Question

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They work hard but they are both poor. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor(拖拉机). Bad luck! A lot of apples were in the city when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses(损失) in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.

"The tractor was too small" Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"

"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish we were!"

1.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because ______.

A. they hope to save money

B. they're both poor

C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain

D. they're not far from their farms

2.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.

A. make a journey           B. visit some places of interest

C. meet their friends       D. make a profit

3.The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.

A. theirs weren't as good as the others'

B. theirs were much less than the others'

C. a lot of apples were in the city

D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

4.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.

A. they had sustained losses in business

B. they had lost some money in the city

C. something was wrong with the tractor

D. other people profited in the city

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述两个都很穷的人，他们是邻居。一天其中一个人去城里买药，发现城里的苹果很贵，于是两个人决定拉一车苹果去城里卖，结果到了城里发现苹果很多，于是便宜卖掉了苹果。他们总结赔钱的原因，居然是因为车不够大，苹果不够多。

1.根据原文They work hard but they are both poor. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses.可知由于他们两个人很穷，所以还住在破房子里。故选B。

2.根据原文In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive.可知他听说城里的苹果卖的非常贵，所以想挣点钱。故选D。

3.根据原文A lot of apples were in the city when they arrived.可知当他们到城里卖苹果时发现城里的苹果有很多，卖不出去，所以就以低价格出卖了。故选C。

4.根据原文I can't understand why we sustained losses in business while others always profit.可知因为他们蒙受了损失，所以两个人都不高兴。故选A。

5.根据原文But neither of them likes to use his head.可知这两个人都不聪明。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。