Question

【題目】 Joe and his wife moved to a new farm with their three sons. A nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the soil of his new land. Joe believed and told his sons about it.

His sons actually began digging for gold in the land. Once they finished one piece they would start another. They began to realize that digging for gold was fun! Seeing that, Joe thought he would plant some crops where the dirt had been turned thoroughly. He planted com, tomatoes, and potatoes. His sons continued to dig through the soil, determined to find gold.

As each different crop became ready to be harvested, Joe started to realize that there was more than he and his family could ever eat. One of Joe 's neighbors suggested that he set up a vegetable stand. Joe and his wife did that very thing. This process went on for three years and Joe and his wife became quite rich from it. They were even able to send their sons off to college.

Remember at the beginning of the story Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe' s understanding of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually told him that his land had rich soil.

Go out and believe that there is gold in all your challenges so that you can be inspired to pursue(追求)all that you need. The fate will never give up on you, if you never give up on yourself.

【1】What made Joe believe that there was actual gold in his land?

A.His desire to send his sons to college.B.His dream to become wealthy.

C.His poor understanding of English.D.His trust in his neighbor.

【2】Joe's three sons took digging for gold as

A.a pleasureB.a challenge

C.a lieD.a dream

【3】How did Joe deal with his too many crops?

A.By leaving them in the land

B.By selling them to others.

C.By giving them away to neighbors.

D.By exchanging them for gold.

【4】The best title for this passage would be

A.Telling a white lie

B.Achieving wealth from land

C.Digging for gold

D.Accepting challenges in life

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章用Joe帶領(lǐng)一家在自己田里挖金子，并最終讓家庭富裕的故事告訴我們一個道理：相信你的挑戰(zhàn)會有收獲，去追求你所需要的，只要不放棄，你就會成功。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的Well, the truth is, Joe' s understanding of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually told him that his land had rich soil.(事實上，Joe對英語的理解并不完美。他的新鄰居朋友實際上是告訴他，他的土地上有肥沃的土壤)可知，Joe認(rèn)為自己的田里有黃金，是因為他對英語不是很理解。C. His poor understanding of English.(他對英語理解很差)符合以上說法，故選C項。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的They began to realize that digging for gold was fun!可知，Joe的三個孩子開始意識到挖黃金是件趣事。A. a pleasure(一個樂趣)符合以上說法，故選A項。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的One of Joe 's neighbors suggested that he set up a vegetable stand. Joe and his wife did that very thing. This process went on for three years and Joe and his wife became quite rich from it.(一個鄰居建議他擺一個蔬菜攤。Joe和妻子這樣做了。這個過程持續(xù)了三年，他們變得非常富有)可知，Joe和妻子把多余的收成賣給了別人。B. By selling them to others.(通過把它們賣給別人)符合以上說法，故選B項。

【4】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容，尤其是最后一段的Go out and believe that there is gold in all your challenges so that you can be inspired to pursue(追求)all that you need. The fate will never give up on you, if you never give up on yourself.(走出去，并且相信你所有的挑戰(zhàn)里都有“黃金”，這樣你可以受到激勵去追求你需要的一切。你不放棄自己，命運就不會放棄你)再結(jié)合Joe一家在自己田里挖黃金的故事，可知，本文以一個寓言故事告訴我們：相信你的挑戰(zhàn)會有收獲，去追求你所需要的，只要不放棄，你就會成功。C. Digging for gold(挖黃金)可以作為本文標(biāo)題，故選C項。