Question

    Years ago, a farmer had a farm on Atlantic beach. He wanted to hire a worker. But no one wanted to work for him, because they didn’t want to work on farms along the Atlantic. They were afraid of the terrible storms.Finally, a short, thin man came to the farmer. “Are you a good farm worker?” The farmer asked him. “Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man. The farmer was surprised (惊讶) with the answer. But he really needed help, so he hired(雇佣) him. The little man worked well and the farmer was very happy with his work.

One night the wind blew hard. Jumping out of bed, the farmer rushed to the worker's room. He cried to the little man, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before the wind blows them away!”

The little man said, “No, Sir. I told you I can sleep when the wind blows.” The farmer was angry. He hurried outside to prepare for the storm by himself. To his surprise, he found that all the things had already been tied down. The farmer then understood what his worker meant.

1.Why did nobody want to work for the farmer?

A.Because the farm was small.

B.Because the farmer paid little.

C.Because the farmer got angry easily.

D.Because they were afraid of the terrible storms.

2.When the wind blew one night, the man was ________.

A.sleeping in his room B.working on the farm

C.running to the farm D.tying things down

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The farmer was not happy with the man.

B.The farmer hired the man because he did not want to work.

C.The man rushed outside to tie things down.

D.The man had had all the things done before the storm came.

4.From the passage, we can know that _________.

A.the farmer was very rich B.the farmer was easy-going

C.the man worked well D.the man was lazy

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一则故事。讲述了在大西洋的一个沙滩农场主因为随时有海风暴而找不到工人，结果一个自称风暴来了也能睡着的人应聘成功。一晚，风暴来临，这个男人把任何东西都安置好了而安然入睡，让农场主刮目相看。

1.细节理解题。根据第1大段They were afraid of the terrible storms.他们害怕糟糕的风暴可知。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第2大段Get up! A storm is coming!起床，风暴来了。可知，这个男人在睡觉。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据第3大段To his surprise, he found that all the things had already been tied down. The farmer then understood what his worker meant. 让他吃惊的是，他发现所有的东西都已经被安置好了。农场主终于明白了他工人的意思。可知，最后农场主对这个男人是满意和高兴的。故A错误；根据第1大段But he really needed help, so he hired(雇佣) him.农场主的确需要帮助所以雇佣了这个男人。故B错误；根据第3大段To his surprise, he found that all the things had already been tied down.让他吃惊的是，他发现所有的东西都已经被安置好了。所以这个男人也没有冲出去安置东西，故C错误；根据第3大段To his surprise, he found that all the things had already been tied down.让他吃惊的是，他发现所有的东西都已经被安置好了。可知，在暴风雨来临前，这个男人就已经做好准备了。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据第3大段To his surprise, he found that all the things had already been tied down.让他吃惊的是，他发现所有的东西都已经被安置好了。可知，在暴风雨来临前，这个男人就已经做好准备了。说明这个男人把工作做得很好。故选C。