文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者体验过农民的辛苦和没有未来之后，决心改变自己的生活。作者决定追求有用的知识和技术，作者上了大学，后来又获得奖学金去了美国，精神超越了个人的苦难。作者永远记得在稻田里工作教给我的：脚踏实地，努力工作就会有回报。
1 . Once, during my summer holidays, my father was sick, but he worked in the rice field just the same, because there was so much to do. As I looked at his thin figure, crawling (缓慢移动) ahead of me, I thought of my own depressing future. I was tied to the land by job after backbreaking job, unlike other boys who had freedom to pursue happiness. Why were there people in the world who would never know what it was like to toil (苦干), and others, like me, who had been toiling ever since they were small boys, season after season, year after year? Why were some people sitting before electric fans or in air-conditioned rooms, while I was out of breath and sweating under the blazing sun? Why was there mud and more mud in front of me?
Only we farmers were willing to crawl, to assume the lowliest of positions in order to have a better harvest. Even a horse, when working for man, stands tall. I was suddenly consumed with great pity and great respect for poor farmers, and the focus of my attention began to extend beyond myself and my family. This was an important turning point in my life.
While resting beside a field one day, my brothers and I resolved to pursue useful knowledge and technology to help ourselves and other farmers improve our circumstances, and lighten our burden of labour. This resolve gave me strength so that when I went to university, lighten our burden of labour. This resolve gave me strength so that when I went to university, and later to the US on a scholarship, my spirit rose above personal hardships. Crawling in the mud had taught me to lake bleeding and sweating as part of my life, and not to be afraid in the face of difficulties. But what was more important was that I had learned the meaning of “You reap what you sow”.
Mother used to say, “Judge a man not by his face, but by his fields.” I appreciate more and more the meaning of these words. The land is dependable, as long as you are willing to toil on it. When the wind blew and the green rice plants moved like waves in a sea, stunningly beautiful, a deep sense of satisfaction swelled up (充满) in me.
I laboured hard in the simple, isolated countryside of my home, and I am proud of this. Although later I went into academic research, I shall always remember what working in the rice fields taught me: plant your feet firmly on the ground, work hard and you will be rewarded.
1. What did the author think of his job as a farmer in Paragraph 1?
| A．Unhappy but promising. | B．Free and meaningful. |
| C．Busy but rewarding. | D．Exhausting and hopeless. |
2. What motivated the author to change his present life?
| A．The concern for his father’s sickness. | B．His pity and respect for poor farmers. |
| C．His eagerness for knowledge and technology. | D．His wish to have a better harvest. |
3. How does the author understand his mother’s words in Paragraph 4?
| A．A man should be judged by his academic background. |
| B．A man’s sense of satisfaction comes from the land. |
| C．A man willing to toil in his field is bound to reap a harvest. |
| D．A man shouldn’t be proud of his appearance. |
4. According to the last paragraph, it can be inferred that the author________.
| A．achieves great success in his academic career | B．benefits a lot from his previous experience |
| C．lives in the isolated countryside | D．takes pride in his hometown |
5. What could be the best title for the passage?
| A．Crawling in the Rice Fields | B．Sticking to Your Dreams |
| C．Lightening the Burden of Labour | D．Sparing No Effort to Work |
