Question

    Once, a man sold his well to a farmer. Next day when the farmer went to get the water from that well, the man didn't agree. He said, "I sold you the well, not the water, so you can't get the water."

The farmer became very sad. And he came to the judge in the office alone. He described everything and asked for help. The judge called up the man who sold the well to the farmer. He asked, "Why don't you let him use the water of the well? You have sold the well to him." The man replied, "I have sold the well to the farmer, not the water. That means he can't get the water from the well."

The judge smiled and said, "OK, as long as you have sold the well to him, and you say the water is yours, then you can't keep your water in the farmer's well. Either you pay for the farmer to keep your water, or you must take it out of his well right away."

The man understood that his idea couldn't work. The story tells us we can't cheat others, though we are smart. We can't win in the end.

1.A farmer bought a well from a man.

2.The man went to the judge in the office alone.

3.The man thought the farmer could get the water from the well at first.

4.The judge asked the man to pay for the farmer to keep his water.

5.The story tells us we can't cheat others, though we are smart.

Answer

1.T

2.F

3.F

4.T

5.T

【解析】

文章讲述了一个小故事，男人、农夫因为一口井发生了争执，法官帮助他们解决了问题，从而告诉我们不能欺骗别人。

1.句意：一个农民从一个男人那里买了一口井。

细节理解题。根据“Once, a man sold his well to a farmer.”从前，一个男人卖给了一个农民一口井。可知，“一个农民从一个男人那里买了一口井”的说法是正确的，故答案为T。

2.句意：那个男人独自去了法官办公室。

细节理解题。根据“The farmer became very sad. And he came to the judge in the office alone.”可知是农民独自去了办公室，并不是那个男人，故答案为F。

3.句意：男人起初认为农夫可以从井里取水。

细节理解题。根据“That means he can't get the water from the well.”那意味着他不能从井里取水，可知“男人起初认为农夫可以从井里取水”的说法是错误的，故答案为F。

4.句意：法官要求那个男人付钱给农民保留他的水。

细节理解题。根据“Either you pay for the farmer to keep your water, or you must take it out of his well right away.” 要么你付钱给农民保留你的水，要么你必须马上把水从他的井里拿出来。可知，“法官要求那个男人付钱给农民保留他的水”的说法是正确的，故答案为T。

5.句意：这个故事告诉我们，即使我们很聪明也不要欺骗他人。

主旨大意题。根据“The story tells us we can't cheat others, though we are smart.”可知，“这个故事告诉我们，即使我们很聪明也不要欺骗他人。”的说法是正确的，故答案为T。