Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends．They live next to each other and their farms are both at th

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 1，000kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor．Bad luck!A lot of apples has 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. a lot of 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．

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文讲述了李叔叔和王叔叔他们二人由于不善于动脑筋，尽管工作很辛苦还是生活的很贫困，只能住在低矮破旧的房子里．

【1】细节理解题．根据第一段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．得知他们二人不善于动脑筋，尽管工作很辛苦还是生活的很贫困，只能住在低矮破旧的房子里．故选B．

【2】推理判断题．根据第二段得知李叔叔去城里给妻子买药，发现城里苹果很贵，就和王叔叔借钱把苹果运到城里去卖想要赚钱盈利．故选D．

【3】推理判断题．根据第二段Bad luck!A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived．A few days later they had to sell them at a low price （价格）．得知倒霉的是，当两位把苹果运进城里时，发现那里已经有太多的苹果在销售了，因此只能低价出售手里的苹果．故选C．

【4】细节理解题．根据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．得知做买卖没有赚到钱，却蒙受了很大的损失他们二人很失望．故选A．

【5】推理判断题．根据I agree!"said Uncle Li．"How foolish （傻的） we were!"可知这两个人都不聪明，故选C．