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 little basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did so, but all the water leaked out 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!”

“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 he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, 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.”

1.The underlined phrase “leaked out” means “______” in Chinese.

A．出现             B．保留             C．漏出             D．爆发

2.The passage might be written for ___________ to read.

A．children who like asking questions

B．children who like playing with water

C．children who dislike farming

D．children who dislike reading

3.The basket was ________ in the end.

A．light             B．clean             C．useless           D．dirty

4.What can we know from the passage?

A．The old farmer might be changed by reading.

B．The old farmer played tricks on his grandson.

C．The little boy got a full basket of water at last.

D．The old farmer was angry when he saw the empty basket.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中的老农通过一个小实验告诉了自己的孙子，读书有净化心灵的作用，只要你认真读，就能有所收获。

1.联系上下文可知这个短语是漏出的意思，故选C。

2.通过阅读短文可知这是一个有关读书的短文，故选D，写给那些不喜欢读书的孩子们。

3.根据The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.可知选B。

4.根据but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”可知选A，这个老农可能通过读书改变了自己。

考点：关于读书的记述文