Question

Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson admired him, trying to copy him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”

The old man quietly turning from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back 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.”

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.

The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.”

The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”

“So, you think it is useless? the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.

“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”

1.What puzzled the grandson most was ________.

A. why he forgot what he read soon

B. whether it was useful to read books

C. what kind of book he could understand

D. how he could read books like his grandpa

2. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?

A. To train him to run faster.

B. To clean the dirty basket in the river.

C. To punish him for not reading carefully.

D. To get him to realize the use of reading books.

3.What lesson can we learn from the story?

A. The old are always wiser than the young.

B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.

C. Reading books can change a person gradually.

D. You can’t expect to remember whatever you read.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是记叙文，讲述的是一个小男孩模仿他爷爷读书，可是每次合上课本后都不知道读了些什么，于是他就去问他爷爷，读书有什么好处？他爷爷让他带着装煤的篮子去打水，可是每次无论他跑多快，到家篮子里都没有了水，于是他对他爷爷说用竹篮打水是没有用的，他爷爷让他看看篮子，这才发现篮子比以前干净了。到了最后他爷爷告诉他：读书的时候你可能没有理解或记住内容，但是读书能够从外到内改变你。

1.B从第二段小男孩给爷爷所说的What good does reading the book do?读书到底能给带来什么好处？故选B。

2.D从最后一段“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”竹篮打水就像读书一样，当读的时候可能记不住里面的内容，但是他从内到外一直都在改变着你，得知他爷爷让他打水是想让他意识到读书的好处。故选D。

3. you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.当读书的时候你从内到外都在变化，故选C。

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要注意不是所有的段落都有主题句，有时主题句暗含在句中。阅读这样的文章，就需要自己根据文章的细节来分析，概括出段落的主题，从而推导出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。比如第27小题，从最后一段最后一句when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.当读书的时候你从内到外都在变化，故选C。

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