Foolish(silly) Freddie lived in a small village. The people of the village laughed at him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. They thought this was a funny thing to do.
One day, a visitor came to the village.
"Watch this", a villager said, and called to Freddie. "Come and play a game, Freddie, " he shouted. Freddie walked slowly towards him, a silly smile on his face.
"Look! Freddie, "the villager said, "I’ve got something for you." He showed Freddie a dollar coin and a much larger 50-cent coin."Which would you like?" he asked Freddie.
Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once.
The villager laughed."See how foolish he is," he said."He always does that. He’s too silly to learn anything." He walked away, leaving Freddie with the visitor.
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the$1 coin, the$1 coin is worth(值) much more.Two times as much."
"I know that," Freddie said."But once I take the$1coin, they’ll stop playing the game."
【小題1】根據(jù)第一段The people of the village laughed at him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was.描述,可知選D
【小題2】根據(jù)第一段They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. 描述,可知選A
【小題3】根據(jù)最后一段The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the$1 coin, the$1 coin is worth(值) much more.描述,可知他認(rèn)為弗雷迪不知道這些硬幣的價(jià)值.故選D
【小題4】根據(jù)短文最后一句話(huà)"I know that," Freddie said."But once I take the$1coin, they’ll stop playing the game."可知弗雷迪這樣做只是為了讓人們不斷地給他錢(qián),故選C,他其實(shí)很聰明.
【小題5】這篇短文主要描述了一個(gè)被村民們認(rèn)為很傻的人,但是實(shí)際上這個(gè)人很聰明.故選B,foolish用引號(hào)括起來(lái),表示相反的含義.
【小題6】People laughed at Freddie because__________.

A.he often made up jokesB.he didn’t like money
C.he looked very funnyD.they thought he was a fool
【小題7】The villagers wanted to show the visitors___________.
A.how silly Freddie wasB.how clever Freddie was
C.How kind people were to FreddieD.that Freddie had much money
【小題8】The visitor felt sorry for Freddie because he though_________.
A.Freddie did not know money was useful
B.the villager was not kind enough to the boy
C.Freddie did not get along well with the villagers
D.Freddie did not know the dollar coin was worth more
【小題9】From the story we know that Freddie was__________.
A.poorB.kindC.cleverD.silly
【小題10】The best title for the passage should be __________.
A.Clever VillagersB."Foolish" Freddie
C.Freddie and a VisitorD.A Visitor and the Villagers


【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】B

解析【小題1】根據(jù)第一段The people of the village laughed at him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was.描述,可知選D
【小題1】根據(jù)第一段They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. 描述,可知選A
【小題1】根據(jù)最后一段The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the$1 coin, the$1 coin is worth(值) much more.描述,可知他認(rèn)為弗雷迪不知道這些硬幣的價(jià)值.故選D
【小題1】根據(jù)短文最后一句話(huà)"I know that," Freddie said."But once I take the$1coin, they’ll stop playing the game."可知弗雷迪這樣做只是為了讓人們不斷地給他錢(qián),故選C,他其實(shí)很聰明.
【小題1】這篇短文主要描述了一個(gè)被村民們認(rèn)為很傻的人,但是實(shí)際上這個(gè)人很聰明.故選B,foolish用引號(hào)括起來(lái),表示這個(gè)人并不傻.

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