Question

Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . The other was a farmer .

They sat without talking for a while , then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”

“ What do you want to do ?” the teacher asked .

“ We can ask each other riddles (谜语 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”

“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the riddle , we have to pay a dollar .”

The farmer thought about this for a while , then he said , “ That’s not fair（公平 . You are a teacher , an educated ( 受过教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”

“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”

The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”

The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”

“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”

The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”

“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars .

1.At first the two men sat there without talking because ________ .

A．the farmer didn’t like the teacher         B．the teacher didn’t like the farmer

C．the farmer liked to tell jokes               D．they didn’t know each other

2.The farmer wanted to __________ .

A．make the journey interesting .             B．see if the teacher was lucky

C．know if the teacher was clever .            D．make friends with the teacher .

3.The teacher thought at first that the farmer __________ .

A．would fail the game                      B．knew more then he.

C．could answer any riddles .                 D．would win the game .

4.From the short story we know that __________ .

A．the teacher was cleverer than the farmer .

B．an educated man is not always clever.

C．both of the two men could know the answer

D．Neither of the two men was clever.

5.The best title of this story is __________ .

A．How to Answer Riddles .                  B．A Rich Teacher.

C．A Way of Getting Money.                  D．A Clever Farmer.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个发生在飞机上的小故事，农民用自己的机智赚取了这位老师很多钱。告诉了我们受过教育与的人也不是什么都知道的道理。

1.根据Two strangers were sitting together in a plane .描述可知两个人互不认识。故选D。

2.根据then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”描述可知选A。

3.根据“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . 及下文描述可知老师认为农民会输掉这个小游戏。故选A。

4.根据文中老师打不出农民的问题，可知选B，受过教育的人也不总是聪明的。

5.通过阅读短文可知主要是赞扬了这个聪明的农民，故选D。

考点：故事类记述文