Once upon a time, a farmer planted rice. Every day, he went to the field to watch the plants grow. He saw them come out of the ground and get taller. But he thought they were growing too slowly. Finally, he became impatient with them.

    “How can I make them grow faster?” the farmer wondered at night and couldn’t sleep. Then he had an idea. Without waiting for morning, he rushed to the field in the moonlight (月光). He pulled up the young plants by half an inch (英寸). By morning, he had finished the work and felt proud. “Look how much taller they are!” he said happily to himself. Then he went home and proudly told his son what he had done.

    The sun had come out. The farmer’s son was sad to see all the plants dying. 

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1.1. What did the farmer plant?

A Wheat.

B Corn.

C Rice.

D Potatoes.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段的“Once upon a time, a farmer planted rice.”可知，他种植的是水稻。故选C。

2.2. What does the underlined word “impatient” mean in Chinese?

A 无动于衷的.

B 不切实际的.

C 坚定不移的.

D 急不可耐的.

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据划线词前文的“But he thought they were growing too slowly.”他认为那些稻苗长得太慢；以及第二段第一句“How can I make them grow faster?”我怎样才能让它们长得更快？由此可知，农夫对于这些生长缓慢的幼苗变得没有耐心了。故选D。

3.3. When did the farmer pull up the plants?

A In the morning.

B In the afternoon.

C At night.

D At noon.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段的“Without waiting for morning, he rushed to the field in the moonlight.”没等天亮，他就在月光下奔向田野，由此可知，他是在晚上去将稻苗拔高的。故选C。

4.4. How did the old farmer feel after pulling up the plants?

A Relaxed.

B Proud.

C Worried.

D Afraid.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“By morning, he had finished the work and felt proud.”可知，经过一番辛劳后，他满意地扛锄头回家休息，心里充满了自豪。故选B。

5.5. In which book can we read the passage?

A A story book.

B A science book.

C A history book.

D A travel book.

解析：选A。推理判断题。结合全文内容可知，本文讲的是成语“拔苗助长”背后的故事，我们可以在一本故事书里读到本文。故选A。