Question

There was once a farmer. His land was hilly and the soil was not the best. He had a cow that wasn’t giving much milk and he had chickens who were laying few eggs. The place looked run-down (破敗的) and the barn and fences (籬笆) needed repair. The farmer and his wife felt dejected.
One stormy evening, a poorly-dressed man knocked on their door, asking if he could get shelter for the night. They shared the food that had been prepared, while they talked a great deal about the farm.
When the stranger left the following morning, he thanked the farmer and his wife and pulled a little bag of gold pieces out of his pocket. He said that maybe this would help them. He added that he’d come by next year with hopes of finding a revived farm.
After this, the farmer and his wife often talked about whether they should buy a more promising cow. Other times they considered whether they should buy chickens who laid more eggs. However, every conversation ended with the farmer trusting the farm would improve as he found himself fixing the barn and the fences, caring for the animals, preparing food for themselves and their animals.
The farmer beamed (眉開眼笑) when the stranger did come by again a year later. Everything looked so much better. The stranger asked, “What did you use the gold for?”
The farmer said, “We hid the gold under a kitchen tile (地磚) and, while we often thought of it, we never did think of anything we needed the gold for.”
Then the farmer added thoughtfully, “I do thank you, though, ever so much. You gave us what we really needed to keep going — you lifted our spirits.”
Saying that, the farmer removed the tile and cheerfully returned the gold to the stranger.
【小題1】The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.

A．kind and generous

B．surprised and delighted

C．disappointed and unhappy

D．strong and fearless

【小題2】One year later, the stranger visited the farmer to _____.

A．get his gold pieces back

B．see if the farm had improved

C．get shelter for the night

D．give the farmer more money

【小題3】From the passage, we can conclude that what the farmer really needed was _____.

A．land rich enough to farm on

B．something to keep their spirits up

C．scientific knowledge of agriculture

D．money to improve his farm

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】B     

解析試題分析：文章講述了一對農民夫婦的農場很破敗，在一個陌生的來訪者給了一些金子后，他們并沒有將金子花掉來修理農場，而是通過自己的努力和勤奮將農場打理的非常好。
【小題1】細節推斷題。從文章The place looked run-down (破敗的) and the barn and fences (籬笆) needed repair. 可知這個地方破敗不堪，谷倉和籬笆都要修理，所以他們肯定感覺不高興和沮喪，故選C
【小題2】細節題。從文章He said that maybe this would help them. He added that he’d come by next year with hopes of finding a revived farm. 可知，這個陌生人第二年再來農村是想看一下是否農村的情況有所改進，故選B
【小題3】細節推斷題。從Then the farmer added thoughtfully, “I do thank you, though, ever so much. You gave us what we really needed to keep going — you lifted our spirits.”可知農民真正想要的是一些使自己的精神振奮的東西，故選B 
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