Question

A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were too hard for her , she did not know how to make it and she wanted to give it up.

Her father , a cook , took her to the kitchen . He filled three pots（锅） with water and put each on a high fire . In the first pot he put carrots , in the second eggs , and in the last coffee ; then he let them boil . He just waited , without saying a word.

The daughter wondered what he was doing . Twenty minutes later , he took the carrots out and put them in a bowl , the eggs on a plate , and the coffee in a glass . Turning to her daughter , he asked , “My dear , what do you see ?”

“Carrots , eggs , and coffee .”she replied.

He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots , break the eggs and taste the coffee after boiling . “What does it mean , father ?”she asked .

He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity（逆境） , boiling water , but each had a different result . The carrots went soft , the egg became hard , and the coffee changed the water .

“Which are you ? ”he asked his daughter .

When adversity knocks on your door , which one will you choose to be ? A carrot , an egg or coffee ? It all depends on you !

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

1.What’s the matter with the daughter ?

A. She was hungry. B. She was ill.

C. She was thirty. D. She was in trouble.

2.Her father is a .

A. teacher B. doctor

C. cook D. scientist

3.Which of the following things changed the water?

A. Coffee B. Eggs

C. Carrots D. Pots

4.What do you think of her father?

A. Warm hearted B. Wise

C. Weak D. Cold hearted

5.This text mainly tells us that .

A. her father faced the difficulties

B . her father did an experiment

C. her father taught her how to cook

D. her father taught her how to deal with the difficulties

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍一个女孩告诉爸爸她不知道生活如何成功，厌倦于努力，奋斗，想放弃，爸爸将她带到厨房，用胡萝卜，鸡蛋和咖啡分别在锅里面煮，让孩子看这三种东西的反应，从而启发孩子在逆境的时候应该怎么做。

1.细节理解题。根据文中第一段A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were too hard for her , she did not know how to make it and she wanted to give it up女儿在生活中遇到了困难.可知选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文中Her father , a cook , took her to the kitchen可知父亲是个厨师故选C

3.细节理解题。根据文中boiling water , but each had a different result . The carrots went soft , the egg became hard , and the coffee changed the water可知 咖啡改变了水的味道.可知选A。

4.细节理解题。通读全文可知这位父亲非常的有智慧。故选B。

5.主旨大意题。通读全文可知这篇文章主要是讲述父亲如何教会女儿去面对困难。故选D。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。