An old farmer lived with his little grandson....

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.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.

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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 litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” the boy did, but all the water leaked out（漏出）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（无用的）!”

“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 found that the basket was different. It was cleaner, 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.Who did the old farmer live with?

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2.What did the old farmer do every morning?

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3.Did the grandson know the advantages of reading at first?

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4.What did the grandfather ask his grandson to do?

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5.How was the basket after the grandson took water with it?

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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.

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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.

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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 litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” he boy did, 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 grandfather got up early to __________.

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

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

4. The basket was ________ in the end.

5. What can we know from the passage?

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An old man lived with his little grandson. Every day the old man got up early to read books.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I want to read books as you . But I always forget what I read. What are the advantages of reading?”

The grandfather didn’t answer him, but he said to the boy , “Take this little basket to the river and bring back a basket of water for me .” The boy went to the river to fill the basket with water , but all the water leaked out before he got back home. The boy was sad , but his grandfather laughed and said, “You’ll have to walk faster next time.”

The next time the boy ran faster, but the basket was still empty before he returned home. The boy said, “See, Grandpa, it’s no use!”

“Is it useless ?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”

The boy looked at the basket and found that the basket was different. It was much cleaner.

“That’s what happens when you read books. Maybe you can’t understand or remember everything .Something will change in your mind after you read . Just like the basket . ”

1.The old man _________________ every day.

A. carried water　　 B. read books

C. wrote books　　 D. told his grandson some stories

2.After the grandson read books, he _________.

A. threw the books　　 B. got up late

C. always forgot what he read　　 D. couldn’t sleep as well as usual

3.The grandson used_______________ to get some water from a river .

A. a basket　　 B. a bowl　　 C. a glass　　 D. a bottle

4.The underlined “leaked out” may mean_______________ in the passage .

A. 装满　　 B. 漏完　　 C. 沸腾　　 D. 灌溉

5.We will __________________after we read books .

A. not have any changes　　 B. understand everything

C. change something in our mind　　 D. never forget what we read

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An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the ______ got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄伽梵歌).

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you, but I can’t　 understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the ______ of reading it?"

The grandfather said, "Take this coal(煤炭)basket down to the _______and bring me back a basket of water.”

The boy did as his grandfather said, but all the water ran ______ he got home. The grandfather laughed, "You have to move faster next time.”

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that it was ______ to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, "I just want a basket of water. You’re not ______ hard enough.”

The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the　　 basket into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said______, “Look, Grandpa, it’s useless! ”

"Watch the basket,” said the grandfather.

For the first time the boy found the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a ______ one, inside and out.

“Boy, you might not understand or remember ______ when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be ______, inside and out. That’s what you get from it.”

1.A.son B.father C.grandfather D.grandmother

2.A.time B.place C.use D.habit

3.A.house B.beach C.bridge D.river

4.A.if B.because C.until D.before

5.A.difficult B.interesting C.possible D.popular

6.A.playing B.trying C.jumping D.studying

7.A.sadly B.hopefully C.shyly D.carefully

8.A.white B.clean C.small D.long

9.A.somebody B.something C.anybody D.everything

10.A.different B.relaxed C.serious D.worried

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Once upon a time, an old man lived on a farm with his ___.Every day, the old man got up early to ___ his book.

One day, the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I don’t ___ books. What good does reading it do?” The grandfather said, “Take this coal basket(装煤的筐子)to the river and bring back some ___.” The boy did so, but all the water leaked(漏)out. The grandfather said, “You’ll have to walk ___ next time”. This time the boy ran more quickly, but again there was no water ___ he returned home. But he wanted to show his grandfather that ___ he ran fast, the water would leak out. The boy tried it again but there was no water left again. He said, “See, Grandpa, it’s useless!” The old man said, “Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket. It was ___.The basket was ___,inside and out. “That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it,____will be changed, inside and out.”

1.A.son B.daughter C.grandson D.granddaughter

2.A.read B.write C.sing D.listen to

3.A.break B.understand C.forget D.change

4.A.sand B.food C.flower D.water

5.A.faster B.slower C.farther D.nearer

6.A.before B.since C.unless D.until

7.A.because of B.as soon as C.ever since D.even if

8.A.common B.different C.similar D.important

9.A.dirty B.full C.old D.clean

10.A.we B.it C.you D.they

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An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He ______ his flowers (花) all the time.

One day a young man went by the ______. He saw the beautiful flowers and thought he could be very happy ______ he lived in such a beautiful place. Suddenly, he found the old gardener was blind (盲的). He was very ______ about this and asked, “You can’t ______ these flowers. Why are you busy looking after them every day?”

The old man said, “I can tell you four ______. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ______ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch (触摸) them. ______, I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one, that’s for ______.”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that everybody ______ flowers. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

1.A. took care of　　 B. took part in　　 C. took care　　 D. took out

2.A. school　　 B. garden　　 C. zoo　　 D. hospital

3.A. after　　 B. as　　 C. before　　 D. if

4.A. happy　　 B. excited　　 C. worried　　 D. surprised

5.A. hear　　 B. listen　　 C. see　　 D. look

6.A. ideas　　 B. problems　　 C. reasons　　 D. stories

7.A. though　　 B. so　　 C. but　　 D. because

8.A. Fourth　　 B. Third　　 C. Second　　 D. First

9.A. me　　 B. you　　 C. my mother　　 D. my son

10.A. hates　　 B. buys　　 C. sends　　 D. loves

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One day a farmer went out for a walk with his little son. The farmer wore a pair of wrong shoes. One had thick sole(厚鞋底) but the other didn’t. He began to walk and then his feet hurt. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his son and said, “Why is one of my legs longer than the other today?”

The son looked at his father’s legs carefully as he was walking and then laughed, “Oh, no, Daddy. Your legs are all right. You’re wearing the wrong shoes.” The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, “What a clever son!” Then he asked his son to go back and got the other pair of shoes for him. The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.

When the son ran back to the house, he found that the other pair was also a wrong pair. He had to return to his father with nothing in his hands and said, “It’s no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home are not a pair, either!”

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1.One day a farmer wore _____________ to walk with his son.

2. Was one of his legs longer than the other?

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3. ____ found the farmer’s legs were all right.

4. The son came back to his father with ____.

5. Is the son really clever or not?

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