7．Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table，reading his book．His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could．
One day the grandson asked，"Grandpa，I try to read the book just like you，but I don't understand it，and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book．What good does reading the book do？"
The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied，"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water．"
The boy did as he was told，but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house．The grandpa laughed and said，"You'll have to move a little faster next time，"and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again．
This time the boy ran faster，but again the basket was empty before he returned．Out of breath，he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket，so he went to get a bucket instead．
The grandpa said，"I don't want a bucket of water； I want a basket of water．You're just not trying hard enough．"
The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard，but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again．Out of breath，he said，"Grandpa，it's useless!"
"So，you think it is useless？"the grandpa said，"Look at the basket．"
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different．It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean．
"Grandson，that's what happens when you read the book．You might not understand or remember everything，but when you read it，you'll be changed，inside and out．"
21．What puzzled the grandson most wasB．
A．why he forgot what he read soon
B．whether it was useful to read books
C．what kind of book he could understand
D．how he could read books like his grandpa
22．Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water？A
A．To get him to realize the use of reading books．
B．To punish him for not reading carefully．
C．To clean the dirty basket in the river．
D．To train him to run faster．
23．What lesson can we learn from the story？D
A．The old are always wiser than the young．
B．It is foolish to carry water with a basket．
C．You can't expect to remember all you read．
D．Reading books can change a person gradually．
24．What can be the best title for the text？D
A．Grandpa and grandson
B．Carrying water in a basket
C．Baskets and books
D．Reading for total changing．
分析 文章通过篮子打水的事，说明了读书可以改变一个人的内涵和外在．
解答 21．B细节题．由第二段最后一句"What good does reading the book do？"可知，男孩不明白读书有什么好处，所以B项符合题意．故正确答案为B．
22．A推断题．男孩一开始不知道读书有没有用，于是爷爷让他用一个脏兮兮的篮子打水．篮子虽然盛不了一滴水，却在打水的过程中被洗刷得干干净净．最后爷爷对男孩说："Grandson，that's what happens when you read the book．You might not understand or remember everything，but when you read it，you'll be changed，inside and out．"，这番话让他明白了读书有用，所以D项符合题意．故正确答案为A．
23．D主旨题．文章通过篮子打水的事，说明了读书可以改变一个人的内涵和外在．由最后一段"Grandson，that's what happens when you read the book．You might not understand or remember everything，but when you read it，you'll be changed，inside and out．"可知，D项符合题意．故正确答案为D．
24．D主旨题．文章通过篮子打水的事，说明了读书可以改变一个人的内涵和外在．由最后一句话"You might not understand or remember everything，but when you read it，you'll be changed，inside and out．"孩子，这就是你读书时发生的事．你可能不能理解或者记住所有的东西，但是在你读的时候，你会改变，由内至外．"故选D．
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