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In the town, there is a poor farmer and he has a kind wife. They only have a farm, a horse and a cat. One day, the farmer talks to his wife, “We can exchange(交换) the horse with other goods on tomorrow’s market.” His wife answers, “Yes, we can. Because we needn’t use the horse.”

The next day, the farmer takes the horse to the market. He finds a good cow and he thinks, “We can drink milk if we have a cow.” So the farmer exchanges the horse with a cow. Then he wants to go home. A few minutes later, he sees a fat duck and wants to eat it. So he talks to the owner of the duck. The duck’s owner feels happy because the cow is more expensive than the duck. So the farmer exchanges again. Finally, he feels very happy and goes home.

1.What does the farmer have in the beginning?

A A farm, a horse, a cat and a duck.

B A farm, a horse, a cat and a cow.

C A farm, a horse and a cat.

D A farm, a duck and a cat.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句They only have a farm, a horse and a cat. 可知，故选C。

2.Where does the farmer go to exchange the goods?

A A street.

B A market.

C A farm.

D A field.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中tomorrow’s market可知，故选B。

3.Why don’t they want the horse?

A Because the horse is ill.

B Because the horse is very lazy.

C Because they don’t like the horse.

D Because they don’t need to use the horse.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第四句...Because we needn’t use the horse.可知，故选D。

4.What does the underlined word “expensive” mean in Chinese?

A 昂贵的.

B 瘦弱的.

C 便宜的.

D 高大的.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据第二段倒数第二句The duck’s owner feels happy可推知奶牛是比鸭子昂贵的，故选A。