Question

【題目】An old farmer lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early to read. One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! What good does reading do?"

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water."

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out (漏出) before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You"ll have to move a little faster next time," This time the boy ran faster, but again the same took place. it was an impossible task.

The old man said, " You’re just not trying hard enough," So the boy tried a third time and failed. he said, "See Grandpa, it"s useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket into a clean one inside and outside.

"You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. "

【1】.What did Grandpa always do every morning?

A. He read books B. he carried water

C. he put coal in the stove D. he taught his grandson.

【2】How did Grandpa reply to his grandson’s question?

A. telling him to read books B. having a discussion with him

C. telling him an interesting story D. asking him to carry water with a basket

【3】How many times did the boy try to carry water with the basket?

A. Once B. Twice C. Three times D. Four times

【4】The basket became ____ in the end

A. Dirty B. old C. clean D. new

【5】What would the grandson probably do in the future?

A. To clean the basket B. To do more reading

C. To carry water with a basket D. To remember everything in his life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】文章講述了爺爺讓孫子用一個(gè)臟的煤籃子打水，每次都不成功，但是籃子里外都干凈了，通過(guò)這個(gè)事情，爺爺告訴孫子一個(gè)讀書(shū)的道理，當(dāng)你讀書(shū)的時(shí)候，里外都會(huì)改變。

【1】根據(jù). Each morning Grandpa was up early to read. 每天從早晨爺爺早起讀書(shū)；故選A

【2】根據(jù)The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water."可知爺爺讓孫子用籃子打水來(lái)回答它的問(wèn)題；故選D

【3】根據(jù)The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out (漏出) before he got back to the house和This time the boy ran faster, but again the same took place. 以及So the boy tried a third time and failed. 可知是三次；故選C

【4】根據(jù) It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket into a clean one inside and outside.可知籃子變干凈了；故選C

【5】根據(jù)"You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. "當(dāng)你讀書(shū)的時(shí)候，里外都會(huì)改變，可以推測(cè)孫子在未來(lái)可能讀更多的書(shū)；故選B