用金子；C. use the gold when money is in great need急需钱时用金子。“I will save the second part for a rainy day.”我会把第二部分存起来，存钱的目的就是应急。故选C。

【考点定位】 考查故事类短文阅读。