The Farmer, His Horse, and His sonOnce there ...

The Farmer, His Horse, and His son

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.  He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the  horse to be too tired.

They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer know that this was true,

so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.

Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.

Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.

Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the

time.

1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.

A. before it was dead        B. before it become too tired

C. before it market was over  D. before it was as old as he was

2.The two men on the road ____.

A. asked how far it was to the market

B. said they thought the horse looked very tired

C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk

3.The two old women said it was wrong for ____.

A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C. the boy to ride instead of his father

D. only one person to ride such a long way

4.The farmer got up behind his son because ____.

A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk

B. the three old men stopped them on the road

C. he did not know why he was walking

D. his son could not ride the horse by himself

5. The young woman was most sorry ____.

A. for the old man

B. for the farmer's young son

C. that it was not far to the market

D. for the horse

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Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.

They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market.” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked.

Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it.

Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding.

Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren’t you walking? ” she asked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ”So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1.The farmer was______.

2.The two men on the road________.

3.The two old ladies said it was wrong for_________ .

4.The farmer got up behind his son because_________.

5.What did the writer really want to tell us?

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Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.

They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market. ” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked.

Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it.

Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today. ” So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding.

Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren’t you walking? ” she asked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ”So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1.The farmer was______.

A．nearly the same age as his horse

B．almost always older than his horse

C．not quite as old as his horse

D．a little older than his horse

2.The two men on the road________.

A．asked how far it was to the market

B．said they thought the horse looked very tired

C．asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D．told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk

3.The two old ladies said it was wrong for_________ .

A．the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B．the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C．the boy to ride instead of his father

D．only one person to ride such a long way

4.The farmer got up behind his son because_________.

A．the old farmer said it was too hot for him to walk

B．the three old men stopped them on the road

C．he did hot know why he was walking

D．his son could not ride the horse by himself

5.What did the writer really want to tell us?

A．The old man was a fool.

B．The horse was old and was going to die.

C．It is not right to listen to others.

D．It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied（满意）all the time.

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Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). " The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.

Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.

A. before it was dead

B. before it become too tired

C. before it market was over

D. before it was as old as he was

2. The two men on the road ____.

A. asked how far it was to the market

B. said they thought the horse looked very tired

C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk

3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.

A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C. the boy to ride instead of his father

D. only one person to ride such a long way

4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.

A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk

B. the three old men stopped them on the road

C. he did not know why he was walking

D. his son could not ride the horse by himself

5. The young woman was most sorry ____.

A. for the old man

B. for the farmer's young son

C. that it was not far to the market

D. for the horse

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Once there was an old farmer, he had a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out（出发）one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. The father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road . They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场).” The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked. Then they met two old ladies, “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired the boy is?” So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it. Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them, one said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, “Why aren't you walking?” she asked, “It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.” So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1.How old was the horse？

The horse was almost __________________the farmer himself.

2.What did the old farmer want to do with(处理) the horse?

He wanted to __________________before it died.

3.What did the first two men mean?

They meant that it was __________________to get the market so they could ride__________________.

4.Why didn’t they ride on the horse at last?

Because a young woman said it wasn’t far to the market, they should give __________________.

5.What does the story tell us ?

The story tells us that __________________ all the time.

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One day,a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said,“Look！There's a horseshoe（马蹄铁）. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said,“It isn't worth（值得）the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town,they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some grapes.

It was very hot,and there wasn't a house or a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time,his father dropped a grape on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while,his father dropped another grape and once again,his son picked it up and put it in his mouth.

And then they went on. The old farmer dropped the grapes and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the grapes,his father said to him,“My dear son,if you had bent down（俯身）early to pick up that horseshoe,it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the grapes,always remember the lesson. A person who cares about the little things will meet with most success.

根据短文内容。选择最佳答案。

1.__________ picked up the horseshoe.

A.The father B.The son

C.Nobody D.The shop assistant

2.The father bought some __________ after he sold the horseshoe.

A.money B.grapes C.trees D.water

3.Thomas picked up the grapes and ate them because __________.

A.his father wanted him to eat them B.he liked them

C.he was thirsty D.he wanted to sell them

4.The father dropped the grapes one by one because he wanted __________.

A.his son to eat them all B.to teach his son a lesson

C.to make fun of his son D.to show his love

5.From the passage, we can learn that __________.

A.if we want to eat grapes, we must pick up a horseshoe

B.a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us much money

C.we should care about small things before we do the great things.

D.it's important to pick up a horseshoe on the road

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An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he had never traveled to the city before.

The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.

He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift. When he was watching, an old woman got into the lift and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very perfect young girl came out.

The old farmer was very surprised, “What a funny little room!” He said to himself, “It’s magic. It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I’m going to bring my wife to take the lift. ”

1. The old farmer lived _______________.

A. near the city

B. in the city

C. in the southeast of England

D. in a large tall building

2.The old farmer decided ______________ one day.

A. to visit a building　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to visit a city

C. to visit a factory　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to visit a farm

3.The old farmer ________________.

A. came to the city for the first time

B. had traveled to the city several times

C. found nothing new and strange in the city

D. only visited the large tall building

4.When the old farmer was in a large tall building, he saw ________ get into the lift.

A. a young girl    　　 B. an old man

C. his wife　　　　     D. an old woman

5. From the passage, we can guess the old farmer ______________.

A. knew the lift well

B. didn’t know anything about the lift

C. wanted to buy a lift　　　　　　　　　

D. didn’t like the lift

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An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he had never traveled to the city before. The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.

He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift(电梯). When he was watching, an old woman got into the lift and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very beautiful young girl came out. The old farmer was very surprised. What a funny little room! he said to himself, “ It’s magic. It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I’m going to bring my wife to take the lift.

1.The old farmer lived 　　　　 .

A. near the city B. in the city

C. in the southeast of England D. in a large tall building

2.The old farmer decide 　　　 one day.

A. to visit a building B. to visit a city

C. to visit a factory D. to visit a farm

3.The old farmer 　　　　　 .

A. came to the city for the first time

B. had traveled to the city several times

C. found nothing new and strange in the city

D. only visited the large tall building

4.When the old farmer was in a large tall building, he saw　　　 get into the lift.

A. a young girl B. an old man C. his wife D. an old woman

5.From the passage, we can guess the old farmer 　　　　 .

A. knew the lift well B. didn't know anything about the lift

C. wanted to buy a lift D. didn't like the lift

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An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he had never traveled to the city before.

The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.

He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift. When he was watching, an old woman got into the lift and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very perfect young girl came out.

The old farmer was very surprised, “What a funny little room!” He said to himself, “It’s magic. It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I’m going to bring my wife to take the lift. ”

1.The old farmer lived ____.

A. near the city        B. in the city

C. in the southeast of England    D. in a large tall building

2.The old farmer decided ____ one day.

A. to visit a building    B. to visit a city

C. to visit a factory    D. to visit a farm

3.The old farmer ____.

A. came to the city for the first time

B. had traveled to the city several times

C. found nothing new and strange in the city

D. only visited the large tall building

4.When the old farmer was in a large tall building, he saw ____ get into the lift.

A. a young girl    B. an old man    C. his wife    D. an old woman

5.From the passage, we can guess the old farmer ____.

A. knew the lift well    B. didn’t know anything about the lift

C. wanted to buy a lift　　 D. didn’t like the lift

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缺词填空

One day a pig went to the stable to see his good friend， an old horse， and was going to stay t 1.　 for the night. Night came and it was time f　 2.　 sleep. The pig went into the straw heap and lay comfortably.

A long time p 3.　　　 ， but the horse was s　　 4.　　 standing there and did not move. So the pig asked the horse w 5.　　 he did not go to sleep. “Standing like this is the beginning of sleep.” answered the horse. The pig found it h　 6.　 to believe and said， “How can you s　　 7.　　 there sleeping? It is not comfortable at a 8.　 .” The horse answered， “Comfortable is your habit. A 9.　　 horses， we have the habit of r 10.　 quickly. So we are always ready to run quickly even if we are asleep.”

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