Reading comprehension

Reading comprehension

阅读理解

Once upon a time, there was a wise man living alone, many people came to his house for good advice. So he enjoyed a great reputation around the country.

A young man, who felt unlucky and disappointed about his life, decided to visit the wise man. When he arrived there, he found the wise man was reading in the cottage by the river. With a smile, the wise man heard the young man’s words, and said to him , “ Come to help me boil a kettle of water first!”

The young man saw a big pitcher standing in the corner, next to a small fire stove, but he found no firewood, so he went out for it.

Five minutes later, he came back with some dead wood. And then he filled up the kettle with water and put it on the stove. He put firewood in the stove and burned it up, but because the kettle was too large, when the faggot (柴把，束薪) burned out, the water didn’t boil. Then he ran off to get more firewood. When he went back, the water had turned cold. This time he became smart, so he was not eager to light the fire, but went out to look for more firewood again. Because the wood was well prepared, the water boiled pretty soon.

The wise man suddenly asked him, “ If there is not enough firewood, how should you boil the water?”

The young man thought for a moment and shook his head. The wise man said, “ If so, pour out some water of the kettle.” The young man nodded thoughtfully.

The wise man continued, “You had so many wishes at first and set too many goals, just as the large kettle was filled with too much water but you didn’t have enough firewood, so you couldn’t boil the water. And if you wanted to make the water boil, you could either pour some of the water or prepare more firewood!”

Task 1: What’s the main meaning of the passage?

1. The main characters of this passage are __________ and _______________ 2. The event of this passage is

Task 2: Details:

1. The young man came to the wise man because he felt ___________ and ___________ about his life.

2. To make the water boil, you need to prepare _______________ or ______________.

3. The young man failed to boil the water at first because

a. ___________________________________; b. ________________________ 4. The young man tried ______________ to boil the water.

Task 3: Words guessing:

Find out how many new words there are in this passage? Does it matter if you don’t

know every word?

1. So he enjoyed a great reputation around the country. reputation:

2. “come to help me boil a kettle of water first!” Kettle:

3. The young man saw a big pitcher standing in the corner, next to a small fire stove, but he found no firewood, so he went out for it. pitcher:

Task 4: inference: 推理

What can we infer from this passage?

1. From the passage we can infer that after visiting the wise man, the young man __________________________________

2. From the passage we can infer that the wise man ____________________________________ 3. Please add an ending to this passage:

Task 5. analysize and comprehension 分析理解

1. Why does the writer write this passage? ______________

a. To tell us the experience of the young man’s visiting the wise man. b. To show us an important lesson.

2. Try your best to see the hidden meaning of the passage: “The firewood” might mean________________________

“The water in the kettle” means _______________________________ “Boil the water” means:____________________________________

3. What’s the important lesson the write wants to tell us? What do we learn from this story?

If we want to realize our goals, we should

___________________________________________

Task 6. reading comprehension

( ) 1. The young man wanted to visit the wise man because __________. A. the wise man was a mystery.

B. he wanted to find the secret of success.

C. he wanted to learn how to boil the water. D. he wanted to make friends with the wise man.

( ) 2. The wise man asked the young man to boil a kettle of water first because____

A. he is very thirsty. B. the young man was a lazy guy. C. he wanted to find out how much fire wood was needed. D. he wanted to make the young man see a truth. ( ) 3. From the passage, we can learn that ___________ A. the wise man was well known for his knowledge.

B. The wise man was good at giving good advice to others. C. The young man was hard-working and confident.

D. The young man made lots of success with the wise man’s help ( ) 4. the young man realized he should__________

A. prepare more firewood every day B. pour some of the water first

C. lessen the goals of his life D. set proper goals and be well-prepared

( ) 5. The best title of this passage would be______

A. Never Give Up B. Prepare Enough Firewood C. Make Life Boil D. Think Twice Before You Do

阅读理解

My grandfather lived only half a mile away from where I grew up in New York. Every

day, he would walk down to our house and bring my dad newspapers. Along with the papers he would bring a small bag of treats (美食) for my two brothers and me.

.Western New York had terrible winter weather: rain, sleet , or even 3 feet of snow. Even when he was 81, he still walked the half mile every single day. As a child, I looked forward to the daily treats, but now I’m older and I realize he braved the rough weather each day just to see us smile; I now value that more than anything else.

My grandfather touched many lives. A woman who had been in hospital for five years told me her story. She said my grandfather would visit her twice a week at her home: to read to her, play bridge, or just chat. It lasted for years without stop. She had few visitors. Even a hitch-hiker who my grandfather had picked up for free told me of my grandfather’s influence on his life. My grandfather took the traveler to his home. After learning that the man was homeless, my grandfather gave him a place to stay. The man told me that no one had ever been so nice to him. He later found a job in a supermarket.

I was touched, but not surprised to know all of the touching stories from which I understood my grandfather’s selflessness. I have since tried to learn from him to help others. Although he died years ago, we still respect him.

61. The writer’s grandfather walked to his grandson’s home each day in order to ________. A. bring his son newspapers B. give his grandchildren some food C. take exercise by walking D. see his son and grandchildren

61. All of the following can describe the writer’s grandfather EXCEPT ________. A. kind B. selfless C. strict D. helpful

63. The underlined word “hitch-hiker” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________. A. a person who gets a free car ride when traveling B. a person who likes traveling by car C. a person who is given up by parents D. a person who travels alone and gets lost

64. From the text we can infer that ________.

A. the writer didn’t know his grandfather’s selflessness until years lat er B. the writer’s grandfather went to his house except on snowy days

C. the writer’s grandfather ever looked after a woman in hospital for five years D. the writer’s grandfather ever helped a stranger find a job in a supermarket 65. After learning about his grandfather’s stories, the writer ________.

A. felt a little surprised at first B. followed the example of his grandfather C. was much sad all the time D. didn’t like his grandfather’s action

61—65 DCAAB

Keys: Task 1

1. a young man , a wise man

2. The wise man explained the young man the way to success by asking him to boil a kettle of water. Task 2

1. unlucky disappointed

2. enough firewood, proper water

3. he didn’t get enough firewood, the kettle is too large/there is too much water 4. Twice/ two times Task 3

1. fame :名声，名望

2. boiler，a kind of container(容器）： 壶，罐，煮器 3. a kind of container(容器): 水罐，盛水的容器 Task 4

1. might be happier than ever after visiting the wise man 2. is good at giving others advice.

3. the young man never set too many goals since then (答案不唯一) Task 5 1. b

2. one’s preparation., our goals in life, the success in our life/ achieve our goals 3. either get well prepared or set proper goals. Task 6 BDBDC