2017年公共英语一级阅读理解模拟练习(12)

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2017年公共英语一级阅读理解模拟练习(12)

A very rich man bought a farm and paid a lot of money, because a very old tree was growing there. It was said that the tree was 300 years old. When he was back in the city , many of his friends didn’t believe the tree was that old ,so the new owner asked his caretaker(管家), Zeko, to check the tree’s age.

Four days later, Zeko returned and said, “great news, boss!” He shouted. This tree is seven older than we thought –it’s 332 years.”

“Great work, Zeko,” said the owner. “How did you know is age?” “Simple,” said Zeko. “We cut it down and counted the rings.”

1.The rich man spent a lot of money on the farm because there was a very old tree.

A(right) B(wrong) C(don’t say)

2.When he was back in the city , many of his friends didn’t believe he had bought the farm.

A(right) B(wrong) C(don’t say)

3.He told his caretaker to cut down the tree.

A(right) B(wrong) C(don’t say)

4.The caretaker knew the age of the tree by asking some old people. A(right) B(wrong) C(don’t say)

5.This passage tells us that the caretaker’s way of counting the tree’s age is very clever.

A(right) B(wrong) C(don’t say)

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