Question

Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.

They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market. ” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked.

Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it.

Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today. ” So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding.

Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren’t you walking? ” she asked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ”So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1.The farmer was______.

A．nearly the same age as his horse

B．almost always older than his horse

C．not quite as old as his horse

D．a little older than his horse

2.The two men on the road________.

A．asked how far it was to the market

B．said they thought the horse looked very tired

C．asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D．told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk

3.The two old ladies said it was wrong for_________ .

A．the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B．the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C．the boy to ride instead of his father

D．only one person to ride such a long way

4.The farmer got up behind his son because_________.

A．the old farmer said it was too hot for him to walk

B．the three old men stopped them on the road

C．he did hot know why he was walking

D．his son could not ride the horse by himself

5.What did the writer really want to tell us?

A．The old man was a fool.

B．The horse was old and was going to die.

C．It is not right to listen to others.

D．It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied（满意）all the time.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一对没有主见的父子在卖马的路上发生的故事，告诉我们，我们不可能同时让所有人都满意，关键时刻要坚持自己的意见。

1.根据第一段He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself.描述，可知选A。

2.根据They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market. ”描述，可知选C。

3.根据Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”描述，可知选B。

4.根据倒数第二段描述，可知选B。

5.根据短文最后一段It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.描述，可知选D，我们不可能使所有人都满意。

考点：关于父子卖马的记述文阅读