Question

“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 anther 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.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章介绍的是一位农民入狱了，然后他的妻子给他写信，担心种不上土豆，这位农民想了一个好主意，说自己的地里有金子，所以监狱看守为了寻找金子，就把地给挖掘好了，他们就可以立刻种土豆了。

1.1】C综合理解题。本篇文章没有说明这位入狱的人是因为为什么入狱的，故选C。

2.2】C细节理解题。根据“It’s time to plant potatoes , but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.”可知这位妻子很担心种植土豆的情况，故选C。

3.3】A细节理解题。根据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.”可知入狱的这位男士打算叫监狱看守来帮助他来掘地，故选A。

4.D细节理解题。根据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.”可知监狱看守是为了寻找金子，才来帮助他们的。故选D。

5.A细节理解题。根据The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.可知这位农民叫妻子立刻种植土豆，因为地已经挖掘好了。故选A。

考点：考查日常生活类阅读。