Question

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands but never made it because most people were afraid of the awful storms.

Finally, a short, thin man, approached(联系) the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.

“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man.

Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer still hired(雇佣) him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy all day, and the farmer felt pleased with the man’s work.

Then one night the wind blew strongly. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer carried a lantern and rushed next door to the hired man’s sleeping quarters. Farmer shook the little man and shouted, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!”

But the little man said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”

The farmer had no time to lose his temper. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his surprise, he found everything had been prepared. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired man meant.

When you’re prepared, spiritually, mentally and physically , you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life? The hired man in the story was able to sleep because he had protected the farm against the storm.

1.Nearly nobody came to the farmer’s land to work ,because ______

A. The farmer is unkind

B. People fear the terrible weather

C. It is too far from the city

D. The work is too hard

2.The farmer was _____ with the little man’s word at first.

A. angry       B. pleased      C. excited       D. puzzled

3.What did the little man mean when he said” I can sleep when the wind blows’?

A. He had prepared everything ready for the storm.

B. He liked to sleep with the wind blowing.

C. He was able to sleep though the wind blew hard.

D. He hated to get up at night when wind blew.

4.Which is the right order according to the passage?

a. The little man went to bed

b. The wind blew strongly

c. The farmer rushed to prepare for the storm

d. The little man prepared everything.

A. d-a-b-c        B. d-c-a-b

C. a-b-c-d        D. b-a-c-d

5.The writer wanted to tell us _______.

A. always hire a hard-working man

B. never blame your man when you don’t know everything

C. never sleep soundly when wind blows

D. always be prepared before things come

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：文章介绍了一个农夫雇佣了一个帮手，他的简历上说自己可以在风暴中安然入睡，后来农夫理解了他的意思，他可以在风暴来之前就做好准备。

1.B细节理解题。根据第一段Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands but never made it because most people were afraid of the awful storms.的描述可知几乎没有人来这位农场主的土地干活是因为大多数人都害怕可怕的风暴即可怕的天气。所以选B。

2.D细节理解题。根据第三段“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man.和第四段中Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer still hired(雇佣) him.可知一开始农场主对那位小男人的话不理解，所以选D。

3.A细节理解题。根据第七段中The farmer had no time to lose his temper. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his surprise, he found everything had been prepared. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.的描述可知那个小男人所说的话的意思是他已经为即将到来的风暴做好了准备，所以选A。

4.A细节理解题。根据短文描述可知小男人准备好了一切，然后去睡觉，风猛烈地刮起来，农场主才出去做准备，所以选A。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。