Question

    An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade(铲) his potato garden, but it was hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation:

Dear son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden, because your mother always loved planting time. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my trouble would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you were not in prison.

Love, Dad

Shortly, the old man received this telegram:

“For Heaven’s sake, Dad, don’t dig up the garden!! That’s where I buried the GUNS!!”

At 4 am the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.

Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to do next.

His son’s reply was :“Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you from here.”

No matter where you are in the world, if you have decided to do something deep from your heart, there is nothing that can stop you from doing it. It is the thought that matters , not where you are or who you are.

1.Why did the old man write a letter to his son?

A.To show his love for him. B.To ask about his situation.

C.To tell about his trouble. D.To give him some advice.

2.The police officers dug up the old man’s garden_______.

A.to search for some gold B.to search for some guns

C.to offer him some help D.to give him a surprise

3.After the police officers left, the old man felt_______ about what had happened.

A.puzzled B.worried C.satisfied D.excited

4.We can infer from the story that the son is______.

A.lazy B.honest C.clever D.brave

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。记叙了一位老人给监狱里的儿子写信说自己年纪大了不能挖地种土豆了，感觉很糟糕，儿子则在回信里说让父亲不要翻土，因为花园里埋有枪支，结果第二天凌晨4点，12名联邦调查局特工和当地警察出现了，在整个花园翻遍了土地，没有找到任何枪支。儿子在信中对父亲说这是自己能为他做的最好的事情了。

1.

推理判断题。根据第二段中Dear son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden, because your mother always loved planting time. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my trouble would be over.可知亲爱的儿子，我感觉很糟糕，因为看起来我今年不能种植我的土豆园。我不想错过打理花园的时间，因为你妈妈总是喜欢种花。我只是年纪太大了，不能再在花园里挖地了。如果你在这里，我所有的麻烦就都解决了。由此可推知，老人给他儿子写信，是为了告诉儿子自己种土豆的麻烦。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据倒数第四段At 4 am the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.可知第二天凌晨4点，12名联邦调查局特工和当地警察出现了，在整个花园翻遍了土地，没有找到任何枪支。由此可知，警察在老人的花园里挖出泥土，是为了寻找枪支。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据倒数第三段Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to do next.可知老人感到很困惑，又写了一张纸条给儿子，告诉他发生了什么，并问他下一步该怎么办。由此可推知，警察离开后，老人对发生的事情感到困惑不解。故选A。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章主要记叙了一位老人给监狱里的儿子写信说自己年纪大了不能挖地种土豆了，感觉很糟糕，儿子则在回信里说让父亲不要翻土，因为花园里埋有枪支，结果第二天凌晨4点，12名联邦调查局特工和当地警察出现了，在整个花园翻遍了土地，没有找到任何枪支。儿子在信中对父亲说这是自己能为他做的最好的事情了。儿子通过撒谎说花园里有枪这个办法，让警察都去帮父亲挖了地，由此可推知，儿子很聪明。故选C。