Question

【題目】There was once an old and deep well.People got water by dropping a bucket(木桶) tied to a rope.The rope passed over a wheel just above the well.On the other side of the rope was another bucket.

A strong pull brought one bucket to the top while the other down to the water.They always passed each other on the way up and down，but never had time to speak.

At last，the rope became worn.So a new rope had to be put in its place.While this was being done，the two buckets were left standing together near the well.

“What a boring life we have！” said one bucket to the other.“I am quite tired of it.No matter how full we come up，we are always sent down empty.”

But the other bucket laughed and said，“What a funny way you have of looking at things！Don't you see that whenever we are sent down empty，we always come up full？”

Boys and girls sometimes talk like these two buckets.You may hear one of them say，“Just as we are having a good game，we are made to stop and go to work again.” “Yes，” the other will reply，“but as soon as work is over，we always get to go out and have fun again.”

There are two ways of looking at things.If you want to be happy，look at the bright side.

【1】What were the buckets tied to？(不超過10個詞)

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【2】Where did the two buckets talk with each other？(不超過10個詞)

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【3】What does the story tell us？(不超過20個詞)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A rope./They were tied to a rope.

【2】 Near the well./They talked with each other near the well.

【3】 If we want to be happy, we should look at the bright side of things.

【解析】

這是一則寓言故事，通過兩個水桶的對話告訴讀者如果想要快樂，那么就要懂得看看事物光明的一面。

【1】句意：桶被綁在什么上了？原文“People got water by dropping a bucket(木桶) tied to a rope.”（人們是通過將一個系在繩子上的木桶沉下去來取水的。）說明桶是被綁在繩子上的，故填：A rope./They were tied to a rope.

【2】句意：兩個桶是在什么地方互相交談的？原文“…the two buckets were left standing together near the well.”（兩個水桶被留在井附近，擺在一起。）然后就開始兩個人的對話，說明這兩個桶是在水井的附近開始交談的，故填：Near the well./They talked with each other near the well.

【3】句意：這個故事告訴了我們什么？原文“There are two ways of looking at things.If you want to be happy，look at the bright side.”（有兩種看待事物的方式。如果你想要快樂，那么看看光明的一面。）告訴了我們這個小故事揭示的道理，也就是“如果你想要快樂，那么就要看看事物光明的一面�！保�故填：If we want to be happy, we should look at the bright side of things.