五、任务型阅读。
主题群:做人与做事 子主题:自我认知与成长 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★★
One day, Andy was on a business trip. While walking past a village, he saw many people busy with their work in a large field. At that moment, a young man who sat by the road caught his attention.
Andy wondered why the young man was free in such a busy season. Then he went up and asked, “Have you grown your vegetables?”
The young man shook his head and sighed, “Not yet! I’m worrying about the weather. If there is a storm, my vegetables may be destroyed. If it is too cold, the seeds may not come out of the ground at all. If it is too hot, the seeds may even go bad in the soil.”
Andy nodded his head and asked again, “Then, have you grown rice?” The young man thought for a while, and answered, “Not yet. I’m worried about the birds. They may eat the rice. I can’t take that
risk.” Andy was very surprised, “So, what have you grown then?”
The farmer replied, “I haven’t grown anything. I am waiting for the best time! I must make sure that nothing is going to destroy my plants.”
Of course, the best time never came. And the young man didn’t get anything from the field at last.
In our life, many people may have the same problem. They have dreams, but they don’t take action because they worry too much about the difficulties in the future. However, if they don’t do anything, how can they achieve their dreams?
根据短文内容回答问题，每题答案不超过8个单词。
1. Where did the story happen?
In a village.
2. How did the young man feel when Andy talked to him?
Worried.
3. What does “risk” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
The birds may eat the rice.
4. What did the young man get from the field at last?
Nothing.
5. What does the story want to tell us?
We should take action if we have dreams.（言之有理即可）
