高一下学期英语阅读理解翻译

Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”

“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said, “You start.” “Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said.

“That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”

“That’s true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”

“I will,” The farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The business man repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” The farmer said and gave him $50. 4．The story happened ____________. A．on a farm B．in a shop

C．before a long plane journey D．between two passengers

5．What does the word “riddle” mean in this story? A．A difficult question to find the answer to. B．Something to help to make rules. C．Something to win money.

D．a kind of game in doing business.

6．Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?

A．He made much more money than the farmer. B．He thought he knew more than the farmer. C．He was interested in making riddles. D．He was better at playing riddle games. 7．The farmer _________.

A．enjoyed himself on his long journey. B．didn’t want to pay even one dollar C．spent all his money on the plane ticket. D．won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game

试题分析：本文讲述了一个发生在飞机上的小故事，农民用自己的机智赚取了这位老师很多钱。告诉了我们受过教育与的人也不是什么都知道的道理

4．D考查细节理解题。根据第一段提到Two men were sitting

together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer.两个人坐在飞机上，实行一次长时间的旅行，一个是商人，一个是农民，故选D项。

5．A 考查推理判断题。根据第二段提到 “What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said, “You start.”商人问，你想做什么，我们问彼此一个问题，农民说，开始吧，故选A项。

6．B 考查细节理解题。根据第二段提到That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer这不公正，你是个知识丰富的商人，你知道的事情比我多，我仅仅个农民，故选B项。

7．D 考查细节理解题。根据最后一段提到He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” The farmer said and gave him $50.可知给了农民100美元后来农民不知道又给了商人50美元，故可知选D项。 考点：故事类阅读