A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but failed.
So he put a notice on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be rewarded 100 dollars.
People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the reward. However, the barn was too large and the straw in the barn was too thick,it was getting dark they were still unable to find it. So they give up the reward of 100 dollars one by one.
But only a small boy was still not discouraged but kept looking for it .He had nothing to eat throughout the day.In order to solve the family problem, he looked forward to finding the gold watch and let his parents,brothers and sisters have a full meal.
The night was already getting late,the boy was also tired. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange “tick--tock ”.
He immediately held his breath and listened carefully,and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the 100 dollars.
Like the gold watch in the barn,success has been around us and spread in every corner of life. Only when we are calm and firmly look for it ,we can find it.
【小題1】If someone found the gold watch, what would the farmer offer him?

A．100 yuanB．100 dollars
C．100 poundsD．100 pence
【小題2】Why did the boy insist on looking for the gold watch?
A．Because he liked the gold watch..
B．Because he wanted to own the watch.
C．Because he was silly
D．Because he wanted to get the reward
【小題3】The passage above is probably taken from_________.
A．A newspaperB．a(chǎn) science book
C．a(chǎn)n advertisementD．a(chǎn) notice
【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The boy had no brothers or sisters.
B．The boy’s family had a hard life.
C．It was easy for the boy to find the watch.
D．The farmer didn’t look for the watch for himself
【小題5】 Of the following,which order is right according to the story?
① The boy succeeded in finding the gold watch
② The farmer offered the boy a reward of 100 dollars
③ A farmer lost a gold watch carelessly
④ Many people tried to find the watch,but they failed.
A．②①④③B．④②③①
C．③④①②D．①③④②


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】B
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：短文大意：一個(gè)農(nóng)民不慎在農(nóng)場(chǎng)的谷倉(cāng)丟失一只昂貴的金表，在那里他四處搜尋但失敗了。
所以他在農(nóng)場(chǎng)門口寫了一個(gè)通知：誰(shuí)找到金表將被獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)100美元。人們?yōu)榱说玫姜?jiǎng)勵(lì)盡力尋找，但都失敗了。只有一個(gè)小男孩仍不氣餒，最終找到了金表得到100美元。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段So he put a notice on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be rewarded 100 dollars.可知該選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段開(kāi)頭People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the reward.可知該選D。
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知該選A。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中.He had nothing to eat throughout the day.I n order to solve the family problem, he looked forward to finding the gold watch and let his parents, brothers and sisters have a full meal.可知該選B。
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。細(xì)讀全文可知該選C。
考點(diǎn)：故事類閱讀。

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