文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了一个学者是如何用智慧帮助他的朋友过上好日子的故事。从而告诉我们,有时候我们需要做出一些艰难的决定,才能帮助我们的朋友或家人走向更好的未来。
Once a scholar (学者) went back to his hometown and visited his childhood friend.
When he arrived, he found his friend’s house was smaller than any other house in the village. The friend lived with his brothers and they had nothing to eat. When they were hungry, they just picked some fruit from a tree behind the house, sold it, and then bought some food.
The scholar was worried about his friend after seeing this. So he decided to do something to help him solve the problem. Then an idea came to his mind. In the evening, when everyone was sleeping, the scholar got up, cut down the tree, and ran away. The next morning, the friend and his brothers woke up and saw the tree down. They were so angry that they said the scholar wasn’t a true friend.
Three years later, the scholar was back again. He was afraid to see his friend, but finally he visited his friend. To his surprise, this time, his friend had a big house. Instead of being angry, his friend invited him to his big house. And the friend said, “Now we know why you cut down the tree. We wouldn’t try our best to make money and live better unless the tree was down.”
6. How was the scholar’s friend’s life at first? ________
A.Happy. | B.Rich. | C.Difficult. | D.Boring. |
7. What did the scholar do when his friend was sleeping? ________
A.He got up and cut down the tree. |
B.He picked some fruit from the tree. |
C.He made some food for his friend. |
D.He left some money to his friend and went away. |
8. Why did the scholar feel surprised when he visited his friend three years later? ________
A.Because his friend invited him to have dinner. |
B.Because his friend gave him a big house. |
C.Because his friend wasn’t poor anymore. |
D.Because his friend said he wasn’t a true friend. |
9. What’s the correct order according to the text? ________
a.The scholar’s friend was angry. b.The scholar cut down the tree and left.
c.The scholar visited his friend three years later. d.The scholar saw his friend’s house was small.
A.c﹣d ﹣b﹣ a | B.d ﹣b﹣ a﹣c | C.d ﹣a﹣c ﹣b | D.c﹣a﹣d﹣b |
10. What can we learn from the text? ________
A.A true friend can help you whenever you are in trouble. |
B.Be independent and work hard to make a better life. |
C.Don’t always compare yourself with others. |
D.People shouldn’t push themselves too hard. |