It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 1 to where he was going. Pretty soon he 2 that he was lost, but he 3 to drive, expecting to find his way or to 4 someone who could tell him how to get back to the 5 .
It was a long 6 road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost 7 , he saw in a 8 a tall farmer ploughing the land. He stopped his 9 team of horses near the fence and called out, “Hello, farmer.”
“Hello, yourself,” the farmer replied, 10 ploughing.
“Where does the horse 11 ? He asked without knowing his languages mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It 12 stays right where it is,” said the farmer, 13 stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man, speaking a little 14 .
“Don’t know. I never 15 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 16 . “What do you know? You’re the biggest fool I 17 saw.”
18 stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time 19 at the city man. Then he said, “Maybe I don’t know much. 20 I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”
【小题1】A．signsB．ordersC．attentionD．direction【小题2】A．realizedB．recognized C．acceptedD．received【小题3】A．stoppedB．usedC．wantedD．continued【小题4】A．missB．meet C．lookD．lose【小题5】A．townB．countryC．capitalD．village【小题6】A．lonelyB．busyC．dirtyD．crowded【小题7】A．at noonB．at nightC．rainingD．dark【小题8】A．truckB．pileC．fieldD．store【小题9】A．strongB．tiredC．weakD．tiring【小题10】A．butB．went onC．stoppedD．still【小题11】A．goB．lead upC．getD．show【小题12】A．alwaysB．oftenC．sometimesD．seldom【小题13】A．beganB．stillC．withoutD．already【小题14】A．clearlyB．lowerC．more loudlyD．more politely【小题15】A．judgedB．measuredC．sawD．studied【小题16】A．sadB．lovely C．friendlyD．angry【小题17】A．everB．often C．evenD．never【小题18】A．StillB．NotC．WithD．Finally【小题19】A．gladlyB．immediatelyC．in silenceD．excitedly【小题20】A．ReallyB．PerhapsC．CertainlyD．FortunatelyC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文主要讲了一个城市人赶着马车在乡下迷路了，他遇到一个农民，向农民问路，农民却所问非所答。商人生气了，骂农民是最大的傻瓜，而农民回答：“可能我是个傻瓜，但是我至少没有迷路。”
【小题1】根据Pretty soon he realized that he was lost,可知这里想说他没有太注意自己要去哪里，attention 注意，故选C。
【小题2】这里想说不久他意识到自己迷路了，realized意识到，故选A。
【小题3】根据expecting to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to get back to the town，可知这里想说但他继续驱车赶路，continued继续，故选D。
【小题4】根据someone who could tell him how to get back to the town ，故选B，meet遇到。
【小题5】 根据“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man，故选A。
【小题6】根据When it was almost dark, he saw in a field a tall farmer ploughing the land.可知这里想说这是一条漫长且荒凉的路，lonely荒凉的，故选A。
【小题7】根据For many hours he kept on driving，dark天黑了，故选D。
【小题8】根据a tall farmer ploughing the land，故选C，field田地。
【小题9】根据For many hours he kept on driving.可知这里想说他停下了他的疲劳的马队，tired疲劳的，故选B。
【小题10】这里想说农民回答“你也好”，依然在犁地，still仍然，故选D。
【小题11】根据I haven’t seen it go anywhere，故选A。
【小题12】这里想表达它一直待在它原来的地方，always始终，故选C。
【小题13】这里想说没有停下他的工作，without没有，故选C。
【小题14】这里想这个城市人说话更大声了，故选B。
【小题15】这里想说我从来没有测量过，measured测量，故选D。
【小题16】根据“What do you know? You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”可知这个城里人生气了，angry生气的，故选A。
【小题17】这里想说你是我曾经见过的最大的傻瓜，故选D，ever曾经。
【小题18】根据the farmer turned and looked for a long time in silence at the city man.故选C，Finally最终。
【小题19】根据Then he said，故选B，in silence安静的。
【小题20】这里想说可能我是个傻瓜，但是我至少没有迷路，Perhaps可能，故选B。