Question

【题目】Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）

An old man lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Every morning the grandpa got up early. He would sit at the kitchen table and read his books. His grandson wanted to be just ________ him and read the books as well.

One day the grandson asked. “Grandpa! I try to read the books, but I don’t understand them. I forget what I read as soon as I ________ the book. What is the good of reading the books?”

The grandpa replied, “Take this basket down to the river and bring me ________ a basket of water.”

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time.” He sent the grandson back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was ________ before he returned home. The old man said, “You’re just not trying hard enough.” He went out of the door to watch the boy try again.

The boy again put the basket into the river and then ran hard. But when he ________ his grandpa, again there was nothing in the basket. Out of breath, 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 was ________ dirty. It was a clean one now.

“Boy, that’s what happens when you read the books. You might not understand or remember everything. But after you read them, you have ________ yourself,” the grandpa said.

【1】A. likeB. differentC. sameD. repeat

【2】A. writeB. closeC. startD. escape

【3】A. awayB. offC. outD. back

【4】A. wetB. emptyC. heavyD. broken

【5】A. reachedB. ranC. gotD. walked

【6】A. all the timeB. in factC. at lastD. no longer

【7】A. approachedB. checkedC. changedD. dreamed

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【6】D

【7】C

【解析】

小男孩很困惑，他读完书以后什么都不记得了，他就问爷爷读书有什么用。爷爷让他拿着篮子去打水，经过反复几次，他根本没有打到水，因为水都流出去了。虽然没有打到水，但是篮子却干净了。爷爷以这个例子告诉孙子，虽然你忘了书上的东西，但是其实读书的同时，你也在发生改变，这就是读书的意义。

【1】句意：他的孙子想要只是像他一样，也在读书。

like像；different不同的；same一样的；repeat重复。like是及物动词，可直接接sb.，表示“像某人一样”，根据下半句read the books as well可知他想像爷爷一样，也在餐桌旁读书。same也有“一样的”意思，但是same常接as sb.表示“与……一样”。故选A。

【2】句意：我一合上书就会忘记我读了什么。

as soon as表示“一……就”。根据前半句I forget what I read我会忘记我读了什么，并结合备选词汇意思，write写；close合上；start开始；escape逃跑。close the book表示“合上书”，意思是“合上书我就忘了读了什么”。故选B。

【3】句意：带这个篮子去河边，拿回来一篮子的水。

away离开；off离开；out出去；back回来。bring back sth.表示“拿回某物”。故选D。

【4】句意：这次小男孩跑的更快了，但是在他回家之前篮子又空了。

wet湿了；enpty空的；heavy重的；broken打破的。根据The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house.可知第一次小男孩打水，在到家之前水就漏空了。这次他快跑了，根据again可知篮子又空了。故选B。

【5】句意：但是当他到达他的爷爷面前，篮子里还是没有东西。

reached到达；ran跑；got得到；walked走路。reach当“到达”讲时，是及物动词，可以直接接人或物。故选A。

【6】句意：篮子不再脏了。他现在是干净的了。

all the time始终；in face事实上；at last最后；no longer不再。根据It was a clean one now它现在是干净的了，可知之前是脏的。故选D。

【7】句意：你可能不懂或者不记得所有事。但是读书过后，你会改变你自己。

approached接近；checked检查；changed改变；dreamed。根据It was no longer dirty. It was a clean one now.可知爷爷以篮子为例，篮子之前是脏的，装过水，虽然水都流出去了，但是篮子干净了。和自己读书的状态作比较，虽然什么不记得，但是你就像篮子一样，本身已经发生了改变。故选C。