8.One day a farmer walking along a road with his son Thomas,the father said,"look!There's a horseshoe,pick it up and put it in your bag."Thomas said,"It isn't worth (值得)the trouble."His father said nothing but he picked it up himself.When they got to nearby town,they had a rest.There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some cherries(樱桃).
The father and the son continued (继续)their way.The sun was well up in the sky,and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest.Thomas felt too thirsty to walk.At this time,his father dropped(掉落) a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it,after a while,his father dropped another cherry and once again,his son was busy picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on.The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up.When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries,his father said to him,"My dear son,if you bent(弯腰) down early to pick up that horseshoe,it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries.Always remember the lesson that he who does not worry about the things will find that he cannot do the great things."
51.Who picked up the horseshoe at last?B
A.the son
B.The father
C.both the father and the son
D.Neither the father or the son
52.The farmer boughtC with the money after he sold the horseshoe.
A.some bread
B.some water
C.some cherries
D.some pennies
53.When the son refused(拒绝)to pick up the horseshoe,the fatherB
A.beat(打) the son
B.said nothing
C.felt very happy
D.became very angry
54.The father dropped the cherries one by one,becauseA
A.he wanted to teach his son a lesson.
B.he wanted his son to do more exercise.
C.he wanted his son to eat them all.
D.he wanted to laugh at his son.
55.From the story,we can learn thatD
A.cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them.
B.a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money.
C.if we want to eat cherries,we must pick up a horseshoe.
D.if we don't worry about the little things,we cannot do the great things.
分析 这篇短文主要描述了一对父子在路上见到一块马蹄铁,父亲让自己捡起来,儿子不屑于做这样的小事.后来父亲通过一件事给了儿子一个很好的教训.从而告诉我们,如果想做大事,就要从小事做起.
解答 51.B.细节理解题.根据短文"His father said nothing but he picked it up himself."的描述可知,这里指的是他的父亲什么也没说就把马蹄捡起来了.故选B.
52.C.细节理解题.根据短文"There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few money he bought somecherries(樱桃)."的描述可知,这里指的是农民卖掉了马蹄并用钱买了一些樱桃.故选C.
53.B.细节理解题.根据短文"His father said nothing but he picked it up himself.句"的描述可知,他的父亲什么也没说,就把马蹄捡起来了.故选B.
54.A.细节理解题.根据短文"Always remember the lesson that he who does not worry about the things will find that he cannot do the great things."的描述可知,父亲扔樱桃的目的是想给儿子一个教训.故选A.
55.D.细节理解题.根据短文"Always remember the lesson that he who does not worry about the things will find that he cannot do the great things."的描述可知,如果担心事小,就不会做大事.故D.
点评 阅读题型,要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解.根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题.