Question

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

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 have 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 two 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. many 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：本文讲述了两个不爱动脑的农民，他们尽管工作很努力仍然很穷。别人都盖起了新房子，但他们仍住在低矮破旧的房里。有一次其中一人去城里给他妻子买药，得知苹果在城里很贵。于是他回去之后和另一人一起借钱买了1000公斤苹果去城里卖，结果到城里后才发现城里的苹果已经很多，于是他们不得不用比较低的价钱把苹果卖了。而他们回去的路上讨论做生意赔本的原因，却是他们的拖拉机太小装的苹果太少了。

1.They’re both poor though they work hard.所以他们俩都非常穷，盖不起新房子，故选B。

2.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. 可知，李叔叔是因为得知城里苹果贵才会和王叔叔商量运一些苹果去城里，所以是为了争取利润，故选D。

3.Bad luck! A lot of apples have already been carried there when they arrived. 可知，当他们到达的时候已经有很多苹果被运到这里了，故选C。

4.细节分析题。由文中句子“I can’t understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)”可知，他们不高兴是因为他们遭受了损失，而别人总能挣到钱。并不止这一次，故选A

5.推理判断题。由文章故事大概可知，这两个人都不动脑，遭受损失了也没有找出真正的原因。故选C。

考点：故事类阅读