Question

综合阅读。

One day, a farmer took his horse to the town for sale and hoped to bring some money home. On his way he saw an old woman. She looked weak, so the farmer carried her on his horse. Before the woman said goodbye, she gave the farmer a ring. She told him that the ring had magic power(魔力) and could make any dream come true. But he could make only one wish.

Later the farmer sold his horse and began to walk home. Then he met an old friend and went to his friend’s house to take a rest. After drinking some wine, the farmer talked to his friend about the ring. The friends asked him to drink more wine to celebrate his good luck. The farmer drank too much and then fell asleep. The friend took the ring away and put another one in its place. After the farmer woke up and left, the man took out the ring and said, “Fill the house with gold.”

Lots of gold fell down like heavy rain and killed the man. When the farmer got home, he thought he should wait until his children grew older to decide what wish was the best. So he hid(藏) it behind his house and forgot about it after several years.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What did the farmer go to the town to do?

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2.Who gave the magic ring to the farmer?

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3.Why did the farmer fall asleep?

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4.Did the farmer’s friend take the ring away?

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5.Where did the farmer hide the ring later?

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Answer

1.He went there to sell his horse./To sell his horse./ He took his horse to the town for sale.

2.A woman./An old woman.

3.Because he drank too much (wine).

4.Yes, he did.

5.Behind his house.

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意： 有一天,一个农夫到镇上卖马。在路上他看见一个老女人。她看起来软弱，所以农民用他的马带着她。女人说再见之前，给了农夫一个戒指。她告诉他戒指有魔力，可以让任何梦想成真。但他可以只有一个愿望。到家后他把戒指藏在了他的房子后面，但几年后忘记了。

1.根据短文开头One day, a farmer took his horse to the town for sale and hoped to bring some money home.可知一个农夫带马到镇上卖，所以作答He went there to sell his horse./To sell his horse./ He took his horse to the town for sale.

2.根据第一段中Before the woman said goodbye, she gave the farmer a ring.可知那位妇女给了农夫一个戒指，所以作答A woman./An old woman.

3.根据第二段中The friends asked him to drink more wine to celebrate his good luck. The farmer drank too much and then fell asleep.可知农夫睡着是因为他喝了太多的酒，所以作答Because he drank too much (wine).

4.根据第二段中The friend took the ring away and put another one in its place.可知农夫的朋友拿走了那枚戒指，所以作答Yes, he did.

5.根据短文最后So he hid(藏) it behind his house and forgot about it after several years.可知农夫把戒指藏在了他的房子后面，所以作答Behind his house.

考点：任务型阅读。