D Quench one's thirst by thinking of plums
导读：同学们，上一个单元我们读的故事叫“惊弓之鸟”，你们答对了吗？你们吃过梅子这种水果吗？是不是一说梅子，你们就想要流口水？这个单元我们来读一个有关梅子的故事，看看你们能不能读懂。
One summer, Cao Cao leads his soldiers to fight against Zhang Xiu.

It is very hot. The burning sun is like a fire.
The soldiers are hot, thirsty and tired.

They go slower and slower. Cao Cao is very worried.

Cao Cao has an idea. He says, "There is a forest of plums ahead."

The soldiers feel like they are eating the plums now. They go fast at once.

我来试试
根据故事内容，完成下列各题。
1. 由这个故事而来的成语是什么？

2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The soldiers are hot and hungry.
B. The soldiers eat the plums at last.
C. There isn't a forest of plums ahead.

1. 望梅止渴
2. C

1. 这个故事是经典的“望梅止渴”典故，对应故事内容和标题的英文表达，对应的中文成语是望梅止渴。
2. 选项A：原文描述士兵是hot, thirsty and tired，并没有提到hungry，表述错误；选项B：士兵只是想象吃梅子，并没有实际吃到梅子，表述错误；选项C：曹操是为了鼓舞士兵才谎称前面有梅林，实际上并没有，表述正确。