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Mr Black was a businessman （商人） and he was very rich （有錢的）.One day he went on a trip to the countryside with his 5yearold son Henry. He wanted to show his son how poor people lived, so they spent a day and a night on the farm of a very poor family.

When they got back from their trip, Mr Black asked Henry, “My dear son, how was your trip?” “Very good, dad!” “Did you see how poor people lived?” the father asked. “Yes!” “And what did you learn?” Henry answered, “We have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that is in the middle of the garden and they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lamps (燈) in the garden and they have stars.”

When little Henry finished, Mr Black was speechless(無話可說的).

1. Mr Black and his son spent in the countryside.

A. about 12 hours B. about 24 hours

C. about 48 hours D. less than 12 hours

2. What does the word “poor” mean?

A.貧窮的 B.富有的 C.快樂的 D.漂亮的

3. Mr Black wanted to show his son .

A. how poor their family was

B. how rich their family was

C. where the poor lived

D. how the poor people lived

4. Henry felt about the trip.

A. tired B. unhappy C. great D.sad

5. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. Henry was only five years old.

B. There was one dog on the farm.

C. Henry liked the farm very much.

D. There were some lamps in Mr Black’s garden.

Answer 1

1.B  由第一段中的“...so they spent a day and a night on the farm...”可知兩個人在農場里度過了一天一夜的時間，由此推知應選B項。

2.A  通讀整篇文章可以看出，poor在此意為“貧窮的”。布萊克先生想讓兒子看看窮人的生活。

3.D  由第一段中的句子“He wanted to show his son how poor people lived...”可以得出答案。http://w ww.xkb 1. com 

4.C  由第二段中亨利的答語“Very good,dad!”可知他對這次旅行感覺很好。

5.B  根據第二段中的“We have a dog at home, and they have four.”可知在農場里有四條狗，故B項錯誤。