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Every morning Grandpa got up early sitting at the table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried 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?" His grandpa quietly turned 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 befcare he got back to the house. His grandpa laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.

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 tp carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. His grandpa said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough,"

丁he 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, 'tGrandpa^ 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."

12.  What puzzled the grandson most was .

A. what kind of book he could understand

B,  why he forgot what he read soon

C,  whether it was useful to read books

D. how he could read books like his grandpa

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

  A.  To punish him for not reading carefully.

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

C.    To train him to run faster.

D.  To clean the dirty basket in the river.

14.  What lesson can we learn from the story?

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

B.  The old are always wiser than the young.

C.  You can't expect to remember whatever you read.

D.  Reading books can change a person gradually.

15.  What can be the best title for the text?

A. Grandpa and grandson          B.  Carrying water in a basket

C.  Reading for total changing     D.  Baskets and books

Answer 1

          

[文章大意]本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述的是一個小II孩模仿他爺爺讀書， 可是每次合上書之后他都不知道自己讀f些什么，于是他就去問他爺爺讀書有什么好處，爺爺以竹籃打水的方式告訴孫子，讀*會逐漸改變一個人。

12.  C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段".."Grandpa, I try to read the bookjust like you* but I don't understand it, and I forget what T undexstancl as soon a^f; close the book. What good does reading the book do?，"可知小男孩不知道讀書有什么用處。故選C。

13.  B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的"…'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."，可知，讀書就像竹籃打水一樣， 當時你可能記不住里面的內(nèi)容，可是它卻在改變著你。故選擇B。

14.  D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的"'…when you read it, you'll be changed, in?side and out.，"可知，讀書可以讓你從內(nèi)到外發(fā)生變化，故選擇D。

15.  C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，爺爺以竹籃打水的方式告訴孫子，讀書會逐漸改變一個人，故選擇C。