Question

    Recently,my students couldn't get on well with each other,so I decided to have them play a game. I told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few tomatoes in it to school. Each student would "name" their tomatoes after the people they did not like. Therefore,the number of tomatoes would be different depending on how many people each student disliked.

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

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

One week later,the game was over. I asked,"How did you feel about carrying your tomatoes for a week?"

The students complained once again. I simply smiled and said,"This is what it's like to carry hate in your heart. You have to carry "it" with you wherever you go. If you can't stand carrying rotten tomatoes for one week,can you imagine having hate in your heart for a whole lifetime?"

It can be exhausting to carry hate in your heart for a whole lifetime. Forgive others and move on with your life.

1.The number of tomatoes the students were asked to carry depended on __________.

A.the size of the tomatoes B.the name of the tomatoes

C.the weight of the tomatoes D.the number of the people they hated

2.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A.The student. B.Hate. C.Heart. D.The tomato.

3.Why did the students start to complain after several days?

A.Because the game was over.

B.Because they hated the tomatoes.

C.Because the tomatoes started to rot and smell bad.

D.Because carrying tomatoes made them look stupid.

4.What is the writer's opinion in the passage?

A.Learn from the people you like. B.Stand the hate as long as you can.

C.Think more about the people you like. D.Forgive others and make your heart light.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

短文主要讲述了作者发现，最近，学生们不能很好地相处，所以决定让他们玩一个游戏。让孩子们明白了一辈子怀恨在心可能会让你精疲力竭的道理。所以学会原谅别人，继续你的生活。

1.细节理解题，根据“therefore, the number of tomatoes would be different depending on how many people each student disliked.因此，西红柿的数量会因每个学生不喜欢多少人而有所不同。”，可知答案，故选D。

2.词义猜测题，根据前文提到“The students complained once again. I simply smiled and said, This is what it's like to carry hate in your heart. 学生们又一次抱怨起来。我只是笑了笑说：这就是心中带着仇恨的感觉。”所以这里“it”就是指心中的仇恨，故选B。

3.细节理解题，根据“Several days went by. Some of the students started to complain,as their tomatoes started to rot and smell bad. The students who carried more tomatoes also complained about how heavy their bags were.几天过去了。一些学生开始抱怨，因为他们的西红柿开始腐烂，而且气味难闻。拿西红柿多的学生也抱怨他们的包太重了。”，可知答案，故选C。

4.主旨大意题，根据最后一段“It can be exhausting to carry hate in your heart for a whole lifetime. Forgive others and move on with your life.一辈子怀恨在心可能会让你精疲力竭。原谅别人，继续你的生活。”可知答案，故选D。