Question

Once there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that there was a treasure（财宝） hidden（藏） in the fields .

“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he ,”and you will be sure to find it .”

As soon as the farmer died , the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldn’t find any treasure .

They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as deep as they could, but still they didn’t find the treasure .It was time for sowing (种).

“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”

“That’s fine ,”the others replied（回答） ,and they began to sow .

When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden(金色的) rice in the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .

Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard .

1.One day the farmer called his sons together because ____.

A．he knew he was dying

B． he need their help

C．he wanted to give them his treasure

D．he wanted to ask them something

2.The farmer’s sons _____.

A．were hard-working men

B．loved farm work

C．loved money but didn’t like to work.

D．were too lazy to look for the treasure

3.The farmer told his sons that _____.

A．there was money and gold hidden in their neighbors’ fields.

B．he was going to hide some money in the fields

C．they must put more earth all over the fields.

D．they must turn the earth over in the fields for the treasure.

4.One of the boys suggested that they sow rice in the fields because _____.

A．he knew they would have a good harvest.

B．it was time for sowing and the earth was already turned

C．he liked rice

D．he wasn’t so lazy as his brothers

5.Their rice harvest in autumn was _____.

A．a poor one

B．a good one , but not so good as that of their neighbors .

C．not a good one

D．better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了临死的农民想办法教育自己的三个懒惰的儿子，勤劳致富的道理，最后三个儿子终于明白了父亲的意思。

1.根据第一段One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together 描述，可知选A。

2.根据短文描述，可知这几个儿子一开始翻地只是为了找父亲留下的财富。联系上文描述，他们都很懒，可知选C。

3.根据第一段told them that there was a treasure（财宝） hidden（藏） in the fields .描述，可知他们必须翻地才能找到这些财富，故选D。

4.根据.It was time for sowing (种).

“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .描述，可知选B。

5.根据最后一段Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .描述，可知选D。

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