Question

【题目】 Joe and his wife moved to a new farm with their three sons. A nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the soil of his new land. Joe believed and told his sons about it.

His sons actually began digging for gold in the land. Once they finished one piece they would start another. They began to realize that digging for gold was fun! Seeing that, Joe thought he would plant some crops where the dirt had been turned thoroughly. He planted com, tomatoes, and potatoes. His sons continued to dig through the soil, determined to find gold.

As each different crop became ready to be harvested, Joe started to realize that there was more than he and his family could ever eat. One of Joe 's neighbors suggested that he set up a vegetable stand. Joe and his wife did that very thing. This process went on for three years and Joe and his wife became quite rich from it. They were even able to send their sons off to college.

Remember at the beginning of the story Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe' s understanding of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually told him that his land had rich soil.

Go out and believe that there is gold in all your challenges so that you can be inspired to pursue(追求)all that you need. The fate will never give up on you, if you never give up on yourself.

【1】What made Joe believe that there was actual gold in his land?

A.His desire to send his sons to college.B.His dream to become wealthy.

C.His poor understanding of English.D.His trust in his neighbor.

【2】Joe's three sons took digging for gold as

A.a pleasureB.a challenge

C.a lieD.a dream

【3】How did Joe deal with his too many crops?

A.By leaving them in the land

B.By selling them to others.

C.By giving them away to neighbors.

D.By exchanging them for gold.

【4】The best title for this passage would be

A.Telling a white lie

B.Achieving wealth from land

C.Digging for gold

D.Accepting challenges in life

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章用Joe带领一家在自己田里挖金子，并最终让家庭富裕的故事告诉我们一个道理：相信你的挑战会有收获，去追求你所需要的，只要不放弃，你就会成功。

【1】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的Well, the truth is, Joe' s understanding of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually told him that his land had rich soil.(事实上，Joe对英语的理解并不完美。他的新邻居朋友实际上是告诉他，他的土地上有肥沃的土壤)可知，Joe认为自己的田里有黄金，是因为他对英语不是很理解。C. His poor understanding of English.(他对英语理解很差)符合以上说法，故选C项。

【2】

细节理解题。根据第二段的They began to realize that digging for gold was fun!可知，Joe的三个孩子开始意识到挖黄金是件趣事。A. a pleasure(一个乐趣)符合以上说法，故选A项。

【3】

细节理解题。根据第三段的One of Joe 's neighbors suggested that he set up a vegetable stand. Joe and his wife did that very thing. This process went on for three years and Joe and his wife became quite rich from it.(一个邻居建议他摆一个蔬菜摊。Joe和妻子这样做了。这个过程持续了三年，他们变得非常富有)可知，Joe和妻子把多余的收成卖给了别人。B. By selling them to others.(通过把它们卖给别人)符合以上说法，故选B项。

【4】

主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其是最后一段的Go out and believe that there is gold in all your challenges so that you can be inspired to pursue(追求)all that you need. The fate will never give up on you, if you never give up on yourself.(走出去，并且相信你所有的挑战里都有“黄金”，这样你可以受到激励去追求你需要的一切。你不放弃自己，命运就不会放弃你)再结合Joe一家在自己田里挖黄金的故事，可知，本文以一个寓言故事告诉我们：相信你的挑战会有收获，去追求你所需要的，只要不放弃，你就会成功。C. Digging for gold(挖黄金)可以作为本文标题，故选C项。