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(櫻桃).
The father and the son continued (繼續(xù))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(彎腰) 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(拒絕)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(chǎn) 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 這篇短文主要描述了一對父子在路上見到一塊馬蹄鐵,父親讓自己撿起來,兒子不屑于做這樣的小事.后來父親通過一件事給了兒子一個很好的教訓(xùn).從而告訴我們,如果想做大事,就要從小事做起.
解答 51.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文"His father said nothing but he picked it up himself."的描述可知,這里指的是他的父親什么也沒說就把馬蹄撿起來了.故選B.
52.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文"There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few money he bought somecherries(櫻桃)."的描述可知,這里指的是農(nóng)民賣掉了馬蹄并用錢買了一些櫻桃.故選C.
53.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文"His father said nothing but he picked it up himself.句"的描述可知,他的父親什么也沒說,就把馬蹄撿起來了.故選B.
54.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)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,父親扔櫻桃的目的是想給兒子一個教訓(xùn).故選A.
55.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)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,如果擔(dān)心事小,就不會做大事.故D.
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