Question

The hole in the road

There was once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm.

Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. This road was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was not deep. Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was too deep.  The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole.  When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor and the driver gave him a lot of money for doing this.

One day, the driver of a car said to him, “You must make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole night and day.”  “Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I don‟t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.”

1.The farmer lived ________.

A. in a hole in the road

B. near a road

C. in a large car

2.Many cars went into the hole because the drivers ________.

A. were going too fast to stop

B. did not see the hole

C. did not know the hole was very deep

3.The farmer ________ at night.

A. pulled cars out of the hole in the road

B. filled the hole with water

C. worked on his farm

4.The farmer made money from ________.

A. giving things

B. filling the hole with water

C. pulling cars out of the hole

5.From this story we know that ________.

A. the drivers like the hole

B. the farmer is busy working on the farm

C. the farmer was not kind-hearted

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章介绍的是一位农民通过给洞里灌水，然后再给他们把车拉出来挣钱的故事。

1.B细节理解题。根据There was once a farmer. He lived near a road.可知这位农民住在道路附近。故选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据This road was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was.可知许多车开进了洞里，因为司机不知道洞有多么深。故应该选C。

3.B细节理解题。根据“I don‟t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.”可知这个农民在晚上用水填坑。故选B。

4.4】C细节理解题。根据“You must make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole night and day.”可知农民通过给人们从水里拖出那车挣钱。故选C。

5.C主旨大意题。作者对于农夫不诚实地欺诈他人以收取钱财的行为是感到不满的，所以他认为农夫是自私的，故选择C。

考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读。