Mr. Brown had much money. One day he went on a trip to the countryside with his 5­year­old son Eric.

Mr. Brown had much money. One day he went on a trip to the countryside with his 5­year­old son Eric. He wanted to show his son how poor people lived, so they spent a day and a night on the farm of a very poor family.

When they got back from their trip, Mr. Brown asked Eric, “My dear son, how was the trip？”

“Very good, Dad！”Eric said happily.

“Did you see how the poor lived？”Mr. Brown asked.

“Yeah！”Eric answered.

“And what did you learn？”Mr. Brown asked.

“We have a dog at home but they have four. We have a pool that is in the middle of the garden but they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lamps(灯) in the garden but they have the stars, ”Eric answered.

When little Eric finished, Mr. Brown couldn't say anything.

【1】Mr. Brown and his son spent ________ in the countryside.

A. about 12 hours B. about 24 hours

C. about 48 hours D. less than 12 hours

【2】The underlined word“poor”in Paragraph 1 means “________”in Chinese.

A. 贫穷的 B. 富裕的

C. 快乐的 D. 漂亮的

【3】Why did Mr. Brown take Eric to the farm?

A. To show him how poor their family was.

B. To show him how rich their family was.

C. To show him where the poor lived.

D. To show him how the poor lived.

【4】Eric felt ________ about the trip.

A. tired B. unhappy

C. great D. sad

【5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Eric was only five years old.

B. There was one dog on the farm.

C. Eric liked the farm very much.

D. There were some lamps in Mr. Brown's garden.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

本文讲述了布朗先生带着儿子Eric去了农场，想让儿子了解穷人是如何生活的。回来后，儿子把自己家和农场的那家进行对比，发现自己家不如人家富有。

【1】B

事实细节题。由文中“they spent a day and a night on the farm”可知布朗先生和他的儿子在乡村度过了一天一夜，故选B。

【2】A

词义猜测题。根据He wanted to show his son how poor people lived,可知布朗先生想向展示一下贫穷的人是如何生活的，因此他们应住在一个贫穷的人家的农场上，故选A。

【3】D

推理判断题。由文中“He wanted to show his son how poor people lived”可知布朗先生带他的儿子去农场，是想让儿子了解一下贫穷的人是如何生活的，故选D。

【4】C

事实细节题。由文中“‘Very good，Dad！’Eric said happily.”可知Eric对这次旅行感到非常高兴，故选C。

【5】B

推理判断题。由文中“We have a dog at home but they have four.”可知在农场上的那家人有四只狗，不是一只狗，故选B。