Once there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that there was a treasure（财宝） hidden（藏） in the fields .
“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he ,”and you will be sure to find it .”
As soon as the farmer died , the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldn’t find any treasure .
They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as deep as they could, but still they didn’t find the treasure .It was time for sowing (种).
“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”
“That’s fine ,”the others replied（回答） ,and they began to sow .
When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden(金色的) rice in the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .
Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard .
【小题1】One day the farmer called his sons together because .【小题2】The farmer’s sons .【小题3】The farmer told his sons that .【小题4】One of the boys suggested that they sow rice in the fields because .【小题5】Their rice harvest in autumn was .
A. a poor one
B. a good one , but not so good as that of their neighbors .
C. not a good one
D. better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields.
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A. a poor one
B. a good one , but not so good as that of their neighbors .
C. not a good one
D. better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields.
解析：这篇短文主要讲述了临死的农民想办法教育自己的三个懒惰的儿子，勤劳致富的道理，最后三个儿子终于明白了父亲的意思。
【小题1】根据第一段One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together 描述，可知选A。
【小题2】根据短文描述，可知这几个儿子一开始翻地只是为了找父亲留下的财富。联系上文描述，他们都很懒，可知选C。
【小题3】根据第一段told them that there was a treasure（财宝） hidden（藏） in the fields .描述，可知他们必须翻地才能找到这些财富，故选D。
【小题4】根据.It was time for sowing (种).
“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .描述，可知选B。
【小题5】根据最后一段Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .描述，可知选D。