Question

Michael was a farmer in Texas. His parents moved to the USA from Ireland in the 1940’s, and they became very rich. Michael decided to go back to Ireland to meet his old grandfather, who was still living on the same farm．
Michael booked his ticket，flew to Shannon airport，hired a car and drove to the small village where his parents had been born. He asked for directions to the Ohagan farm, and in the end he drove up a bumpy path. He was shocked by what he saw: a small field, and in the middle of it was an old house, which looked as if it was falling down. Animals were wandering in and out of the front door, and on the porch an old man was smoking a pipe.
“Are you Mr Ohagan?” asked Michael.
“Yes，”replied the old man．
“I'm your grandson，Michael,” said Michael．
“A—ha,” replied the old man．
“Is this your farm?” asked Michael．“Yes，all the way to the wall over there,” said the old man．
Michael was astonished. “Grandfather,” he said，“I have a farm in Texas．I can get into my car and drive all day and I still haven’t reached the end of the farm.”
“Yes,” said his grandfather. “I used to have a car like that.”

1. 1.
   Michael’s parents _______．
   1. A.
      still lived in Ireland alone
   2. B.
      owned a small farm in Texas
   3. C.
      returned to their birthplace
   4. D.
      were Irish immigrants（移民）in America
2. 2.
   Which of the following shocked Michael?
   1. A.
      The farm was small
   2. B.
      The old house looked like his own．
   3. C.
      Living conditions were poor in the fields．
   4. D.
      Animals were free in the fields．
3. 3.
   The old man _______．
   1. A.
      owned a small farm，which extended only to the wall not far away
   2. B.
      had so large a farm that he couldn’t cover it in a day
   3. C.
      hadn’t his modern car any longer
   4. D.
      used to have as good a car as his grandson’s
4. 4.
   Which of the following is TRUE?
   1. A.
      Michael owned a large farm in Ireland
   2. B.
      Michael’s car was in such poor condition that it couldn’t reach the end of the farm within a day．
   3. C.
      Michael’s farm was too large for a car to reach its end in a day．
   4. D.
      Michael didn’t know what to say to his grandfather
5. 5.
   From “I used to have a car like that”, we can see that________．
   1. A.
      the old man really had a car like that
   2. B.
      the old mall knew his son’s farm in the US was quite large
   3. C.
      the old mall misunderstood what Michael said
   4. D.
      the old man wanted to buy a car like that

Answer 1

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試題分析：文章介紹Michael的父母是愛爾蘭來美國的移民。有一天Michael回到愛爾蘭看望祖父，和祖父之間有一段有趣的對話。
1.細節題：從第一段的句子：His parents moved to the USA from Ireland in the 1940’s, and they became very rich.可知 Michael的父母是愛爾蘭來美國的移民。選D
2.細節題：從第二段的句子：He was shocked by what he saw: a small field, and in the middle of it was an old house, which looked as if it was falling down.可知Michael看見田里面狀況很差。選C
3.細節題：從倒數第三段的句子：“Yes，all the way to the wall over there,” said the old man．可知老人的田就到墻那么遠。選A
4.細節題：從倒數第二段的句子：Michael was astonished. “Grandfather,” he said，“I have a farm in Texas．I can get into my car and drive all day and I still haven’t reached the end of the farm.”可知Michael的農場太大一輛車一天都不能開到頭。選C
5.推理題：Michael 說自己有個農場太大一輛車一天都不能開到頭。老人誤解了他的意思，因為他的車太差了。選C
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