阅读理解. WhenMencius(孟子)wasasmallboy,hisfatherdied.SoMenciusandhismotherwerequitepoor.

Oneday,Menciusreturnedhomefromschoolandfoundhismothermakingsomecloth.Itwasvery

beautifulandexpensive.

"Howmuchofyourbookhaveyoureadtoday?"Mencius'motheraskedhim.Menciusthrewdown

hisbook."Ihaven'treadanyofit."Hereplied,"Iplayedwithsomefriendsofmineinthefields."

Whenhismotherheardthis,shepickedupapairofscissors(剪刀)andcutthecloth."Whyhave

youcutyourcloth?"Menciusasked,"Itwassobeautifulandnowyou'vewastedit.""Youhavewasted

yourtime,"shesaid,"NowIhavewastedmine.Lookattheterrible(可怕的)thingwehavedone!"

Menciuslearnedalotfromthislesson.Afterthis,healwaysstudiedhard.1.Whendidthestoryhappen?[ ]A.WhenMenciuswas30yearsold.

B.WhenMencius'familywasveryrich.

C.WhenMencius'fatherlivedwiththem.

D.WhenMenciuswasasmallboy.2.Thephrase"makesomecloth"means"______".[ ]A.做衣服

B.织布

C.纺棉花

D.缝衣服3.WhydidMencius'mothercutthecloth?Because______.[ ]A.Shewantedtomakesomemorebeautifulcloth

B.Shethoughtitwaswastingtimetomakecloth

C.Shewantedtolethersongetangry

D.Shewantedtogivehersonalesson4.WhydidMenciusalwaysstudyhardafterthis?Because______.[ ]A.hewantedtobeateacher

B.helearnedalotfromthelesson

C.hewantedtomakehismotherhappy

D.hedidn'tplaywithanyotherfriends5.Thispassagemainlytells______.[ ]A.AstoryofMenciusandhisfriends

B.astoryofMencius'mother

C.astoryaboutMencius'wastingtime

D.Mencius'mothercutthecloth