Agirlcomplainedtoherfatheraboutherhardlife.Shedidn'tknowwhatshehadtodoandwantedtogiveup.Shefelttiredoffightingandfighting.Oneproblemhadbeenfinishedbutanothercameover.
Herfather,acook,tookherintothekitchen.Hepouredwaterintothreepansandboiled(煮沸)them.Afterboiling,inthefirstpanwasputsomecarrots,thesecondwasputsomeeggsandthelastwasputwithcoffee.
Thegirlwaitedimpatiently(不耐烦的),confusedbywhatherfatherdid.About20minuteslater,herfathertookoutthecarrotsandputtheminabowl.Hetooktheeggsandputtheminabowl.Afterthatthecoffeewaspouredintoacup.“Mysweetheart,whatdoyousee?”heasked.
“Carrots,eggsandcoffee,”shereplied.
Herfathertoldhertoclosehereyesandaskedhertotouchthecarrots.Shedidsoandfeltthatthecarrotsweresoft.Afterthatheaskedhertotaketheeggsandbreakthem.Afterpeeling(剥开)them,shegottheeggs,cookedandhard.Thelast,thefatherlethersmellthecoffee.Sheasked,“Whatdidyoudothisfor,Father?”Heexplainedthateachhadthesameunluckyexperience—theboilingwater,buteachhadadifferentresult.Thestrongandhardcarrotshadbecomesoftandweak.Thefragileeggsbecamehardafterbeingcooked.Thecoffeewasveryspecial,theycouldchangewater.“Whoareyou?”askedherfather.“Whenbadluckknocksatyourdoor,whatisyourdecision?Areyoucarrots,eggsorcoffee?”
1.Thegirlcomplainedaboutherhardlifebecauseshedidn't________.
A.wanttogiveup
B.finishoneproblem
C.knowwhattodo
D.gettiredoffighting
2.Thegirl'sfathertookhertothekitchento________.
A.askherhowtoboileggs
B.showherhowtomakecoffee
C.teachherhowtobeacook
D.tellherhowtofacedifficulties
3.Afterabouttwentyminutes,thecarrotsbecame________.
A.soft
B.hard
C.salty
D.sweet
4.Theunderlinedword“fragile”inthepassagemeans“________”.
A.美味的
B.易碎的
C.特别的
D.可怜的
5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thegirl'sfatherlikedtoeatsomekindsoffood.
B.Badluckalwaysknocksatstrongpeople'