Question

    A teacher decided to have her class play a game. The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school. Each student would “name” their potatoes after people they did not like. Therefore, the number of potatoes would be different depending on how many people each student disliked.

The next day, all the students brought their potatoes to school. Some kids had just one or two potatoes, while the others had as many as five or six. The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with them everywhere they went for one week.

Several days passed by. Some of the students started to complain, as their potatoes began to rot (腐烂) and smell bad. The students who carried more potatoes also complained about how heavy their bags were.

One week later, the game was over. The teacher asked, “How did you feel about carrying around your potatoes for a week?” The students complained once again. The teacher simply smiled and said, “This is what it’s like to carry hatred (仇恨) in your heart. You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you can’t stand carrying rotten potatoes for one week, can you imagine having hatred in your heart for a whole lifetime?”

It can be quite tiring to carry hatred in your heart for a whole lifetime. Please forgive(原谅) others and move on with your life. That’s our best choice.

根据短文内容判断正误 （正确写A, 错误写B）

1.The number of potatoes that students were asked to carry to school depended on the number of people they disliked.

2.Some students started to complain after several days because the potatoes began to rot and smell bad.

3.The students carried the tomatoes for only one week, but they felt tired.

4.Some students didn’t carry the potatoes to school because they liked everyone.

5.The best way to deal with hatred is to forgive and move on.

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一个老师想通过一个背土豆的实验告诉学生一个道理，不要在心里去讨厌或者憎恨一个人，那样太累了，还不如原谅别人。

1.推理判断。根据文中“The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school. Each student would “name” their potatoes after people they did not like.“可知，学生被要求带到学校的土豆数量取决于他们不喜欢的人数。这个说法“The number of potatoes that students were asked to carry to school depended on the number of people they disliked.”是正确的。故选A。

2.推理判断。根据文中“Several days passed by. Some of the students started to complain, as their potatoes began to rot (腐烂) and smell bad.” 几天过去了。一些学生开始抱怨，因为他们的土豆开始腐烂并发出难闻的气味。可知这个说法“Some students started to complain after several days because the potatoes began to rot and smell bad.”是正确的。故选A。

3.推理判断。根据文中“The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with them everywhere they went for one week.” 然后老师告诉孩子们，一个星期内无论去哪里，他们都得随身携带土豆。可知这个说法“The students carried the tomatoes for only one week, but they felt tired.”是错误的。不是西红柿而是带的土豆。故选B。

4.推理判断。根据文中“The next day, all the students brought their potatoes to school.” 第二天，所有的学生都把土豆带到学校。可知，这个说法“Some students didn’t carry the potatoes to school because they liked everyone.” 一些学生没有把土豆带到学校，因为他们喜欢每个人。说法是错误的。故选B。

5.推理判断。根据文中“It can be quite tiring to carry hatred in your heart for a whole lifetime. Please forgive(原谅) others and move on with your life. That’s our best choice.” 把仇恨带在心里一辈子可能会很累。请原谅别人，继续你的生活。那是我们最好的选择。这个说法“The best way to deal with hatred is to forgive and move on.” 处理仇恨的最好方法是宽恕并继续前进。故选A。