A HALF - EMPTY BASKET
Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(屬于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服從) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said.
"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked.
"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."
小題1:Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because       
A．his farm belonged to the rich manB．he liked the rich man
C．he was poorD．the rich man’s children liked apples
小題2:What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?
A．They jumped and jumped.B．They played.
C．They ate some of the apples.D．They ran away.
小題3:The monkeys left the basket because       
A．they had thrown apples on the ground
B．the farmer had politely asked them to get off
C．they were afraid of the hat
D．the farmer was angry wit h them
小題4:How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket?  He felt        .
A．pleasedB．unhappyC．excitedD．moved

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題解析：本文是一篇文章介紹了一個(gè)佃戶給地主送蘋果的小故事
小題1:C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一句his farm belonged to(屬于) a rich man說明他是富人的佃戶，送東西給地主是應(yīng)該的，故C正確。
小題2:D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)3,4行They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground.說明D正確。故選D。
小題3:D。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)4,5行The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服從) and the farmer went into the house說明D正確。
小題4:B推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二行“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.原來說帶來一籃子的蘋果，現(xiàn)在只剩下一半了，故地主應(yīng)該是很不開心，故D正確。
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