Question

A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.

On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.

The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地)。”Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry.” When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.

That evening the officer went on trying .Pointing to the knife, he asked again,” Have you seen it yet?” ”Yes, Sir.” The officer was happy and asked,” When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”

1.The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to           .

A．buy some food for his family

B．buy some medicine for his wife

C．go to see a doctor

D．go to the cinema

2.The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because           .

A．they were too bad

B．they were very expensive

C．it rained hard that morning

D．few people liked to go out on such a bad day

3.As          , the farmer decided to help the person to stand up.

A．he wanted to get some money from him.

B．the person was one of his friends

C．he thought the person would thank him.

D．he thought the person had drunk too much

4.The farmer ran away quickly because        .

A．the policemen were coming towards him.

B．his wife was waiting for him at home

C．he was afraid to see a dead man.

D．it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer.

5.The officer tried the farmer to        .

A know who had killed the man.

B. know if he had seen the dead man

C .ask when he saw the dead man

D .ask if he had seen the knife

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了一位农民为了给自己妻子买药治病，卖了自己的蔬菜。在回家的路上，他看到一个人躺在路边，便好心想扶他起来，结果发现那是一个浑身沾满血的死人，由于害怕他扔掉篮子就跑，不想却被法官冤枉成为凶手。

1.根据He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.故选B。

2.根据But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark，故选D。

3.根据On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up可知这位农民以为那个人喝醉了，答案为 D。

4.根据At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.可知答案为 C。

5.根据That evening the officer went on trying .Pointing to the knife, he asked again,” Have you seen it yet?”可知答案为 A。

考点：故事类短文阅读理解。