Mygrandfatherhadasmallfarm.Healsoworkedinafactory.
OneautumnhepromisedtohelphisneighborharvesttheircombutafterharvestinghisowncomGrandpa'slittlecompickerbroke.Inordertokeephisjobhehadtoleavethefarmbeforedawnanddidn'tgethomeuntilaftersunset.Itnowseemedimpossibletohelpouthisneighbor.
OnenightGrandpadecidedthathewouldn’tlethisneighbor'sharvestrot(腐烂的)inthefield.Withoutamachinehe’dharvestitbyhand.
“Whendoyouthinkyou’dhavetimetodoit?”askedmygrandma.“Besidesit’dbetoodark.”
“IknowofonenightthatIcoulddoit!”hesaid.“There'sstillonemorefullmooninOctober.IftheweatherisclearIthinkIcandoit.”
Andsoafewdayslaterafteralongshiftatthefactorymygrandpamadehiswaytothefield.Theweatherwascoldbutclearandthemoonwasglowing.Heworkedthroughthenighttokeephisword.
SometimeswhenIwanttoputoffresponsibilitiesFdseemygrandfathercuttingcominthelightoftheharvestmoon.Behindhimrowafterrowofcomstalks(秸秆)standinrespectforamanwhokeepshisword.
1.Itwashardforthewriter'sgrandfathertohelphisneighborbecause____.
A.hewastootiredtocarryon
B.hehadtoomuchworktodoinhisownfield
C.hislittlecompickerbrokeandhewasverybusyinhisjob
D.theweatherwasterrible
2.Theunderlinedpart“dawn”inthepassageprobablymeans“____”.
A.黎明 B.正午
C.傍晚 D.深夜
3.Thewriter'sgrandpaworkedinthefield____.
A.afterthesunset
B.withafullmooninthesky
C.withhismachine
D.byhand
4.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromthewriter'sGrandpa'sstory?
A.Amanshouldkeephisword.
B.Fewwordsmanydeeds.
C.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.
D.Goalsdeterminewhatyouaregoingtobe.