Question

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.the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.

A. theirs weren't as good as the others'

B. theirs were much less than the others'

C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city

D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

4.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.

A. they had sustained losses in business

B. they had lost some money in the city

C. something was wrong with the tractor

D. other people profited in the city

5.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

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.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.

2. Li发现城里的苹果很贵，所以他就和Uncle Wang一起拉了许多苹果去买，当然是想挣钱，make a profit挣钱，赚取利润。故选D。

3. 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)。可知当他们到那的时候，许多苹果都已经被运到那里了，他们只得低价出售。故选C。

4. can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)"可知我不明白为什么我们做生意总是赔钱而其他的人总是挣钱，他才不高兴。故选A。

5.

考点：考查故事类阅读。