Question

There was a boy and his family was very rich．One day his father took him on a trip to a place．

He wanted to show his son how poor people were there．They spent several days on a farm．There were many poor families living on the farm．

On their way home，the father asked the son，“How was the trip?”“It was great，Dad，”the son answered．“Did you notice how poor people were there? ”asked his father．“Oh，yes，”said the son．“So，tell me，”said his father．The son said，“Well，we have one dog and they have four．We have a pool in our garden，while they have a river that has no end．We have expensive lanterns，but they have stars above their heads at night．We have only a small piece of land to live on，while they have the endless fields．We buy our food，but they grow theirs．We have high walls around our houses to protect us．but they don’t need walls．because their friends will protect them．”

The father had nothing to say．Then the boy added，“Thank you，Dad，for letting me see how

poor we are．”

1.The father wanted to show his son       ．

A．how people on the farm worked

B．how poor people were on the farm

C．how beautiful the farm was

D．how far it was from the city to the farm

2.When the father asked the son how the trip was，the son thought it       ．

A．great    B．tiring    C．terrible D．boring

3.According to the boy，people on the farm can see           at night．

A．expensive lanterns            B．a lot of cars

C．stars above their heads      D．many horses

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The boy was from a very poor family．

B．The father and the son spent several weeks on a farm．

C．People on the farm have high walls around their houses．

D．The boy thought that people on the farm lived a happy life．

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一位父亲非常富有。他带儿子去农场旅行，是为了想向儿子展示农场上的人是多么贫穷。在那里住了几天后，儿子认为农场上的人比他们富有多了，他感到自己是多么贫穷。

1.B 细节理解题。根据He wanted to show his son how poor people were there．可知这位父亲想向儿子展示农场上的人是多么贫穷。故选B。

2.A 细节理解题。根据 On their way home，the father asked the son，“How was the trip?”“It was great，Dad，”the son answered．可知当父亲问儿子这次旅行怎么样时，儿子认为这次旅行非常棒。故选A。

3.C 推理判断题。根据We have expensive lanterns，but they have stars above their heads at night可知农场的人在晚上可以看到星星。故选C。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。