13．（10分）One day，a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas.The father said， "Look!There is a horseshoe.Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said， "It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself.
When they got to a nearby town，they had a rest.There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with a few pennies he bought some cherries （樱桃）.The father and the son continued their way.The sun was well up in the sky.And there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest.Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on.At this time，his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it.After a while，his father dropped another cherry and once again，his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.And so they went on.The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up.
When Thomas had eaten all the cherries，his father said to him， "My dear son，if you had bent（弯曲）down earlier to pick up that horseshoe，it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries.Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things."
（1）Why didn't Thomas pick up the horseshoe ？ A
A.He didn't want to waste time on the small thing.
B.He didn't want to listen to his father.
C.He was too lazy to bend down.
D.He had trouble in picking it up.
（2）What can we infer （推测） from the father's behavior of buying cherries？
A.He thought cherries were easy to take.
B.He thought they might be thirsty on the way.
C.He had no money to buy anything else.
D.He liked cherries very much.
（3）What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean？ D
A.The sun was rising.
B.The sun went behind a cloud.
C.The sun was setting.
D.The sun was shining brightly.
（4）Thomas bent down so many times on their way to .
A.pick up horseshoes
B.pick up cherries
C.pick up pennies
D.have a rest
（5）What can we learn from the passage？ C
A.Practice makes perfect.
B.Where there's a will，there's a way.
C.Detail（细节） is the key to success.
D.No pain，no gain（收获）.
【分析】这篇文章介绍了一位父亲让儿子捡起掉在地上的马蹄，儿子不捡，后来父亲捡了起来。用卖蹄子的钱买了一些樱桃，后来父亲把樱桃放在地上，让儿子一个一个地捡起来吃，给儿子上了一堂生动的课，教育儿子要想做成大事，要从小事做起的故事。
【解答】（1）A 细节理解题。根据Thomas said， "It isn't worth the trouble." 托马斯说："不值得这么麻烦。"可知，托马斯没有拿起马蹄铁，是因为他不想在这件小事上浪费时间。故选A。
（2）B 细节推理题。根据There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with a few pennies he bought some cherries （樱桃）.农夫在那里卖了马蹄铁，用几便士买了一些樱桃。再结合前文可知，爸爸想教育儿子所以提前想到在路上一定会渴，所以就买来樱桃，用樱桃教育自己的儿子。故选B。
（3）D 细节理解题。根据The sun was well up in the sky太阳高高在上，用来衬托此刻天气炎热，为下文口渴埋下伏笔。所以这句话的意思是D阳光非常明媚。故选D。
（4）B 细节理解题。根据At this time，his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it.After a while，his father dropped another cherry and once again，his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.这时，他的父亲把一个樱桃掉在地上，托马斯很快就把它捡起来吃了。过了一会儿，他的父亲又掉了一个樱桃，儿子又浪费了一些时间把它捡起来放进嘴里。可知，托马斯在路上多次弯腰是为了捡樱桃。故选B。
（5）C 细节推理题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了一位父亲让儿子捡起掉在地上的马蹄，儿子不捡，后来父亲捡了起来。用卖蹄子的钱买了一些樱桃，后来父亲把樱桃放在地上，让儿子一个一个地捡起来吃，给儿子上了一堂生动的课，教育儿子要想做成大事，要从小事做起的故事。A熟能生巧。B有志者事竟成。C细节是成功的关键。D一分耕耘一分收获。故选C。
【点评】在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案。
When they got to a nearby town，they had a rest.There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with a few pennies he bought some cherries （樱桃）.The father and the son continued their way.The sun was well up in the sky.And there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest.Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on.At this time，his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it.After a while，his father dropped another cherry and once again，his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.And so they went on.The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up.
When Thomas had eaten all the cherries，his father said to him， "My dear son，if you had bent（弯曲）down earlier to pick up that horseshoe，it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries.Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things."
（1）Why didn't Thomas pick up the horseshoe ？ A
A.He didn't want to waste time on the small thing.
B.He didn't want to listen to his father.
C.He was too lazy to bend down.
D.He had trouble in picking it up.
（2）What can we infer （推测） from the father's behavior of buying cherries？
A.He thought cherries were easy to take.
B.He thought they might be thirsty on the way.
C.He had no money to buy anything else.
D.He liked cherries very much.
（3）What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean？ D
A.The sun was rising.
B.The sun went behind a cloud.
C.The sun was setting.
D.The sun was shining brightly.
（4）Thomas bent down so many times on their way to .
A.pick up horseshoes
B.pick up cherries
C.pick up pennies
D.have a rest
（5）What can we learn from the passage？ C
A.Practice makes perfect.
B.Where there's a will，there's a way.
C.Detail（细节） is the key to success.
D.No pain，no gain（收获）.
【分析】这篇文章介绍了一位父亲让儿子捡起掉在地上的马蹄，儿子不捡，后来父亲捡了起来。用卖蹄子的钱买了一些樱桃，后来父亲把樱桃放在地上，让儿子一个一个地捡起来吃，给儿子上了一堂生动的课，教育儿子要想做成大事，要从小事做起的故事。
【解答】（1）A 细节理解题。根据Thomas said， "It isn't worth the trouble." 托马斯说："不值得这么麻烦。"可知，托马斯没有拿起马蹄铁，是因为他不想在这件小事上浪费时间。故选A。
（2）B 细节推理题。根据There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with a few pennies he bought some cherries （樱桃）.农夫在那里卖了马蹄铁，用几便士买了一些樱桃。再结合前文可知，爸爸想教育儿子所以提前想到在路上一定会渴，所以就买来樱桃，用樱桃教育自己的儿子。故选B。
（3）D 细节理解题。根据The sun was well up in the sky太阳高高在上，用来衬托此刻天气炎热，为下文口渴埋下伏笔。所以这句话的意思是D阳光非常明媚。故选D。
（4）B 细节理解题。根据At this time，his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it.After a while，his father dropped another cherry and once again，his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.这时，他的父亲把一个樱桃掉在地上，托马斯很快就把它捡起来吃了。过了一会儿，他的父亲又掉了一个樱桃，儿子又浪费了一些时间把它捡起来放进嘴里。可知，托马斯在路上多次弯腰是为了捡樱桃。故选B。
（5）C 细节推理题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了一位父亲让儿子捡起掉在地上的马蹄，儿子不捡，后来父亲捡了起来。用卖蹄子的钱买了一些樱桃，后来父亲把樱桃放在地上，让儿子一个一个地捡起来吃，给儿子上了一堂生动的课，教育儿子要想做成大事，要从小事做起的故事。A熟能生巧。B有志者事竟成。C细节是成功的关键。D一分耕耘一分收获。故选C。
【点评】在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案。
