Question

    There was a man who couldn't achieve his dream. So he went to a sage(圣人)for help. The sage scooped up the water and asked, “What is the shape of the water?” the sage poured the water into the glass before he could answer. The man answered, “I know, water is like a glass shape.” The sage said nothing and poured the water into the vase nearby. The man realized it, “I know, water is like a vase.” The sage shook his head and poured the water into the pot filled with sand. The clear water disappeared into the sand. The sage said, “Look, the water died away like this, this is a lifetime!”

The man said happily, “I know, you tell me the society is like different containers everywhere, so man should be like water. When you are in a certain container, you will become its shape and easily die in a regular container, just like the water, disappearing quickly, and nothing can change!”

“Yes,” then the sage added, “No!” the sage went out of the house while the man followed. Under the eaves(屋檐), the sage touched the flagstone steps and stopped. The man saw a concave(凹处), but he didn't know why.

The sage said, “In rainy days, the rain water would fall from the eaves, so the concave is the result of the water falls.”

“I understand people may be put into the regular containers, but they should be like the little drop of water, holing the hard flagstones until changing the containers.” The man said.

The sage said, “Right, this concave will turn into a hole!”

Life is like water, so we must get used to the environments. Besides, we should try to change the environments to realize our own value. Only those who keep trying can overcome more difficulties and achieve their dreams.

1.How many things did the sage put water into?

A.One B.Two C.Three D.Four

2.What does the underlined word “containers” mean in Chinese?

A.柜子 B.容器 C.集装箱 D.面罩

3.The sage touched the concave on the flagstone steps in order to show the man________.

A.water could change everything B.it was important to keep trying

C.how valuable water was D.the flagstone steps weren't hard enough

4.What happened to the man at last?

A.He realized how to achieve his dream. B.He was confused with the sage's suggestion.

C.The sage's advice wasn't useful to him. D.He still didn't know how to solve his problem.

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A.Life is like water B.Life is full of challenges

C.Life depends on your environment D.Try to be yourself like water

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

本文通过讲述圣人教一个人如何实现自己的梦想。告诉我们只要不断的尝试，就能克服更多困难，实现梦想。

1.推理判断题。根据“the sage poured the water into the glass before he could answer.”可知，这位圣人先是把水倒入玻璃杯里。根据“The sage said nothing and poured the water into the vase nearby.”可知，他又把水倒入花瓶里。根据“The sage shook his head and poured the water into the pot filled with sand.”可知，他又把水倒入装满沙子的罐子里，因此他把水一共倒入了三种容器里。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。A. cabinet柜子；B. container容器；C. cargotainer集装箱；D. mask面罩。根据前文提到的“glass，vase，pot”可知，此处指的是容器，故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据“The sage said, “Right, this concave will turn into a hole!””和“Only those who keep trying can overcome more difficulties and achieve their dreams.”可知，圣人摸了一下石板台阶上的凹处，告诉他必须不断尝试。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据“Only those who keep trying can overcome more difficulties and achieve their dreams.”可知，这个男人最后明白只有不断努力的人才能克服困难，实现自己的梦想。故选A。

5.标题归纳题。根据“Life is like water, so we must get used to the environments.”可知，本文主要介绍了要生活得像水一样。故选D。