Question

【題目】Digging up the potato garden

AN old man wanted to spade (鏟) his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son was in prison (監(jiān)獄). The old man wrote a letter to him:

Dear Son,

I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year.

I’m just too old. If you were here, all my troubles would be over.

Love,

Dad

Shortly, the old man received this telegram (電報):

Dad, don’t dig up (挖) the garden! I buried (埋) the guns (槍) in it!

The next morning, some policemen showed up and dug up the entire garden. But they didn’t find any guns.

The old man wrote another note to tell his son what had happened. Soon he received a telegram:

Plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you from here.

【1】Where was the old man’s son?

A. He was at home.

B. He worked in a prison.

C. He was in prison.

D. He worked in a police station.

【2】The old man couldn’t plant potatoes because__________.

A. he was lazy B. he was too old.

C. he didn’t have money. D. he was sick.

【3】The underlined word “Shortly” means _______________.

A. Soon B. Finally C. Later D. Slowly

【4】Which of the following is WRONG?

A. It was difficult for the old man to plant the potatoes.

B. The son buried the guns in the garden.

C. The son sent two telegrams to his father.

D. The policemen went to the old man’s house.

【5】From the passage, we know that____________.

A. The son was very clever.

B. The son killed someone.

C. The son didn’t love his father.

D. The police didn’t read the letter before they sent it to the old man.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

一個老人想挖自己的土豆園，但是沒有力氣。他寫信給在監(jiān)獄的兒子，兒子回電報說，不要挖，因為我在園子里藏了槍。之后警察就過去挖地搜槍，沒有找到。兒子再次寫電報說道這是我在監(jiān)獄唯一能為父親做的了。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據His only son was in prison (監(jiān)獄)可知在監(jiān)獄，故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year .I’m just too old可知是老了，故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據Shortly, the old man received this telegram (電報):可知是發(fā)來的電報，故可知是很快的，不久之后，故用. Soon ，故答案是A。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據some policemen showed up and dug up the entire garden. But they didn’t find any guns.可知沒有埋槍，故選B。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據Plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you from here

可知兒子在監(jiān)獄想出的一個主意幫老父親挖地，故可知是聰明的，故選A。