Question

Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said,“Let’s do something to pass the time.”

“What do you want to do?”the businessman asked,“We can ask each other riddles.”The farmer said,“You start.”“Let’s make the rules first,”the businessman said,“That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”

“That’s true.”The businessman said.“What do you want we should do?”“If you don’t know the answer to a riddle,you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer,I’ll  pay you $50.”The farmer said. The businessman thought about this,then he said,“OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”

“I will,”The farmer said.“Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks,but only two legs when it flies?”The business man repeated the riddle,“What has three legs when it walks,but only two legs when it flies?Mm,that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.”He gave the farmer $100,then said，“Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks,but only two legs when it flies?”“I don’t know.”The farmer said and gave him $50.

1.The story happened         .

A. on a farm    B. in a shop

C. before a long plane journey    D. between two passengers

2.What does the word“riddle”mean in this story?

A. A difficult question to find the answer to.

B. Something to help to make rules.

C. Something to win money.

D. A kind of game in doing business.

3.Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?

A. He made much more money than the farmer.

B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.

C. He was interested in making riddles.

D. He was better at playing riddle games.

4.The farmer         .

A. enjoyed himself on his long journey.

B. didn’t want to pay even one dollar

C. spent all his money on the plane ticket.

D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game

Answer

1. D

2. A

3. B

4. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，介绍飞机长途旅行中两个乘客之间发生的故事。

1.细节理解题。由文章第一、二句知他们正在飞机上进行长途旅行，故A、B、C三项错，选D。 这个故事发生在两个乘客之间。

2.词义猜测题。riddle“谜语”。A选项意为“一种难找到答案的问题”，故A项最合题意。

3. 细节理解题。 农夫说商人比自己知道得多，商人同意这种说法，故B项正确。

4.细节理解题。两个人都不知道答案，根据约定商人付100美元给农夫，农夫付50美元给商人，所以农夫玩谜语游戏赢了50美元。根据句意可知选D。