Question

In the 19the century people from all over the country came here to find gold. Many people become very rich now. They bought all the ground near the bank of the river. They dug big holes in it, trying to find more gold.

Mike Judeson was one of those who came to find gold. He bought nearly the last piece of the ground. It was a long way from the river, so no one else wanted to buy it. But Mike paid all his money for it. He worked hard month after month, but didn’t find any gold.

Then one night, just before he was going to give it up, it began to rain. It rained for several days and nights. When the rain stopped at last, Mike came out of his small wooden house to see his piece of ground. It didn’t look the same. The holes were not there any more, and a lot of small plants grew everywhere.

“Perhaps there is no gold here.” Mike said. “But this ground is rich. I can grow flowers and sell them for money. The women in this town are rich now. They have beautiful houses and they will put flowers in their houses. If I can grow good flowers here, I can make money, too.” So he did. And soon his piece of ground was covered with beautiful flowers. Later he was able to buy more fields until he owned all the ground near the river.

“I was the only man who found true gold here.” he often said. “The others took their gold out of the ground and went away. But my gold is still here.”

1.Why did people dig holes at the bank of the river?(no more than 6 words)

                                                     

2.What did Mike find after the rain stopped?(no more than 2 words)

                                                  

3.What did Mike decide to do then? (no more than 5 words)

                                                   

4.Who would mainly buy Mike’s flowers? (no more than 5 words)

                                                   

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.(because they wanted ) to find gold.

2.small plants.

3.to grow and sell flowers.

4.(The) Women (in the town).

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了19世纪的人们都忙着去找金子，出现了淘金热，Mike Judeson是其中的一个，他开始买下了沿河的部分土地，可是他没有发现金子，有一天连续下了好几天的雨后，他看见地面上长出了小的植物，他突然有了一个想法，在这里种植花草然后卖钱，一样发财，最后他有了钱把河附近的所有的土地都买了下来。

1.根据They dug big holes in it, trying to find more gold.故用(because they wanted ) to find gold.

2.根据The holes were not there any more, and a lot of small plants grew everywhere. 故用small plants.

3.根据I can grow flowers and sell them for money. 故用to grow and sell flowers.

4.根据The women in this town are rich now. They have beautiful houses and they will put flowers in their houses. 故用(The) Women (in the town).

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