Question

【题目】The Farmer, His wife, and the Open Door

Once upon a time, there lived a poor farmer and his wife. One day, having finished their day’s labor and eaten their simple supper, they were sitting by the fire. 【1】 It was blown open by wind.

“Darling, shut the door!” said the man.

“No way, shut it yourself!” said the woman.

“I will not shut it, and you shall not shut it,” said the man, “but let the one who speaks the first word shut it.”

【2】

In the middle of the night they heard a noise, and looking around, they found that a wild dog had entered the room, and that he was busy eating their food. Not a word, however, would either of these silly people say, and the dog, having eaten as much as he wanted, went out of the house.

【3】

When she was out, a barber entered, and said to the husband, “Why are you sitting here all alone?” 【4】 The barber then shaved his head, but still he did not speak; then he shaved off half his beard, but even then the man kept silent. “The man is crazy!” cried the barber, and he quickly escaped out of the house.

At the moment, the wife returned from the shop. 【5】 .

“You spoke the first word,” said the farmer, “so please shut the door.”

A． His words pleased the wife, and so the old couple, well satisfied, went in silence to bed.

B． And then they had a quarrel over who should shut the door.

C． The next morning the woman went shopping by herself.

D． The old couple fell asleep happily at night.

E．The farmer didn’t answer a word.

F．She, seeing her husband in such a strange condition, cried, “Ah! What have you been doing?”

G．The farmer and his wife were stupid.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】E

【5】F

【解析】

【1】由空格后面的一句是it开头，再根据后面讲的是“它被风吹开了”可知it指代的东西应该是门窗之类的，再结合各个选项，可知本空格填B正确，因为B最后一个单词就是涉及到door（门）。

【2】根据本文故事情节的发展，可知这对农民夫妇一起开始打赌了，根据意思应选A。

【3】根据空格后的一句：When she was out，可知老妇人是已经出去了，结合各个选项的意思，可知C为正确答案。

【4】由于农民正在与他的妻子打赌，因此理发师问他的问题他都一概不理，结合各个选项的意思，可知E为正确答案。

【5】根据下文写到农民的反应，可知道是他的妻子首先讲话了，故可知F为正确选项。