Very far away from the city lived a poor farmer and his wife. In front of their house was a small dirt road. Very few cars drove on this road because it was so far from the city. On the dirt road, there was a big hole filled with water. The hole was very deep, but drivers on the road didn't know just how deep. Drivers always drove into the hole, but they never drove out. One day, a man in a new car was driving down the road. He saw the hole with the water, but he didn't think it was very deep. He drove into the hole, but he couldn't drive out. The man saw the farmer on his tractor working in the field, and he signaled to the farmer. The farmer drove over to the man in the new car. “Is there a problem?”asked the farmer. “Yes,”said the man.“My car is stuck in this hole. Can you help me?” “Maybe,”said the farmer.“But I'm very busy.” “lf you help me, I'll pay you,” said the man. “OK,”said the farmer. The farmer pulled the car out of the hole with his tractor, and the man paid him a lot of money. The man looked at the farmer and said,“You must. make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole day and night.” “Actually, no,”said the farmer. “Why not?”asked the man. “The hole is very deep, and a lot of people get stuck and ask for help. But I don't make money day and night because I don't pull cars out at night.” “At night I'm busy filling the hole with water,” answered the farmer. 【小题1】The reason why few cars drove on the small dirt road was that __________ . A．there was a big and deep holeB．the couple was not polite enough C．it had a long distance from the cityD．drivers were afraid of being in the hole 【小题2】According to paragraph 2, we can know about the man in a new car __________ . A．he just learned to drive a carB．it was the first time that he passed there C．he knew how deep the hole wasD．he knew the farmer in the field 【小题3】What did the farmer usually do at night? A．He helped pull out cars.B．He made money. C．He filled water to the holeD．He slept at home.
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【答案解析】试题分析：离城市非常远的地方住着一个贫穷的农夫和他的妻子。在他们的房子前面是一条很小的土路。在这条土路上，有一个很大的充满了水的洞。这是很有趣的故事。
【小题1】细节题：从第一段的句子：Very
few
cars
drove
on
this
road
because
it
was
so
far
from
the
city.可知很少有车在这条路上，因为这里里城里比较远。选C
【小题2】推理题：从第二段的句子：He
saw
the
hole
with
the
water,
but
he
didn't
think
it
was
very
deep.可知这个人是第一次在这条路上开车。选B
【小题3】细节题：从文章的最后一句话：“At
night
I'm
busy
filling
the
hole
with
water,”
answered
the
farmer.可知晚上农夫忙着给洞里注水。选C
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