仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. 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 expensive. "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 and cut the cloth. "Why have you cut your cloth " Mencius asked. "It was so beautiful and now you've wasted it. " "You have wasted your time," His mother said. "Now I have wasted time. 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
A. Not long before liberation(解放).
B. More than 2000 years ago.
C. About 400 years ago.
D. In the 18 th century.
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Mencius and his mother were quite poor because ________.
A. they had to spend a lot of money on beautiful and expensive 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
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(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.
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(4)
When the mother knew Mencius had played in the fields, she felt ________.
On Sundays, I don't go to school．So I usually get up very late on Sundays．I get up at about half past eight．Then I have my breakfast．After that I do my homework．And I also help my mother with the housework．
In the afternoon I go out and play football with my friends．In the evening I often stay at home and watch TV．I go to bed at about ten o'clock．
( )1．I get up very early on Sundays．
( )2．I do my homework in the afternoon．
( )3．I help my mother with the housework on Sundays．
With the development of science and technology,new knowledge 1 every day．If you stop 2 even for a day,you 3 lost．Reading is a good way to help you 4 in touch with the outside world． 5 widely,and you'll be rich in knowledge．Reading is also a good way to relax 6 ．You can get 7 in the books．A good book is a good friend to comfort you when you are 8 ．So long as you have a good book at hand,you'll 9 feel lonely．Every valuable book will 10 a new world before you．
An elephant and a monkey live in the same forest．They are good friends，but both of them are very proud(骄傲)．The elephant is proud because he is so strong,and the monkey is proud because he is so quick．
At last,they ask the owl(猫头鹰)to judge(判断)which is better，to be strong or to be quick．The owl asks them to do as he says．He asks them to go to the island and bring him some bananas．
The elephant crosses the river,but the monkey can't，because the water runs too fast．Though(尽管)the elephant gets there，the bananas are too high to reach (太高而够不着)。The elephant has to come back．He asks the monkey to get on his back．
As soon as they get there，the monkey quickly climbs up the tree and throws some bananas to the elephant．The elephant catches(接着)them with his nose．
Then they come back to the owl and give him the fruit．The owl says the elephant can't get bananas by himself and the monkey can't either(也)．They can get the bananas only when they help each other．
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。
( )1．The elephant thinks he is strong and quick．
( )2．The owl asks them to bring him some bananas．
( )3．The elephant can't reach the bananas on the tree．
( )4．The monkey crosses the river with the help of the elephant．
( )5．At last,the monkey is better than(比……好)the elephant．