Question

Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . The other was a farmer .
They sat without talking for a while , then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”
“ What do you want to do ?” the teacher asked .
“ We can ask each other riddles (谜语 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”
“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the riddle , we have to pay a dollar .”
The farmer thought about this for a while , then he said , “ That’s not fair（公平 . You are a teacher , an educated ( 受过教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”
“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”
The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”
The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”
“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”
The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”
“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars

1. 1.
   At first the two men sat there without talking because ________
   1. A.
      the farmer didn’t like the teacher
   2. B.
      the teacher didn’t like the farmer
   3. C.
      the farmer liked to tell jokes
   4. D.
      they didn’t know each other
2. 2.
   The farmer wanted to __________
   1. A.
      make the journey interesting
   2. B.
      see if the teacher was lucky
   3. C.
      know if the teacher was clever
   4. D.
      make friends with the teacher
3. 3.
   The teacher thought at first that the farmer __________
   1. A.
      would fail the game
   2. B.
      knew more then he
   3. C.
      could answer any riddles
   4. D.
      would win the game
4. 4.
   From the short story we know that __________
   1. A.
      the teacher was cleverer than the farmer
   2. B.
      an educated man is not always clever
   3. C.
      both of the two men could know the answer
   4. D.
      Neither of the two men was clever
5. 5.
   The best title of this story is __________
   1. A.
      How to Answer Riddles
   2. B.
      A Rich Teacher
   3. C.
      A Way of Getting Money
   4. D.
      A Clever Farmer

Answer 1

DAABD
试题分析：本文讲述了一个发生在飞机上的小故事，农民用自己的机智赚取了这位老师很多钱。告诉了我们受过教育与的人也不是什么都知道的道理。
1.根据Two strangers were sitting together in a plane .描述可知两个人互不认识。故选D。
2.根据then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”描述可知选A。
3.根据“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . 及下文描述可知老师认为农民会输掉这个小游戏。故选A。
4.根据文中老师打不出农民的问题，可知选B，受过教育的人也不总是聪明的。
5.通过阅读短文可知主要是赞扬了这个聪明的农民，故选D。
考点：故事类记述文
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文中中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。