Question

Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.

They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market. ” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked.

Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it.

Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today. ” So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding.

Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren’t you walking? ” she asked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ”So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1.The farmer was______.

A．nearly the same age as his horse

B．almost always older than his horse

C．not quite as old as his horse

D．a little older than his horse

2.The two men on the road________.

A．asked how far it was to the market

B．said they thought the horse looked very tired

C．asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D．told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk

3.The two old ladies said it was wrong for_________ .

A．the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B．the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C．the boy to ride instead of his father

D．only one person to ride such a long way

4.The farmer got up behind his son because_________.

A．the old farmer said it was too hot for him to walk

B．the three old men stopped them on the road

C．he did hot know why he was walking

D．his son could not ride the horse by himself

5.What did the writer really want to tell us?

A．The old man was a fool.

B．The horse was old and was going to die.

C．It is not right to listen to others.

D．It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied（滿意）all the time.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了一對沒有主見的父子在賣馬的路上發(fā)生的故事，告訴我們，我們不可能同時讓所有人都滿意，關鍵時刻要堅持自己的意見。

1.根據第一段He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself.描述，可知選A。

2.根據They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market. ”描述，可知選C。

3.根據Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”描述，可知選B。

4.根據倒數第二段描述，可知選B。

5.根據短文最后一段It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.描述，可知選D，我們不可能使所有人都滿意。

考點：關于父子賣馬的記述文閱讀

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