Question

Once there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that there was a treasure（財寶） hidden（藏） in the fields .
“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he ,”and you will be sure to find it .”
As soon as the farmer died , the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldn’t find any treasure .
They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as deep as they could, but still they didn’t find the treasure .It was time for sowing (種).
“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”
“That’s fine ,”the others replied（回答） ,and they began to sow .
When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden(金色的) rice in the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .
Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard .
小題1:One day the farmer called his sons together because ____.

A．he knew he was dying

B． he need their help

C．he wanted to give them his treasure

D．he wanted to ask them something

小題2:The farmer’s sons _____.

A．were hard-working men

B．loved farm work

C．loved money but didn’t like to work.

D．were too lazy to look for the treasure

小題3:The farmer told his sons that _____.

A．there was money and gold hidden in their neighbors’ fields.

B．he was going to hide some money in the fields

C．they must put more earth all over the fields.

D．they must turn the earth over in the fields for the treasure.

小題4:One of the boys suggested that they sow rice in the fields because _____.

A．he knew they would have a good harvest.

B．it was time for sowing and the earth was already turned

C．he liked rice

D．he wasn’t so lazy as his brothers

小題5:Their rice harvest in autumn was _____.

A．a poor one

B．a good one , but not so good as that of their neighbors .

C．not a good one

D．better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields.

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了臨死的農民想辦法教育自己的三個懶惰的兒子，勤勞致富的道理，最后三個兒子終于明白了父親的意思。
小題1:根據第一段One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together 描述，可知選A。
小題2:根據短文描述，可知這幾個兒子一開始翻地只是為了找父親留下的財富。聯系上文描述，他們都很懶，可知選C。
小題3:根據第一段told them that there was a treasure（財寶） hidden（藏） in the fields .描述，可知他們必須翻地才能找到這些財富，故選D。
小題4:根據.It was time for sowing (種).
“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .描述，可知選B。
小題5:根據最后一段Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .描述，可知選D。
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