There was a farmer who always sold a pound of...

There was a farmer who always sold a pound of butter to a baker (面包师). At the same time he bought a pound of bread from the baker. One day the baker decided to weigh (称的重量) the butter to see if he was getting a pound and he found that he was not. This made him very angry, so he took the farmer to the court (法庭).

The judge (法官) asked the farmer if he played tricks (诡计) on selling the butter to the baker. The farmer replied, “I don’t play any tricks. I only have a scale (天平).”

The judge asked, “Then how do you weigh the butter?”

The farmer replied, “My dear judge, I don’t know how much a pound of butter weighs, but every time the baker comes to buy butter, he will bring a pound of bread for me. Then I put it on the scale and give him the same weight in butter. If the butter is less than it should be, there must be something wrong with the baker.”

Sometimes we will get back what we give to others in our life. So please be nice to others if you want them to be nice to you.

1.How many people are mentioned in this passage?

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2.Who sold a pound of butter and who sold a pound of bread?

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3.Why did the baker take the farmer to the court?

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4.How did the farmer weigh the butter?

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5.Did the farmer play any tricks?

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In a small city in England, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he____a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to____the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took____farmer to the judge (法官).

The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butter. The farmer replied. "I am so____that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it,_____I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the butter?" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butter from____, I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it on the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"

We____what we give to others in life. Whenever you take actions, ask yourself this____, "Am I honest?"

Honesty or dishonesty can become a____. Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even____what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behavior.

1.A. gave　　 B. fed　　 C. sold　　 D. threw

2.A. weigh　　 B. watch　　 C. cut　　 D. use

3.A. /　　 B. a　　 C. an　　 D. the

4.A. rich　　 B. poor　　 C. honest　　 D. quiet

5.A. and　　 B. so　　 C. but　　 D. or

6.A. I　　 B. my　　 C. me　　 D. mine

7.A. get back　　 B. look back　　 C. give back　　 D. turn back

8.A. answer　　 B. question　　 C. help　　 D. idea

9.A. difference　　 B. habit　　 C. mistake　　 D. difficulty

10.A. study　　 B. mean　　 C. imagine　　 D. know

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Once in the countryside, there was a farmer who had a lot of workers on his farm. One morning, the farmer said to John, one of the workers, “Today my friends are having a party in the city, and I want to　　　 them. Will you water the young trees when I’m away?”

“Oh, yes!” said John. “We shall be　　　 to do that.”

“Do not 　　　 to water the trees when the sun goes down. Make sure they have plenty of water,　　　 .not too much” said the farmer. Then he went away.

When the sun went down, the workers　　　 to water the trees. “Make sure that each tree

has　　　 water,” said John. “　　　 can we know if each tree has enough?” another worker asked. John had no good　　　 , so he said, “Pull up (拔起) each tree and look at the length of…的长度 its roots (根). Give more water to the trees with long roots, but only a little to those with short roots.”

Then those workers pulled up all the young trees to　　　 their roots. When the farmer

the next day, the poor trees were all dead.

1.A. hurt　　　　　　　　 B. kill　　　　　　 C. join　　　　　　 D. leave

2.A. afraid　　　　　　 B. glad　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　 D. angry

3.A. forget　　　　　 B. remember　　　 C. look　　　　　　 D. listen

4.A. and　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. but

5.A. began　　　　　　　 B. became　　 　 C. asked　　　　　 D. hoped

6.A. little　　　　　　 B. few　　　　　　 C. enough　　　　 D. more

7.A. What　　　　　　 　 B. When　　　　　 C. How　　　　　　 D. Where

8.A. time　　　　　　　　 B. pleasure　　　 C. money　　　　　 D. idea

9.A. hear　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　 C. do　　　　　　　 D. write

10. A. took off　　　　 B. went away　　 C. came back　　 D. got up

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Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say him, “Don’t forget this”

One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “now you have all these  things . They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and go on the train with it. About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said. “Will you please show me your ticket ?” the old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket, I really bought a ticket before I got on the train” said the old man.

“I believe you bought a ticket. All right  , you don’t have buy another one” said the conductor kindly.  “But how can I know where I’m going? I can’t remember my station!” the old man said sadly

1.The old man in the story was very ______.

A. kind    B. poor    C. forgetful    D. sad

2.The old man bought the ticket ______ he got on the train.

A. after   B. before    C. until   D. when.

3.The conductor _____ the old man.

A. didn’t believe  B.  laughed at  C.  believed     D. felt sorry for

4.The old man was sad because____

A. he had to buy another ticket

B. he lost all the things his wife gave him

C. he did not know where he was

D .he did not know where he should get off.

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Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “ Don’t forget this !”

One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “ Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it..

About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “ Will you please show me your ticket ? “ The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “ I can not find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train, “ said the old man.

“ I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you do not have to buy another one.” Said the conductor kindly. “ But how can I know where I’m going ? I can not remember my station!” the old man said sadly.

1. The old man in the story was very_________.

A. kind　　　 B. poor　　　 C. forgetful　　　　 D. sad

2. Where is the ticket ?

A.The old man forgot to buy it.

B.The old man could not remember where it was.

C.The old man showed it to the conductor.

D.The old man’s wife took the ticket away.

3.The old man bought the ticket________ he got on the train.

A. after　　 B. before　　　 C. as　　　　　　 D. when

4.The conductor________ the old man.

A. didn’t believe　　　　　　　 B. laughed at.

C. believed　　　　　　　　　　 D. felt sorry for

5. The old man was sad because__________.

A.he had to buy another ticket

B.he lost all the things his wife gave him

C.he did not know where he was

D.he did not know where he should get off

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Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him， “Don’t forget this!”

One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home， his wife said， “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station， bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

About half an hour later， the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said， “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets， but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.”said the old man.

“I believe you bought a ticket. All right， you don’t have to buy another one，” said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going? – I can’t remember my station!”the old man said sadly.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案

1.The old man in the story was very ______.

A. kind　　 B. poor　　　 C. forgetful　　 D. Sad

2.Where is the ticket? _______

A. The old man forgot to buy it.

B. The old man could not remember where it was.

C. The old man showed it to the conductor.

D. The old man’s wife took the ticket away.

3.The old man bought the ticket _____ he got on the train.

A. after　　　　 B. before　　　　 C. as　　　　 D. when

4.The old man was sad because _______

A. he had to buy another ticket.

B. he lost all the things his wife gave him.

C. he did not know where he was.

D. he did not know where he should get off.

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Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this!”

One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.”said the old man.

“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one,”said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going? I can’t remember my station!”the old man said sadly.

(    )1.The old man in the story was very___________.

A. kind      B. poor     C. forgetful    D. sad

(    )2.Where is the ticket?

A. The old man forgot go buy it.

B. The old man could not remember where it was.

C. The old man showed it to the conductor.

D. The old man’s wife took the ticket away.

(    )3.The old man bought the ticket ________ he got on the train.

A. after       B. before       C. as        D. when

(    )4.The conductor __________  the old man.

A. didn’t believe   B. laughed at   C. believed    D. felt sorry for

(    )5. The old man was sad because

A. he had to buy another ticket.

B. he lost all the things his wife gave him.

C. he did not know where he was.

D. He did not know where he should get off.

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Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “ Don’t forget this !”

One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “ Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it..

About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “ Will you please show me your ticket ? “ The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “ I can not find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train, “ said the old man.

“ I believe you bought a ticker. All right, you do not have to buy another one.” Said the conductor kindly. “ But how can I know where I’m going ? I can not remember my station!” the old man said sadly.

1.The old man in the story was very_________.

A. kind　　　 B. poor　　　 C. forgetful　　　　 D. sad

2. Where is the ticket ?

A.The old man forgot to buy it.

B.The old man could not remember where it was.

C.The old man showed it to the conductor.

D.The old man’s wife took the ticket away.

3. The old man bought the ticket________ he got on the train.

A. after　　 B. before　　　 C. as　　　　　　 D. when

4.The conductor________ the old man.

A. didn’t believe　　　　 B. laughed at.

C. believed　　　　　　　　　　 D. felt sorry for

5.The old man was sad because__________.

A.he had to buy another ticket

B.he lost all the things his wife gave him

C.he did not know where he was

D.he did not know where he should get off

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this!”

One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.” said the old man.

“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one,” said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going? – I can’t remember my station!” the old man said sadly.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案

1.The old man in the story was very ______.

A. kind　　　　　　 B. poor　　　　　　 C. forgetful　　　　　 D. sad

2.Where is the ticket? _______

A. The old man forgot to buy it.

B. The old man could not remember where it was.

C. The old man showed it to the conductor.

D. The old man’s wife took the ticket away.

3.The old bought the ticket _____ he got on the train.

A.　 after　　　　　 B. before　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　 D. when

4.The conductor ______ the old man.

A. didn’t believe　　 B. laughed at

C. believed　　　　　　　　 D. felt sorry for

5.The old man was sad because _______

A. he had to buy another ticket.

B. he lost all the things his wife gave him.

C. he did not know where he was.

D. he did not know where he should get off.

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There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and the other was an insurance agent(保险代理人). Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher seldom watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often.

The retired teacher's plants were small, but still looked okay, while the insurance agent's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there was heavy rain and wind because of a minor(较小的) storm. The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to check on their gardens. The insurance agent saw that his plants had been ripped from the ground and were totally destroyed. But the retired teacher's plants were not damaged at all but stood firm.

The insurance agent was surprised. He went to consult(咨询) the retired teacher. “We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?”

The retired teacher smiled and said, “Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too easy for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so their roots had to grow deeper to absorb(吸收) more water. That is why my plants didn't die.”

1.What do the retired teacher's plants look like?

A. big B. green C. beautiful D. small

2.The underlined word "firm" in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.

A. 摇摇欲坠地 B. 稳固的 C. 更高地 D. 歪倒地

3.According to the passage, which sentence is not true?

A. The retired teacher's plants were smaller than his neighbor's.

B. Both of the neighbors cared about their plants.

C. After the storm the retired teacher's garden looked fuller and greener.

D. The storm destroyed the garden of the retired teacher's neighbor.

4.The retired teacher planted the plants in a _____ way.

A. smart B. lazy C. quick D. easy

5.What is the main message of the story?

A. Growing a garden is not as easy as it looks.

B. A storm can destroy all the plants in your garden.

C. Plants know how to protect themselves from storms.

D. Too much care can make us become weak.

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