愚蠢的汤姆和杰瑞
Tom and Jerry are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Tom went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Jerry about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor(拖拉机). Bad luck! A lot of apples have already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
“I can’t understand why we get losses in business while others always make money,” Tom asked one day. “The tractor was too small.” Jerry said without thinking. “We’ll carry more apples on a truck next time!” “I agree!” said Tom. “How stupid we were!”
1.Why do Tom and Jerry live in the low and broken houses?
A They work very hard.
B They want to save money.
C They don’t have enough money.
D They like living in broken houses.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in low and broken houses.可知虽然汤姆和杰瑞工作努力，但是他们还是很穷，很多居民都修建了新房子，但是他们还是住在破旧的老房子里面，故选C。
2.Tom and Jerry carried the apples to the city for _________.
A sale
B eating
C traveling
D friends
解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第二段A few days later they had to sell them at a low price.可知，他们运苹果去城市是为了卖了赚钱，故选A。
3.Why did the two farmers sell their apples at a low price?
A Because their tractor was too small.
B Because their apples were more expensive.
C Because they forgot to carry more apples.
D Because many apples had been carried to the city.
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段A lot of apples have already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price.可知当他们到达城市的时候，已经有很多苹果被送达了，故选D。
4.Tom and Jerry were not happy because _________.
A other people lived in the city
B they failed in their business
C they lost some money in the city
D something was wrong with the tractor
解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第三段I can’t understand why we get losses in business while others always make money...可知，他们因为生意失败而不开心，故选B。
5.Which word can best describe Tom and Jerry?
A Smart.
B Foolish.
C Honest.
D Independent.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据But neither of them likes to use his head.和How stupid we were!并结合全文可知汤姆和杰瑞做事情不动脑子，非常愚蠢，故选B。