Question

    Steven finds a job on a farm. He is the strongest and youngest. He eats more, sleeps more, but works less. He doesn't like to use his head, so he knows little. He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的) work. He always says he's tired and hopes to have a good rest. So he gets less money than others. Winter is coming. The workers are getting ready for the next year. Only Steven does nothing. The farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest. The young man has to go there with a chair. He feels lonely (寂寞的) in the forest and is afraid of the animals. So he looks around and sings loudly. Nobody knows what he's singing. After three days, Steven doesn't cut down any trees. The farmer feels strange. He wants to find out how the young man is working there. To his anger (生气), Steven is sitting on the chair, cutting the tree. “Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?” asks the farmer. “Because I can't work if lying (躺着), sir.”

1.Steven doesn't like to use his head, so ______.

A.he doesn’t know much

B.he is young and strong

C.he tries to be a farmer

D.he finds a job on a farm

2.Steven gets less money because ______.

A.he eats more

B.he is ill in hospital

C.he isn't polite to the farmer

D.he is lazy and does some unskilled work

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Lazy people can get a lot of money.

B.Farmers can sit down and cut down many trees.

C.We can get a lot by working hard.

D.Steven is very brave and he isn’t afraid of animals.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】

这篇短文给我们讲述了年轻人Steven的一个故事，他在一个农场工作，是最年轻、最强壮的，但是他很懒，总是不愿意工作。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中“ He doesn't like to use his head, so he knows little.”可知，Steven不爱用脑子，所以他什么都不知道。原文know little与A选项中doesn’t know much同义。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中“ He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的) work. He always says he's tired and hopes to have a good rest. So he gets less money than others.”可知，Steven总是说自己很累，需要好好休息，他只能做一些不需要特殊技能的工作，所以他挣的钱比别人更少。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据文意可知，短文讲述的是非常懒、不愿意工作的Steven的故事，用他作为反面例子，告诉我们努力工作，才能得到很多，故选C。根据短文中“ He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的) work. He always says he's tired and hopes to have a good rest. So he gets less money than others.”可知A不对；根据文意“ After three days, Steven doesn't cut down any trees.”可知，Steven坐在椅子上砍树，三天了，他也没有砍倒任何树，故B不对；根据短文中“ He feels lonely (寂寞的) in the forest and is afraid of the animals.”可知D不对。