Ⅲ. 任务型阅读
Once upon a time, there lived an old man and his grandson Jimmy on a mountain farm. The old man used to get up early every day to read.
Jimmy wanted to be like his grandpa, so he tried to do everything his grandpa did. One day, Jimmy said to his grandpa, "I read like you every day but I can't understand most of them. If I don't even understand what I read, what's the point of reading?"
Grandpa handed Jimmy a coal basket, saying, "Go to the river and bring me a basket of water."
Jimmy did, but when he got home, the basket was empty.
Grandpa smiled, "Try again, but this time move faster."
Jimmy agreed. This time he ran faster but the basket was still empty. He knew it would be impossible but he still tried again. This time he ran as fast as he could, but again the basket was empty.
Jimmy was tired. He said to his grandfather, "It's no use. . ."
Grandpa said, "Look at the basket."
Jimmy looked at the basket and found it cleaner. He saw all the coal stains (污渍) in the basket were gone and now the basket was clean from the inside out.
Grandpa said, "It's the same as reading. You may not understand what you read, but it will change you from the inside out."
1. What did Grandfather ask Jimmy to do? (不超过 10 个词)
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2. What did Jimmy find about the basket at last? (不超过 10 个词)
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3. What does the text want to tell us? (不超过 10 个词)
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1. Get a basket of water from the river.
2. It was clean from the inside out.
3. Reading makes us better people. (言之有理即可)