When Carmen was a small boy, his father died.So Carmen and his mother were very poor.One day Carmen returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth.It was very beautiful and expensive.
“How much of your book have you read today?”Carmen's mother asked him.Carmen threw down his book.“I haven't read any of it,”he replied.“I played with some friends of mine in the fields.”
When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors(剪刀)and cut the cloth.
“Why have you cut your cloth?”Carmen asked.“It was so beautiful and now you have wasted it.”“You have wasted your time,”his mother said.“Now I have wasted mine.Look at the terrible thing we have done.”
Carmen learnt a lot from this lesson.After that, he always studied hard.
(1)
What happened when Carmen was a small boy?
[ ]
A.
His family was very poor.
B.
His father died.
C.
His parents were dead.
D.
His mother was ill.
(2)
What was Carmen's mother doing when he went back home from school?
[ ]
A.
She was teaching a lesson.
B.
She was playing with some friends.
C.
She was reading a book.
D.
She was making some cloth.
(3)
Carmen's mother cut the cloth because ________.
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A.
she didn't want to waste her time
B.
she wanted to make more beautiful cloth
C.
she didn't want to her son to read books
D.
she was angry with what Carmen said.
(4)
When the mother heard what Carmen's words, she ________.
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A.
took pride in everything good her son did
B.
became very sad
C.
wanted to make more cloth
D.
thought her son was working hard
(5)
According to the article, which of the following isn't right?
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A.
Carmen's family was poor after his father died.
B.
Carmen's mother gave him a good lesson.
C.
Carmen did well in his lessons at school.
D.
Carmen realized that he did wrong and studied hard after that.
阅读理解
When Mencius(孟子)was a small boy, his father died.So Mencius and his mother were quite poor.One day Mencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth(布).It was very beautiful and expert-sive.
“How much of your book have you read today?”Mencius' mother asked him.Mencius threw down his book.“I haven't read any of it,”he replied,“I played with some friends of mine in the fields.”
When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors(剪刀)and cut the cloth.
“Why have you cut your cloth?”Mencius asked.“It was so beautiful and now you've wasted(浪费)it.”“You have wasted your time,”his mother said.“Now I have wasted mine.Look at the terrible thing we have done.”
Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson.After that, he always studied hard.
(1)
When did this story happen?
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A.
Not long before liberation(解放).
B.
More than 2,000 years ago.
C.
About 400 years ago.
D.
In the 18th century.
(2)
Mencius and his mother were quite poor because ________.
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A.
they had to spend a lot of money on beautiful and ex-pensive cloth
B.
Mencius was young and he couldn't work
C.
his father died when Mencius was a child
D.
Mencius' schooling cost them much money
(3)
What was Mencius doing while his mother was cutting the cloth?
[ ]
A.
He was reading his book.
B.
He was playing in the fields.
C.
He was trying to help her.
D.
He was watching strangely(奇怪地).
(4)
When the mother knew Mencius had played in the fields, she was ________.