五、阅读理解
Socrates is a great thinker (思想家) and teacher. One day, he says to his students, “Today you are going to learn new exercise, swinging (摆动) arms forward (向前) and then backward.”
He tells his students how to do the exercise. Then he asks his students to swing their arms 300 times every day. “Do you think you can do it?” Socrates asks the students. They laugh and say, “Of course. It is not difficult.” So all the students tell Socrates that they will do the exercise every day.
A month later, Socrates asks his students, “Which of you do the exercise every day?”
▲ Socrates is happy that all the students do it.
Another month goes by. He asks the class the same question, but only 80% of the students put up their hands. A year goes by, and Socrates asks the class the question again. But this time, only one student puts up his hand. The student is Plato. He becomes a great thinker later.
Well, doing one thing is easy but doing one thing every day is not an easy thing. That’s why some people can succeed (成功) but some can’t.
() 1. Why do the students laugh?
A. Because Socrates is fun.
B. Because the class is interesting.
C. Because they are glad to do the exercise.
D. Because they think it’s easy to do what Socrates says.
() 2. Which sentence can we put in the “▲”?
A. A few students say no. B. Most of the students say yes.
C. Everyone puts up his hand. D. No student puts up his hand.
() 3. Most of the students stop doing the exercise after __________.
A. one month B. 80 days C. two months D. one year
() 4. What does the story want to tell us?
A. It’s difficult to be a great thinker.
B. Students should listen to teachers.
C. It’s important to keep doing one thing.
D. Taking exercise every day is good for us.