Question

Many years ago, there lived an old man with his three sons, Dharma, Harrison and Keith, in a village. The man worked hard when he was young, son he had the largest farmyard and the most beautiful house in the village. However, his sons were all born to be lazy, which mad him disappointed. He was worried that his sons would use up his money and starve to death.

One day, the old man came up with a plan. He called his sons and said to them, “Look, my dear sons: in the land we have at the farmyard, there is lots of hidden gold. If you should work together, you may find it”

In a wish to find out the gold, his sons worked hard from the morning to the evening digging and digging all through the land. The days had passed, but they didn’t find what were they were looking for. They got frustrated and angry. They decided to give up and returned to ask their father.

“There is no gold in the land. We are cheated.”

“Since the land has been dup soft. Why don’t you pant some crops there?” was the reply of the father to the sons.

Off went the sons. Soon the whole once-useless land was rich crops.

“This if the real gold, my sons.” Said the now proud father.

1.What do we know about the old man?

A. He was the richest in his village.

B. He was unable to feed his family.

C. He loved daughters more than sons.

D. He was quite successful as a farmer.

2.Why did the old man ask his sons to dig the land?

A. He was too old to do it himself.

B. He didn’t have money to pay workers.

C. He decided to teach his sons an Important lesson.

D. He didn’t want other people to set foot on his land.

3.Why did his sons agree to dig the land?

A. They wanted to help their father.

B. They wanted to grow their own crops.

C. They didn’t want to be lazy any more.

D. They wanted to find the hidden gold.

4.After they dug the land , his sons found ________________.

A. lots of gold     B. nothing

C. seeds of crops    D. the value of work

5.What can we learn from the end of the story ?

A. The old man had achieved his goal.

B. The three sons were still as lazy as before.

C. The sons were quite angry with their father.

D. The old man was still worried about his sons.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：许多年前，有一个老人和他的三个儿子住在一个村庄里。他年轻的时候努力工作，所以他有最大的农家院和村里最漂亮的房子。然而，他的儿子们都是天生懒惰的，这让他很失望。他担心他的儿子会用光他的钱而饿死。一天，老人想出了一个计划。就让她的儿子去挖藏在地里的金子。抱着想找到金子的愿望，他的儿子们从早晨一直辛勤地工作到晚上。几天过去了，但他们什么也没有找到。但不久那荒芜的土地就长满了庄稼。

1.D细节理解题。根据第一段中The man worked hard when he was young, son he had the largest farmyard and the most beautiful house in the village.可知那位老人是一名非常成功的农民，所以该选D。

2.C细节理解题。根据文中However, his sons were all born to be lazy, which mad him disappointed. He was worried that his sons would use up his money and starve to death.One day, the old man came up with a plan. He called his sons and said to them, “Look, my dear sons: in the land we have at the farmyard, there is lots of hidden gold. If you should work together, you may find it”的描述可知老人让他的儿子们挖地是想给他们一个重要的教训，所以该选C。

3.D细节理解题。根据第三段中In a wish to find out the gold, his sons worked hard from the morning to the evening digging and digging all through the land.可知他的儿子们从早晨一直辛勤地工作到晚上是想找到金子，所以该选D。

4.B细节理解题。根据文中. The days had passed, but they didn’t find what were they were looking for的描述可知他们几天挖地后什么也没有找到，所以该选B。

5.A细节理解题。根据短文最后Off went the sons. Soon the whole once-useless land was rich crops.

“This if the real gold, my sons.” Said the now proud father.的描述可知老人实现了他的目标，所以该选A。

【考点定位】故事类阅读。