Question

【题目】Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.

"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"

"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !"

【1】Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.

A. they hope to save money

B. they're both poor

C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain

D. they're not far from their farms

【2】The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.

A. make a journey

B. visit some places of interest

C. meet their friends

D. make a profit

【3】Which of the following is true?

A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】试题分析：本文是篇小故事，主要介绍了王叔叔和李叔叔生活中所做的“蠢事”，这就是导致他们生活不济的主要原因。

【1】B细节理解题。他们两个还住在又矮又破的房子里是因为They’re both poor，他们两个都很穷。故B正确。

【2】D推理判断题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，李叔叔在去城里买药的时候听说城里苹果很贵，回来马上告诉王叔叔。他们两人借钱买了很多苹果，拉到城里卖， 其目的就是想赚钱。make a profit 赚钱。故D正确。

【3】C细节理解题。根据全文内容可知，这两个农民是非常愚蠢的，他们根本不知道苹果卖不出的真正原因，所以也不会变得富有。所以答案选C。