Question

    Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, and 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 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, and 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 businessman 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, and 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.on long train journey D.between two passengers

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

A.He thought he knew more than the farmer. B.He was interested in making riddles.

C.He was better at playing riddle games. D.He made much more money than the farmer.

3.What did the farmer do in the passage?

A.He enjoyed himself on his long journey. B.He didn’t want to pay even one dollar.

C.He spent all his money on the plane ticket. D.He won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了飞机上一个商人和一个农民玩猜谜游戏，农民巧妙地从商人那里赢得了50美元的故事。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, and then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.可知两个人一起坐在飞机上。他们在长途旅行。其中一名男子是商人。另一个是农民。他们静静地坐了一会儿，然后农夫说：“我们做点什么来打发时间吧。”由此可知，故事发生在飞机上的两个乘客之间。故选D。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段中“That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than do. I am just a farmer.”可知“这是不公平的。你是一个有丰富知识的商人。你知道的比做的多。我只是一个农民。”以及第三段“That’s true.” The businessman said.可知“说的没错”商人说。由此可知，如果商人输了，他同意给更多的钱，是因为他认为他知道的比农夫多。故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据最后一段中He gave the farmer $100, and 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.可知他给了农夫100美元，然后说：“告诉我答案。什么东西走的时候有三条腿，飞的时候只有两条腿?”“我不知道”农夫说着给了他50美元。由此可知，农夫玩猜谜游戏赢了五十美元。故选D。