Question

Long ago, Adana lived in a small village in Africa. Everyone in the village had jobs to do, and the villagers depended on one another. When Adana turned ten, her mother let her come around.

“Adana, it is time for you to take your place in the village. You shall be the water girl. Each morning, we need you to go down to the spring, fill these buckets with water, and bring them back to the village before noon.”

Adana took pride in being given such an important job. She picked up the yoke with the buckets, flung it over her back, and walked to the spring. When she arrived, she took a drink and then filled the buckets with clean, cool water. Adana looked at the sun. It was nearly noon and she knew the villagers were depending on her.

She turned to a water girl from a nearby village and asked, “How long will it take to carry this water back to my village?”

The girl thoughtfully replied, “If you go slowly, it will not take very long. But, if you go fast, it will take you all day.”

Adana listened, and thought about what the girl had told her. She did not believe the girl, and she climbed back up the bank and headed down the path toward her village. Adana started off slowly, but increased her speed with each step. Soon, she was slowly jogging back toward her village. Half way home, she stopped to take a little sip of water. When she did, she saw that the buckets were only half full. Water had been sloshing out along the path as she travelled.

Disheartened, Adana turned back toward the spring. Once again, she filled the buckets with nice, clean water. Then, she walked slowly back toward the village.

From that day forward, Adana walked quickly to the spring each morning. On her way home, she walked slowly and carefully.

1.Adana was given the job when she was _________ years old.

A.ten B.eleven C.twelve D.thirteen

2.Adana felt _________ when she was given the job of bring water to the village.

A.sad B.worried C.proud D.sorry

3.Adana asked _________ about the time it would take to carry water back to her village.

A.her mother B.a water girl C.a villager D.nobody

4.Adana went to the spring _________ that day.

A.once B.twice C.three times D.four times

5.The passage tells us ___________.

A.taking time to do a job well can save time in the long run

B.not to stop to talk with people when there’s a job to be done

C.it is important for people to help out around the world

D.time flies when you are having fun in doing your job

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了Adana在10岁的时候接替了母亲的工作，为村里人挑水。她在泉水边遇到一个女孩，问她要多久才能把水送到村子，女孩告诉他：“如果走慢点，不会花很长时间，但是如果走快，就得花一天的时间”，她不信那个女孩，她爬山河岸，朝村子跑去，结果由于走的快，水都撒在路上了，不得不返回去重新装水，从那天后，Adana每天早上快步走向泉水边，在路上走的又慢又小心。

1.

细节理解。根据文中“When Adana turned ten, her mother let her come around. ‘Adana, it is time for you to take your place in the village. You shall be the water girl. Each morning, we need you to go down to the spring, fill these buckets with water, and bring them back to the village before noon.” ” 当阿达娜十岁时，她妈妈叫她过来。“阿达娜，是时候让你在村子里占据一席之地了。你应该是水姑娘。每天早晨，我们需要你到泉水边去，把这些水桶装满水，在中午以前把它们带回村子。”可知，在Adana10岁的时候接替了母亲的工作，为村里人挑水。故选A。

2.

细节理解。sad悲伤的；worried 担心的； proud骄傲的；sorry对不起的。根据文中“Adana took pride in being given such an important job. ” Adana为得到如此重要的工作而感到自豪。故选C。

3.

细节理解。her mother 她母亲； a water girl 一位水姑娘； a villager一位村民；nobody没有人。根据文中“She turned to a water girl from a nearby village and asked, “How long will it take to carry this water back to my village?” ” 她转向附近村子里的一个水姑娘，问道：“把这些水运回我的村子需要多长时间？”故选B。

4.

细节理解。once一次；twice 两次；three times三次；four times四次。根据文中“Water had been sloshing out along the path as she travelled. Disheartened, Adana turned back toward the spring. Once again, she filled the buckets with nice, clean water. Then, she walked slowly back toward the village. ” 她走的时候，水一直沿着小路淌出来。阿达娜灰心丧气，转身向泉水走去。她又一次往水桶里装满了干净的水。然后，她慢慢地向村子走去。可知，Adana那天去了两次泉水边。故选B。

5.

主旨大意。taking time to do a job well can save time in the long run 从长远来看，花时间做好工作可以节省时间了；not to stop to talk with people when there’s a job to be done 有工作要做的时候不要停下来和人交谈；it is important for people to help out around the world 帮助全世界的人是很重要的；time flies when you are having fun in doing your job当你在工作中享受乐趣时，时间过得真快。通读整篇短文可知，通过Adana在给村民挑水的故事告诉我们，从长远来看，花时间做好工作可以节省时间。故选A。