Question

A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife.

“I am worried about our farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes, but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.”

The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife, “Don’t dig the fields. This is where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.”

A few days later, the farmer got another letter from his wife. It said, “Two days ago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.”

The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.

1.The farmer was put in prison ________.

A. because he had done something wrong

B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields

C. The writer didn’t say anything about why the farmer was put in prison

D. For nothing

2.The farmer’s wife was much worried about _____  .

A. her husband         B. their farm

C. planting potatoes    D. herself

3.The farmer told his wife _________first.

A. not to dig the fields

B. to dig the fields

C. to ask the prison guards for help

D. to find the gold in the fields

4.Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields? ________.

A. They wanted to help the farmer

B. Their leader ordered them to do so

C. The farmer asked them to do so

D. They wanted to find out the gold

5.Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once? Because _____.

A. their fields had been dug

B. the gold was found out

C. the prison guards asked him to do so

D. the prison guards were digging the fields

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：一个农民被抓进了监狱。有一天，他收到了一封他妻子的信。“我很担心我们的农场，”她写道。“是时候种植土豆了，但是，我不能将所有的土地松土。”农夫想了，然后有了一个主意。说农场的土地中有金子，不用她挖了，最后是监狱的看守们将土地松好。

1.。短文中没有提到这位农夫为什么去做牢。故选C。

2.“I am worried about our farm,” she wrote.句意：“我很担心我们的农场,”她写道。明确答案为第二项。故选B

3.Don’t dig the fields.句意：不要挖土地。同时考查固定短语：tell sb. not to do sth.告诉某人不要做某事。故选A

4.Don’t dig the fields. This is where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.句意：不要挖土地。这里有我的金子。直到我回家才能种植土豆。结合选项，第四项符合，他们都想去挖到金子。故选D

5.

考点：故事类短文阅读。