Question

Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . The other was a farmer .
They sat without talking for a while , then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”
“ What do you want to do ?” the teacher asked .
“ We can ask each other riddles (謎語 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”
“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the riddle , we have to pay a dollar .”
The farmer thought about this for a while , then he said , “ That’s not fair（公平 . You are a teacher , an educated ( 受過教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”
“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”
The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”
The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”
“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”
The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”
“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars

1. 1.
   At first the two men sat there without talking because ________
   1. A.
      the farmer didn’t like the teacher
   2. B.
      the teacher didn’t like the farmer
   3. C.
      the farmer liked to tell jokes
   4. D.
      they didn’t know each other
2. 2.
   The farmer wanted to __________
   1. A.
      make the journey interesting
   2. B.
      see if the teacher was lucky
   3. C.
      know if the teacher was clever
   4. D.
      make friends with the teacher
3. 3.
   The teacher thought at first that the farmer __________
   1. A.
      would fail the game
   2. B.
      knew more then he
   3. C.
      could answer any riddles
   4. D.
      would win the game
4. 4.
   From the short story we know that __________
   1. A.
      the teacher was cleverer than the farmer
   2. B.
      an educated man is not always clever
   3. C.
      both of the two men could know the answer
   4. D.
      Neither of the two men was clever
5. 5.
   The best title of this story is __________
   1. A.
      How to Answer Riddles
   2. B.
      A Rich Teacher
   3. C.
      A Way of Getting Money
   4. D.
      A Clever Farmer

Answer 1

DAABD
試題分析：本文講述了一個發生在飛機上的小故事，農民用自己的機智賺取了這位老師很多錢。告訴了我們受過教育與的人也不是什么都知道的道理。
1.根據Two strangers were sitting together in a plane .描述可知兩個人互不認識。故選D。
2.根據then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”描述可知選A。
3.根據“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . 及下文描述可知老師認為農民會輸掉這個小游戲。故選A。
4.根據文中老師打不出農民的問題，可知選B，受過教育的人也不總是聰明的。
5.通過閱讀短文可知主要是贊揚了這個聰明的農民，故選D。
考點：故事類記述文
點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學生很容易把握文中中心內容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據。對于不能直接找到根據的問題注意聯系上下文，根據短文中心總結出正確答案。