文章大意:本文主要讲了Frank被允许进入别人的花园而不乱动花园里的东西,而另一个男孩因为进入花园后乱动东西后不再被主人允许进去的故事,从而告诉我们:不要乱动不属于自己的东西。
One day, Frank was walking with his mother outside. When they came to a pretty garden, he called his mother and said, “Mother, I wish I could open the gate and walk in.”
The gardener, being near, heard what Frank said, and kindly invited him and his mother to come into the garden.
Frank’s mother thanked the man. Turning to her son, she said, “Frank, if I take you to walk in this garden, you must take care not to meddle with anything in it.” Frank nodded readily. He walked along the paths (小道) and looked at everything, but touched nothing. He was careful that his clothes should not brush the tops of the flowers for fear that he might break them.
The gardener was very pleased with Frank because the boy was so careful not to make trouble. He showed him the seeds (种子) and told him what the flowers and plants were.
While Frank was enjoying the beauty of a flower, another boy came to the gate. Finding it locked, he shook it hard. But it would not open. Then he said, “Let me in. Will you not let me in this garden?”
“No,” said the gardener. “I will not let you in, for when I let you in yesterday, you meddled with my flowers, and even picked some fruit. I do not let boys into my garden who meddle with the plants.”
Ashamed, the boy walked away slowly.
Seeing this, Frank felt how much happier a boy may be by not meddling with that which does not belong to him.
21. What’s Frank’s wish?
A.To grow plants. | B.To get seeds. |
C.To visit the garden. | D.To talk with the gardener. |
22. What does the underlined phrase “meddle with” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.take away | B.touch carelessly | C.fall in love with | D.ask for |
23. What kind of person is Frank?
A.Cute and clever. | B.Competitive and courageous. |
C.Polite and careful. | D.Understanding and popular. |
24. Why is another boy mentioned in paragraph 5?
A.To compare with Frank. | B.To give an example. |
C.To explain reasons. | D.To support an idea. |
25. What can we learn from the passage?
A.A kid should play in Mom’s company (陪伴). | B.A kid should express his ideas freely. |
C.A kid should take others’ advice. | D.A kid should be strict with himself. |