My name is Tom, When I was young, I was always sad, almost everything ending in failure. I completely lost my heart, sighing(叹息) unhappily all day. Having seen me like that, my father decided to cheer me up.
One day, he gave me a cup of water and asked me to taste it. I found it salty. My father said he just put one small spoonful of salt in the cup. And then, he led me to a lake, where he threw a big handful(一把) of salt into the lake, picked up a spoon of water and let me taste it again. He asked, "Does it still taste salty?"' "Not at all," I said. My father said, "Now you may know the reason of your pain: you are just a cup of water, but not a lake. Be a lake and you won't feel sad any more."
I came to understand my father's purpose: I feel frustratedbecause my heart is as small as a cup of water. He hoped that I can be a person with a heart like a lake.
(1)When tom was young, almost failed to do .
A. |
nothing |
B. |
something |
C. |
everything |
D. |
none |
(2)What did his father do first to help him? He .
A. |
led him to leak |
B. |
asked him to taste salty water in the cup |
C. |
asked him to taste water in a lake |
D. |
explained the reason to his actions |
(3)What is not mentioned in the text?
A. |
A cup of water |
B. |
A spoon of salt |
C. |
A spoon of water |
D. |
A big handful of salty of water |
(4)How did the father make his idea clear to his son?
A. |
By letting his son experience |
B. |
By letting his son do research |
C. |
By letting his son read |
D. |
Both A and C |
(5)The underlined world " frustrated" means here.
A. |
surprised |
B. |
upset |
C. |
rude |
D. |
polite |