EachmorningGrandpawasupearlysittingatthekitchentablereadinghisbook.Hisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehimandtriedtocopyhimineverywayhecould.Onedaythegrandsonasked“GrandpaItrytoreadthebookjustlikey

EachmorningGrandpawasupearlysittingatthekitchentablereadinghisbook.Hisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehimandtriedtocopyhimineverywayhecould.

Onedaythegrandsonasked“GrandpaItrytoreadthebookjustlikeyoubutIdon’tunderstanditandIforgetwhatIunderstandassoonasIclosethebook.Whatgooddoesreadingthebookdo?”

Thegrandpaquietlyturnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandreplied“Takethiscoalbasketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater.”

　Theboydidashewastoldbutallthewaterleakedoutbeforehegotbacktothehouse.Thegrandpalaughedandsaid“You’llhavetomovealittlefasternexttime”andsenthimbacktotheriverwiththebaskettotryagain.

Thistimetheboyranfasterbutagainthebasketwasemptybeforehereturned.Outofbreathhetoldhisgrandpathatitwasimpossibletocarrywaterinabasketsohewenttogetabucketinstead.

Thegrandpasaid“Idon’twantabucketofwater;Iwantabasketofwater.You’rejustnottryinghardenough.”

　Theboyagaindippedthebasketintotheriverandranhardbutwhenhereachedhisgrandpathebasketwasemptyagain.Outofbreathhesaid“Grandpait’suseless!”

“Soyouthinkitisuseless?”thegrandpasaid“Lookatthebasket.”

　Theboylookedatthebasketandforthefirsttimeherealizedthatthebasketwasdifferent.Ithadbeentransformedfromadirtyoldcoalbasketandwasnowclean.

“Grandsonthat’swhathappenswhenyoureadthebook.Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverythingbutwhenyoureadityou’llbechangedinsideandout.”

56.Whatpuzzledthegrandsonmostwas________.

　A.whetheritwasusefultoreadbooks

　B.whyheforgotwhathereadsoon

　C.whatkindofbookhecouldunderstand

　D.howhecouldreadbookslikehisgrandpa

57.WhydidGrandpaaskhisgrandsontofetchabasketofwater?

　A.Totrainhimtorunfaster.

　B.Tocleanthedirtybasketintheriver.

　C.Topunishhimfornotreadingcarefully.

　D.Togethimtorealizetheuseofreadingbooks.

58.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

　A.Theoldarealwayswiserthantheyoung.

　B.Itisfoolishtocarrywaterwithabasket.