2009年12月英语四级阅读考试训练(二七)

　　Once a peasant lost his horse and he went to town to buy another . Among the horses on sale he saw his own horse.
　　“This horse is mine,” he said to the man standing by the horse. “Someone stole it from me three days ago.”
　　“How can that be?” the man said. “It has been mine for three years.”
　　“Three years?” said the peasant. “Are you sure?”
　　Then he quickly covered both eyes of the horse with his hands and asked :“Which eye is he blind in?”
　　“The left eye,” said the man.来源：和谐英语学习网 www.hxen.net
　　The peasant uncovered the horse’s left eye and people saw it was clear and shining.
　　“Oh, I made a mistake,” said the man. “I meant to say the right eye.”
　　“It’s not blind in either eye,” said the peasant, uncovering the other eye. Then he said to the people around: “It’s clear this man is a thief.”
　　The thief tried to run away, but the people caught him. They took him to the judge, and the peasant got his horse back.
　　1.When did the peasant lose his horse?
　　A. Yesterday.
　　B. Three days ago.
　　C. The day before yesterday.
　　D. We don’t know.
　　2.The peasant depended on ____ to get the horse back.
　　A. his good luck
　　B. the help of other people
　　C. his wisdom
　　D. the mistake made by the thief
　　3.He recognized his horse when someone was trying to ____ it.
　　A. sell
　　B. hide
　　C. kill
　　D. steal
　　4.Which eye was the horse blind in?
　　A. The left eye.
　　B. The right eye.
　　C. Neither of its eyes.
　　D. Both eyes.
　　5.The peasant went to town to buy a horse because ____.
　　A. he knew he would meet his horse in town
　　B. his horse was stolen
　　C. his horses were not enough to use and he wanted another one
　　D. his horse was blind and he wanted another one