Question

Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) 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(服从) 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."

1.Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man?

A. he was poor

B. he liked the rich man

C. his farm belonged to the rich man

D. the rich man’s children liked apples

2.What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?

A. They jumped and jumped.

B. They played.

C. They ran away.

D. They ate some of the apples.

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 with them

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析: 从前农民租用了一个有钱人的农场，一天当他给有钱人送苹果的时候，却在门口被穿着衣服的有钱人家的猴子给拦住，把苹果连吃带仍的糟蹋了。当有钱人问他苹果在哪里的时候，农民有礼貌地说被有钱人家的“孩子”吃掉了。

1.细节题。根据第一句his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man说明他是富人的佃户，送东西给地主是应该的，故C正确。

2.细节题。根据They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground.可知猴子跑到篮子那，吃掉一些苹果，扔了一些苹果，故选D项。

3.细节题。根据The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house可知农民对猴子很有礼貌，于是猴子听话地离开了篮子，故选B项。

考点：故事类阅读。