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One day newly-wedded (結婚的) Nancy lost her ring when they were busy working in their fields to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain(無效的). Later, when the potatoes were harvested everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the fields kept their eyes open.

    The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the fields always had Nancy's ring in his mind.

    Then the farm changed hands but it went to further than to cousins (表兄弟). So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was plowing (耕地) the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it. He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horses, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy's hand.

1．How did Nancy come to lose her ring? She lost it while ________.

    A. helping to plant tomatoes in the fields

    B. watering the plants in the fields

    C. doing some plowing in the fields

    D. gathering potatoes in the fields

2．What was done to try and find the lost ring?

    A. Friends were asked to join the search.

    B. The field was searched for a long time.

    C. Dogs were called to look for it.

    D. Both A and B.

3．Why did people keep looking for the ring even after the farm changed hands?

    A. It was a very expensive ring.

    B. They all wanted to do something for Nancy.

    C. They all hated Nancy.

    D. Everybody wanted to have this ring.

4．What did the ploughman do after finding the ring?

    A. He picked it up and put it in his pocket.

    B. He ran back to tell everybody else in the village.

    C. He placed it to the owner.

    D. He returned if to the owner.

5．What can you infer from the passage?

    A. The ring was not valuable.

    B. People on the farm were honest and helpful.

    C. The ring's mysterious disappearance was the work of supernatural power.

D. Nancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again.

 

Answer 1

答案：C;D;B;D;B
解析：

1.       信息句為 “One day newly-wedded (結婚的) Nancy lost her ring when they were busy working in their fields to plant potatoes.” 2.       信息句為 “Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain(無效的).” 3.       這是因為大家都想為Nancy做點事情。 4.       “At this time, when he came there, he found it. He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horses, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy's hand.” 根據這幾句可知，本題選D。 5.       因為大家都想幫Nancy，而且有個農民撿到了戒指還給了Nancy，由此可知農場的農民都很誠實，樂于助人。

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