Ⅳ. 阅读理解。
|主题|难度|建议用时|实际用时|
|----|----|----|----|
|哲理故事|中|6分钟| |
【阅读导读】本文讲述了一个年轻人在帮一只海龟摆脱一群小孩的欺负后,得到海龟之王的酬谢,但他违背诺言,打开了第二个盒子,最后变成一位老人的故事。
Once upon a time, some children were fishing at seaside when they caught a turtle (海龟). They beat (敲打) it with stones. 1. ____ The turtle was very thankful and said, "Thanks for your kindness. I would like to invite you to a fantastic place."
The young man rode on the turtle's back and was taken to a secret palace in the sea. 2. ____ "What a nice palace!" To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him a very big dinner. He hadn't eaten so much delicious food before. He was pleased with everything.
After dinner, the king said, "I'm going to give you two boxes, but you mustn't open both. Do remember it!" 3. ____ Just then, a large wave sent him out of the sea.
After going back home, he opened the bigger box. 4. ____ "Oh! I'm rich now!" Then he thought, "There must be something more expensive in the other box." He broke his promise and opened it. Suddenly he became an old man who was over 80 years old. 5. ____
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. The young man promised that he was going to open only one.
B. He was so sorry for what he did, but it was too late.
C. When he reached the palace, he was amazed (惊奇的) at the sightseeing,
D. Just at that time, a young man came up and drove them away.
E. To his surprise, the box was full of gold shining brightly (闪闪发光的金子).
我的感悟:______

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. E 5. B
我的感悟：We should keep our promises. If we break our promises, we may be punished.（我们应该遵守承诺。如果我们违背承诺，可能会受到惩罚。）