Question

Molly was a peasant girl. Her parents did not have much money and Molly did not have many nice clothes.

One day Molly’s father said to her, “Molly, take this pot of milk to market and sell it. You may keep the money.”

Molly was very happy. She put the pot of milk on her head and started her journey to market. While she was walking alone she began to think. “I will get quite a lot of money for this milk,” she thought. “What will I do with the money? I will buy a lot of eggs. I will take the eggs home with me. One of our hens will sit on them. Then there will be lots of little chickens. I will not sell the chickens. They will grow into hens. Then there will be more eggs. And these eggs will give me still more chickens. Soon I will have hundreds of hens. Then I will sell them all. They will bring me a lot of money. I will be rich. I will buy lots of new clothes. I will always wear nice clothes. Then a rich man will marry me. We will have a beautiful house, a big car and nice children...”

Molly was very happy. She jumped into the air. The pot of milk fell from her head onto the road. And that was the end of all her dreams.

In English there is a proverb. It says: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched(孵化).

1.Molly was happy to go to market because ________.

A．she liked to go there	B．she wanted to buy nice clothes
C．she could have the money of her own	D．she wanted to buy some eggs

2.On her way to market, Molly began to________.

A．count her eggs	B．have a happy dream
C．think of her happy family life	D．think how to sell the milk

3.What was the end of all Molly’s dreams?

A．She jumped up and fell onto the ground.	B．She was happy about her house.
C．She woke and found the milk on the road.	D．She married a rich man.

4.The proverb: “Do not count your chicken before they are hatched.” means ____.

A．one must count his chicken after they are hatched

B．it is foolish to make plans

C．one must depend more on what is in real life

D．one must make plans before they begin to work

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:

1.细节题，由第二段最后一句You may keep the money可以知道她很高兴是因为她自己将有钱了，故选C。

2.细节题。由第三段第二行她所想的内容While she was walking alone she began to think. “I will get quite a lot of money for this milk,” she thought. “What will I do with the money? I will buy a lot of eggs. I will take the eggs home with me. One of our hens will sit on them…可以知道她有个幸福的梦，所以选B。

3.推理题，由倒数第二段最后一句The pot of milk fell from her head onto the road. And that was the end of all her dreams可以推出最后她醒了发现牛奶洒了一路，所以选C

4.推理题，由谚语的意思“不要打如意算盘”，所以选C

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