阅读理解. WhenMencius(孟子)wasasmallboy,hisfatherdied.SoMenciusandhismotherwerequitepoor.
Oneday,Menciusreturnedhomefromschoolandfoundhismothermakingsomecloth.Itwasvery
beautifulandexpensive.
"Howmuchofyourbookhaveyoureadtoday?"Mencius'motheraskedhim.Menciusthrewdown
hisbook."Ihaven'treadanyofit."Hereplied,"Iplayedwithsomefriendsofmineinthefields."
Whenhismotherheardthis,shepickedupapairofscissors(剪刀)andcutthecloth."Whyhave
youcutyourcloth?"Menciusasked,"Itwassobeautifulandnowyou'vewastedit.""Youhavewasted
yourtime,"shesaid,"NowIhavewastedmine.Lookattheterrible(可怕的)thingwehavedone!"
Menciuslearnedalotfromthislesson.Afterthis,healwaysstudiedhard.1.Whendidthestoryhappen?[ ]A.WhenMenciuswas30yearsold.
B.WhenMencius'familywasveryrich.
C.WhenMencius'fatherlivedwiththem.
D.WhenMenciuswasasmallboy.2.Thephrase"makesomecloth"means"______".[ ]A.做衣服
B.织布
C.纺棉花
D.缝衣服3.WhydidMencius'mothercutthecloth?Because______.[ ]A.Shewantedtomakesomemorebeautifulcloth
B.Shethoughtitwaswastingtimetomakecloth
C.Shewantedtolethersongetangry
D.Shewantedtogivehersonalesson4.WhydidMenciusalwaysstudyhardafterthis?Because______.[ ]A.hewantedtobeateacher
B.helearnedalotfromthelesson
C.hewantedtomakehismotherhappy
D.hedidn'tplaywithanyotherfriends5.Thispassagemainlytells______.[ ]A.AstoryofMenciusandhisfriends
B.astoryofMencius'mother
C.astoryaboutMencius'wastingtime
D.Mencius'mothercutthecloth