Question

A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife.

“I am worried about our farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes, but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.”

The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife, “Don’t dig the fields. This is where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.”

A few days later, the farmer got another letter from his wife. It said, “Two days ago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.”

The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.

1.The farmer was put in prison ________.

A. because he had done something wrong

B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields

C. The writer didn’t say anything about why the farmer was put in prison

D. For nothing

2.The farmer’s wife was much worried about _____  .

A. her husband          B. their farm

C. planting potatoes    D. herself

3. The farmer told his wife    first.

A. not to dig the fields

B. to dig the fields

C. to ask the prison guards for help

D. to find the gold in the fields

4.Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields? ________.

A. They wanted to help the farmer

B. Their leader ordered them to do so

C. The farmer asked them to do so

D. They wanted to find out the gold

5.Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once? Because _____.

A. their fields had been dug

B. the gold was found out

C. the prison guards asked him to do so

D. the prison guards were digging the fields

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们：一个农民被投入监狱，因为他做了一些错事。农民的妻子很担心他们的农场，地她自己挖不了。农夫告诉妻子先不要挖地，说地下有金子。结果几个看守相信了农夫的话，把地挖了。

1.推理判断题。这个农民被投入监狱，因为他做了一些错事。根据常识可以做出判断，故选A。

2.农民的妻子很担心他们的农场。据“I am worried about our farm,” she wrote.故可知选B。

3.农夫告诉妻子先不要挖地。根据He wrote to his wife, “Don’t dig the fields.故选A。

4.监狱的看守为什么挖了农夫家的地？他们想找到金子。根据农夫的话This is where my gold(金子) is.和It looked as if they were looking for something.可知，应该选D。

5.为什么农夫让他的妻子立刻种土豆？他们的地已经挖好了。据They have dug our field.”The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,”可知故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。