Question

There was once a farmer. His land was hilly and the soil was not the best. He had a cow that wasn’t giving much milk and he had chickens who were laying few eggs. The place looked run-down (破败的) and the barn and fences (篱笆) needed repair. The farmer and his wife felt dejected.

One stormy evening, a poorly-dressed man knocked on their door, asking if he could get shelter for the night. They shared the food that had been prepared, while they talked a great deal about the farm.

When the stranger left the following morning, he thanked the farmer and his wife and pulled a little bag of gold pieces out of his pocket. He said that maybe this would help them. He added that he’d come by next year with hopes of finding a revived farm.

After this, the farmer and his wife often talked about whether they should buy a more promising cow. Other times they considered whether they should buy chickens who laid more eggs. However, every conversation ended with the farmer trusting the farm would improve as he found himself fixing the barn and the fences, caring for the animals, preparing food for themselves and their animals.

The farmer beamed (眉开眼笑) when the stranger did come by again a year later. Everything looked so much better. The stranger asked, “What did you use the gold for?”

The farmer said, “We hid the gold under a kitchen tile (地砖) and, while we often thought of it, we never did think of anything we needed the gold for.”

Then the farmer added thoughtfully, “I do thank you, though, ever so much. You gave us what we really needed to keep going — you lifted our spirits.”

Saying that, the farmer removed the tile and cheerfully returned the gold to the stranger.

1.The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.

A．kind and generous

B．surprised and delighted

C．disappointed and unhappy

D．strong and fearless

2.One year later, the stranger visited the farmer to _____.

A．get his gold pieces back

B．see if the farm had improved

C．get shelter for the night

D．give the farmer more money

3.From the passage, we can conclude that what the farmer really needed was _____.

A．land rich enough to farm on

B．something to keep their spirits up

C．scientific knowledge of agriculture

D．money to improve his farm

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B     

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一对农民夫妇的农场很破败，在一个陌生的来访者给了一些金子后，他们并没有将金子花掉来修理农场，而是通过自己的努力和勤奋将农场打理的非常好。

1.细节推断题。从文章The place looked run-down (破败的) and the barn and fences (篱笆) needed repair. 可知这个地方破败不堪，谷仓和篱笆都要修理，所以他们肯定感觉不高兴和沮丧，故选C

2.细节题。从文章He said that maybe this would help them. He added that he’d come by next year with hopes of finding a revived farm. 可知，这个陌生人第二年再来农村是想看一下是否农村的情况有所改进，故选B

3.细节推断题。从Then the farmer added thoughtfully, “I do thank you, though, ever so much. You gave us what we really needed to keep going — you lifted our spirits.”可知农民真正想要的是一些使自己的精神振奋的东西，故选B 

考点：故事类记叙文