Question

An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” the boy did, but all the water leaked out（漏出）before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See, Grandpa, it’s useless（无用的）!”
“You think it is useless?” the old man said. “ Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he found that the basket was different. It was cleaner, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”
【小题1】Who did the old farmer live with?
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【小题2】What did the old farmer do every morning?
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【小题3】Did the grandson know the advantages of reading at first?
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【小题4】What did the grandfather ask his grandson to do?
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【小题5】How was the basket after the grandson took water with it?
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Answer 1

【小题1】His little grandson.    
【小题2】He got up early to read books.
【小题3】No, he didn’t.
【小题4】He asked his grandson to take that litter basket to the river and bring him back a basket of water. 
【小题5】It was cleaner, inside and out.

解析试题分析：本文讲述了一位老农，让孙子两次去打水，通过打水来讲述读书好处的故事。
【小题1】根据An old farmer lived with his little grandson可知，他的小孙子和他住在一起。所以本题的答案是His little grandson。
【小题2】根据 Every day the farmer got up early to read books.可知，老人每天早上起来读书。所以本题的答案是He got up early to read books.。
【小题3】根据 but I don’t understand them.可知，他不懂，所以本题答案是No, he didn’t.。
【小题4】根据Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.可知，本题的答案是He asked his grandson to take that litter basket to the river and bring him back a basket of water。
【小题5】根据The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he found that the basket was different. It was cleaner, inside and out可知，几次打水后，篮子的里外都很干净。故本题的答案是It was cleaner, inside and out。
考点：本题考查故事类阅读
点评：本文的意思比较简单，阅读故事时，应该体会老农让孙子用篮子打水的意图，特别是注意老农最后的话，对文章起到画龙点睛的作用。本题是阅读简答，回答时应该注意句子的人称和时态。