专项6 阅读理解（回答问题）--沪教牛津版九年级上册期中专项

原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 专项 6 阅读理解-回答问题（答案解析） Passage 1 1．They took the cable car to Sentosa. 2．Shawn. 3．Sentosa Nature Discovery. 4．Yes, I do. Because it is interesting. 【导语】本文主要讲了一家人去圣淘沙岛玩的愉快经历。 1．根据“This time they took the cable car (缆车) to Sentosa from there instead of driving. The cable car ride was fantastic.”可知，他们乘坐缆车从费柏山到圣淘沙。故填 They took the cable car to Sentosa. 2．根据“Sue and Shawn went to the Tiger Sky Tower. They were excited to see Sentosa from a high point. They didn’t visit Images of Singapore again but went to Madame Tussauds instead.”可知，苏 和肖恩去了杜莎夫人蜡像馆。故填 Shawn. 3．根据“After that, the family walked to Sentosa Nature Discovery. It was their very first visit there. The children found it more interesting than Butterfly Park they had visited before. They were pleased to see a special plant there. This plant is unusual because it eats small insects.”可知，们在圣淘沙自 然探索中心看到了吃小昆虫的特殊植物。故填 Sentosa Nature Discovery. 4．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为 Yes, I do. Because it is interesting. Passage 2 1．It shows that Chinese New Year has ended./The Lantern Festival shows that Chinese New Year has ended. 2．On January 14th, 2024./Students’ works will be shown on January 14th, 2024. 3．Parents./It is written for parents. 4． It’s meaningful and colorful. Because it can improve students’ creativity. 【导语】本文是写给家长的一封信，信中介绍了如何制作灯笼。 1．根据“The Lantern Festival shows that Chinese New Year has ended.”可知，元宵节表明中国新 年已经结束。故填 It shows that Chinese New Year has ended./The Lantern Festival shows that Chinese New Year has ended. 2．根据“All lanterns need to be in school by January 3rd, 2024,”以及“Each of students’ work will be shown in our school on January 14th.”可知，每个学生的作品将于 1 月 14 日在学校展出。故填 On January 14th, 2024./Students’ works will be shown on January 14th, 2024. 3．根据“Dear Parents,”可知，这篇文章是写给家长的。故填 Parents./It is written for parents. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 2 4．开放性问题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：It’s meaningful and colorful. Because it can improve students’ creativity. Passage 3 1．Rumors about the teacher. 2．Three. 3．My parents and other students in the class. 4．No. I always respect my teachers and be polite to them. I listen to the teachers carefully in class and study hard. If I ask the teachers some questions , they are happy to help me, so I get along well with my teachers.(开放题，合理即可) 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍几乎每个人都会遇到他们不喜欢的老师。这里有一些建 议，可以帮助你与老师相处，顺利度过学年。 1．根据“You may have heard rumors (谣言) about the teacher you will have next year, but try your best not to let these stories influence your own opinion.”可知，这里是指关于老师的谣言会影响你 对老师的看法。故填 Rumors about the teacher. 2．根据“If you go into it with an open mind, you’re much more likely to get along with your teacher.” 和“As long as you are still doing well in the class, do your best to deal with your teacher.”以及“If you think your teacher is being mean (刻薄的) to you, always be a polite student.You may find that your good attitude will rub off on (感染) your teacher.”可知，这里介绍了 3 个方法可以让你充分 利用这种情况。故填 Three. 3．根据“If other students in the class seem to be getting along with the teacher and doing well in the class, talk to them.They may have some useful tips.”和“Let your parents know how you feel about your teacher, but he sure to explain exactly why you feel that way. They may be able to offer you some good advice on how to deal with the situation.”可知，你的父母和同学可以帮助你。故填My parents and other students in the class. 4．No. I always respect my teachers and be polite to them. I listen to the teachers carefully in class and study hard. If I ask the teachers some questions , they are happy to help me, so I get along well with my teachers.(开放题，合理即可) Passage 4 1．No. 2．In landfills. 3．Because it’s cheaper. 4．Making full use of what you have already had./To make full use of what you have already had. 【导语】本文主要介绍了关于时尚产业所造成的危害，以及之后改变的趋势。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 3 1．根据“It’s clear that the fashion industry is terrible for the earth. It uses a lot of resources (资源) and pollutes the environment with waste.”可知，时尚产业对地球来说是可怕的，它使用大量资源， 并以废物污染环境。故填 No. 2．根据“It doesn’t just take up space but also ends up in landfills.”可知，我们的大部分衣服最终会 进入垃圾填埋场。故填 In landfills. 3．根据“Luckily, second-hand clothing is becoming popular. It’s cheaper.”可知，二手服装变得流 行起来，是因为更便宜。故填 Because it’s cheaper. 4．根据“Making full use of what you have already had is the best choice of shopping.”可知，充分利 用已有的东西是购物的最佳选择。故填Making full use of what you have already had./To make full use of what you have already had. Passage 5 1．Every week. 2．In the street. 3．His brother. 4．He should tell his classmate to be polite to his mum. He should also ask his classmate to say sorry to his mum. 【导语】本文是 David写给 Linda的邮件，询问 Linda 如何解决自己面临的问题的建议。 1．根据“I read your advice page every week.”可知 David每周都读琳达的建议页面。故填 Every week. 2．根据“Last week, I saw my classmate in the street.”可知 David在街上看到他的同学。故填 In the street. 3．根据“I told my brother about his behaviour,”可知 David告诉了他的哥哥他同学的行为。故填 His brother. 4．根据“He was shouting at his mum… he wasn’t polite to his mum at all!”可知，大卫的同学对妈 妈大喊大叫，对妈妈一点也不礼貌，所以，大卫应该告诉同学要对妈妈有礼貌, 并且对妈妈道 歉。故填 He should tell his classmate to be polite to his mum. He should also ask his classmate to say sorry to his mum. （答案合理即可。） Passage 6 1．Age will not stop talent from shining./Teenagers showed age would not stop talent from shining. 2．No, he didn’t. 3．3 gold medals./Huang Yuting got 3 gold medals in the games. 4．I admire Cui Chenxi most. Because she is the youngest Asian Games gold medal winner in China. And she was relaxed and wasn’t nervous before the competiton. She tried her best and had no regrets. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 4 Although she met many difficulties, she never gave up skateboarding.（本题为开放性试题，答案不 唯一，言之有理即可） 【导语】本文主要介绍了三位中国青少年运动员在杭州亚运会上取得成功故事。告诉人们年龄 不会阻止才华的闪耀。 1．根据“Age will not stop talent from shining! Teenagers showed this at the Hangzhou Asian Games” 可知，年龄阻挡不了才华的闪耀，青少年们在杭州亚运会上展示了这一点。故填Age will not stop talent from shining./Teenagers showed age would not stop talent from shining. 2．根据“China’s 15-year-old Chen Ye won gold in the men’s park final（碗池决赛）of skateboarding on Sept 25. It was the Chinese national team’s first skateboarding gold in the Games. He got 0.41 points more than Japanese skateboarder Nagahara Yuro”可知，15岁的中国选手陈烨在男子滑板公 园决赛中获得金牌。他比日本滑板选手长 Nagahara Yuro多得 0.41分。故填 No, he didn’t. 3．根据“On Sept 26, she took home her third gold in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event with her teammate Sheng Lihao”可知，黄雨婷在杭州亚运会上共获得了三枚金牌。故填 3 gold medals./Huang Yuting got 3 gold medals in the games. 4．本题为开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。例如：我最钦佩崔晨曦，首先她是中国 最年轻的亚运会金牌得主，其次，比赛前她很放松，不紧张，而是竭尽全力不留遗憾。最后， 她虽然遇到了很多困难，但她从不放弃。故填 I admire Cui Chenxi most. Because she is the youngest Asian Games gold medal winner in China. And she was relaxed and wasn’t nervous before the competiton. She tried her best and had no regrets. Although she met many difficulties, she never gave up skateboarding. Passage 7 1．We will feel good. 2．Jerry Thomas. 3．Youth Problem Magazine. 4．Six/6. Smile and start to write a story. 【导语】本文给我们介绍了几点如何在自己不开心的时候，让自己感觉好起来的六个建议。 1．根据“Helping others always makes you feel good.”可知，帮助别人总是让你感觉很好。故填 We will feel good。 2．根据“Agony Aunt Jerry Thomas told you above in her Youth Problem Magazine.”可知，Jerry Thomas写了这篇文章。故填 Jerry Thomas。 3．根据“Agony Aunt Jerry Thomas told you above in her Youth Problem Magazine.”可知，你可以 在青年问题杂志找到这篇文章。故填 Youth Problem Magazine。 4．根据“Do something nice for someone.”，“Smile!”，“Learn something new!”，“Start to write a 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 5 story.”和“Stay with your family.”可知，文章一共提到了六种使人们感觉好起来的方法，因此第 一问是 Six/6。第二问开放性试题，可以根据这六种方法，随机选择两者即可。故填 Six/6. Smile and start to write a story. Passage 8 No one./Nobody. 2．Dangerous and difficult work. 3．They/Robots will think on their own/alone/by themselves./ They / Robots will use their brains and act for themselves. / They/ Robots can think for themselves. 4．I think that robots will help us complete our daily housework, take care of our elderly, and help us with our work. This is because robots have the ability to free up our time and allow us to focus on more important things. （学生只要言之有理既可，答案只做参考） 【导语】本文主要讲述了机器人未来可能有的变化。 1．根据“No one knows”可知，没有人知道未来如何，故填 No one./Nobody. 2．根据“They help us do dangerous and difficult work.”可知，它们帮助我们做危险和困难的工作。 故填 Dangerous and difficult work. 3．根据“People are surprised at the rapid development of robots. In a few years, perhaps robots will think on their own, just as people use their brains and act for themselves.”可知，几年后，也许机器 人会独立思考，就像人类使用大脑并为自己行动一样。故填 They/Robots will think on their own/alone/by themselves./ They / Robots will use their brains and act for themselves. / They/ Robots can think for themselves. 4．主观题，言之有理即可，故填 I think that robots will help us complete our daily housework, take care of our elderly, and help us with our work. This is because robots have the ability to free up our time and allow us to focus on more important things. Passage 9 1．She had a bad heart. 2．Because he didn’t want Donna to die. 3．They gave Felipe’s heart to Donna. 4．Yes, I am. Because love is the most beautiful thing in the world. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了一位濒死的少年 Felipe决定将自己的心脏捐给心脏病 的好友的故事。 1．根据“Donna Brown, a 14-year-old girl, was very sick. She had a bad heart.”可知，Donna心脏不 好。故填 She had a bad heart. 2．根据“Felipe Green, Donna’s good friend, heard the news, he was very worried about Donna. He 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 6 didn’t want her to die.”可知，Felipe不想要 Donna死掉。故填 Because he didn’t want Donna to die. 3．根据“The Greens were very sad. But Felipe’s mother remembered his words. She told the doctors to give Felipe’s heart to Donna. The doctors did several tests. They said they could give Felipe’s heart to Donna.”可知，格林夫妇把儿子的心脏给了Donna。故填They gave Felipe’s heart to Donna. 4．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes, I am. Because love is the most beautiful thing in the world. Passage 10 1．20 2．They quickly gathered around the basket and started to fight over the bread 3．Many pieces of silver 4．No. Because she was kind 【导语】本文是记叙文，在饥荒的时候一位富人每天都会给 20个孩子发面包，Gretchen拿到 了最小的面包，回家后发现里面有银币，但是还是还给了富人。这个故事告诉我们要保持快乐 和感恩。 1．根据第 1 段“A rich old man sent for 20 of the poorest children in the town and said to them, “In this basket there is a loaf(一条面包) for each of you.可知有 20条面包，故答案为：20. 2．根据第 2段“The hungry children quickly gathered around the basket and started to fight over the bread.”可知饥饿的孩子们很快围在篮子周围，开始争抢面包，故答案为：They quickly gathered around the basket and started to fight over the bread. 3．根据第 3段“When she came home and her mother cut the loaf open, many pieces of silver fell out of it.”可知最小的面包里面有许多银币，故答案为：Many pieces of silver. 4．根据第 4段“Her mother was very much alarmed, and said, ‘Take the money back to the good old man at once. It must have got into the bread by accident.’”可知 Gretchen不是很蠢的，因为她很善 良，故答案为：No. Because she was kind. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 专项 6 阅读理解-回答问题 Passage 1 “Let’s go to Sentosa this Saturday, Dad,” Sue said. “What? Again? Don’t you ever get tired of going there?” asked Mr. Lee. “Never! There are so many things to see there,” answered Sue. On Saturday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Lee, together with their two children, drove to Mount Faber. This time they took the cable car (缆车) to Sentosa from there instead of driving. The cable car ride was fantastic. On arrival, they went around the island first by bus. After seeing the sea and the beautiful scenery (风景 ) on the island, their first stop was S.E.A．Aquarium. It was much bigger than Underwater World at the other end of Sentosa. The beautiful sea creatures (生物) of different colors and sizes were fascinating to look at. Then Mr. and Mrs. Lee had a rest and Sue and Shawn went to the Tiger Sky Tower. They were excited to see Sentosa from a high point. They didn’t visit Images of Singapore again but went to Madame Tussauds instead. They took many interesting pictures there. Sue and Shawn got together with their parents at the food center. They had a late but delicious lunch. After that, the family walked to Sentosa Nature Discovery. It was their very first visit there. The children found it more interesting than Butterfly Park they had visited before. They were pleased Passage 1:去圣淘沙岛玩的愉快经 历 Passage 2:如何制作灯笼 Passage 3:如何与老师友好相处 Passage 4:时尚产业造成的危害 Passage 5:寻求建议 Passage 6:三位中国青少年运动员 Passage 7:不开心时要做什么 Passage 8:未来机器人可能发生的变化 Passage 9:捐赠心脏给好朋友的感人故 事 Passage 10:派发面包的善心富人 话题概览 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 2 to see a special plant there. This plant is unusual because it eats small insects. It was about half past five when the family left for home. 1．How did Sue and her family go to Sentosa from Mount Faber? 2．Who did Sue go to Madame Tussauds with? 3．Where did Sue see a special plant that eats small insects? 4．Do you like Sue’s family life? Why or why not? Passage 2 Dear Parents, To celebrate Chinese New Year, we are going to decorate (装饰 ) our school with lots of colourful Chinese lanterns. Then we are going to have our own school Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival shows that Chinese New Year has ended. Your child’s homework is to make a different and special lantern on his or her own and decorate it in any way they wish. How to make a lantern: 1. Make the lantern on black card (or red card for a more traditional lantern). 2. Cut out windows in any shape you wish. 3. Glue around the windows and cover them with thin paper. 4. Roll (滚动) the card into a cylinder (圆柱) shape and stick together. 5. Make two holes at the top and hang it with some thread (线). All lanterns need to be in school by January 3rd, 2024, so we can make a great preparation for the show. Each of students’ work will be shown in our school on January 14th. I look forward to seeing you all at our school’s Lantern Festival! Finally, please feel free to call me at 024-86865441-800 for further information. Mrs. Gregory (head teacher) 1．What does the Lantern Festival show? 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 3 2．When will students’ works be shown in the school? 3．Who is the text written for? 4．How do you like the homework? Why? Passage 3 Almost everyone will have a teacher they don’t like at some point. Usually it’s not the end of the world. Here are some tips to help you deal with your teacher and get through the school year without too much trouble. ①Making the best of the situation You may have heard rumors (谣言) about the teacher you will have next year, but try your best not to let these stories influence your own opinion. If you go into it with an open mind, you’re much more likely to get along with your teacher. It’s important to learn how to deal with people you don’t like, so try to view this experience as an important life lesson. Remember that you don’t have to like your teacher in order to learn from him/her. As long as you are still doing well in the class, do your best to deal with your teacher. If you think your teacher is being mean (刻薄的) to you, always be a polite student.You may find that your good attitude will rub off on (感染) your teacher. ②Talking it out If you’re really having a hard time learning because of your teacher’s teaching style, consider having an open conversation with him/her about it, and see if he/she can help you learn better. If other students in the class seem to be getting along with the teacher and doing well in the class, talk to them.They may have some useful tips. Let your parents know how you feel about your teacher, but he sure to explain exactly why you feel that way. They may be able to offer you some good advice on how to deal with the situation. 1．According to the text, what may influence your idea on your teacher? 2．How many ways to make the best of the situation are mentioned in the text? 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 4 3．Who may help you if you have trouble dealing with your teacher? 4．Do you have a teacher you dislike? How do you usually get along with your teacher at school? (Write 30 words or more.) Passage 4 When you are in your favourite clothing shop, everything is so cheap and fashionable (时尚的) in your eyes! Even if you don’t need anything, you still leave the shop with bags of new clothes. This doesn’t seem so bad. However, there are a lot of other costs behind the low price. It’s clear that the fashion industry is terrible for the earth. It uses a lot of resources (资源 ) and pollutes the environment with waste. Fashion is one of the least sustainable (可持续的) industries. We’ve all become our own waste managers, collecting fashion waste in our homes. It doesn’t just take up space but also ends up in landfills (垃圾场 ). Three out of every five pieces of clothing are send to landfills. Luckily, second-hand clothing is becoming popular. It’s cheaper. More and more people chose to buy second-hand clothing. The value of the second-hand market may reach $80 billion (十亿) by 2029, an increase of 185% compared to the value at present. In fact, there is still an even better choice. It’s not to shop at all. Making full use of what you have already had is the best choice of shopping. 1．Is the fashion industry good for the environment? 2．Where will most of our clothing end up? 3．Why is second-hand clothing becoming popular? 4．What’s the best choice of shopping according to the passage? 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 5 Passage 5 Dear Linda, I read your advice page every week. It is very useful. I have a problem with a classmate, and I need your help. Last week, I saw my classmate in the street. He was shouting at his mum. I was surprised to see this. He’s a polite student at school, but he wasn’t polite to his mum at all! I told my brother about his behaviour, but he said it was none of my business. I want my classmate to stop shouting at his mum. What do you suggest? Thanks for reading my email. I hope to hear from you soon. Yours, David 1．How often does David read Linda’s advice page? 2．Where did David see his classmate last week? 3．Who did David tell about his classmate’s behaviour? 4．What are your suggestions to David? (Write at least two suggestions. ) Passage 6 Age will not stop talent from shining! Teenagers showed this at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Cui Chenxi, 13, won the gold medal in the women’s street skateboarding（街式滑板）event on Sept 27. Cui, from Jinan in Shandong province, made an impressive（令人印象深刻的）landing off the difficult high rail—a move many of her competitors avoided. She became China’s youngest Asian Games gold medal winner. Cui said this victory means her a lot. Asked if she was nervous before the competition, she shook her head and said: “My dad told me to stay relaxed, enjoy the competition and show my skills. As long as I give it my all, I have no regrets”. In skateboarding, injuries（受伤）are unavoidable, but she said most of the time, getting injured was just part of the 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 6 process, and she simply pushed through it and never gave up. China’s 15-year-old Chen Ye won gold in the men’s park final（碗池决赛）of skateboarding on Sept 25. It was the Chinese national team’s first skateboarding gold in the Games. He got 0.41 points more than Japanese skateboarder Nagahara Yuro. As a junior high school student, Chen needed to find a balance（平衡）between his schoolwork and skateboarding. He trained in the morning, studied in the afternoon and sometimes had to have extra（额外的）classes with the teachers’ help. While getting ready for the competition this year, Chen even disagreed with his father over his study schedule. He wanted to train for more hours at night to avoid interfering（干扰）with daytime classes. Looking at the seven years of learning skating, Chen said this experience made him stronger and more determined（坚定的）to do something he truly loves. On Sept 24, the 17-year-old shooter Huang Yuting bagged the women’s 10-meter air rifle gold （女子 10 米气步枪金牌）and set a new Asian Games record. On the same day, Huang and her teammates Han Jiayu and Wang Zhilin also won gold in the 10-meter air rifle women’s team event, reported China Daily. On Sept 26, she took home her third gold in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event with her teammate Sheng Lihao. 1．What did teenagers show at the Hangzhou Asian Games? 2．Did the Japanese competitor get more points than Chen Ye? 3．How many gold medals did Huang Yuting get in the games? 4．Which teenager in the passage do you admire most? Why?（Write 30 words or more） Passage 7 When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these six ways can help make you feel good about yourself. •Look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a special person and there is no one in the world like me. I can do anything,” It may not sound so good, but it really works. •Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 7 •Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family. •Learn something new! Have you always wanted to design your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished. •Start to write a story. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write down your thought, dreams or anything you want! It can help to express your feelings. •Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your mom or dad or maybe even your cousin. Agony Aunt Jerry Thomas told you above in her Youth Problem Magazine. 1．How will you feel when you are helping others? 2．Who wrote the article above? 3．Where can you find the article above mostly? 4．How many ways can help make you feel good according to the article above? Mention two ways of them. Passage 8 What will our future be like? No one knows, but most people think that robots will be part of our lives. Will they be friendly or unfriendly? So far, robots haven’t caused us any problems. They work for us like servants all the time. They help us do dangerous and difficult work. People are surprised at the rapid development of robots. In a few years, perhaps robots will think on their own, just as people use their brains and act for themselves. However, once robots can think for themselves, problems may appear. One scientist warns that if robots start to think for themselves, they will no longer want to be our servants, but our masters. The scientist also warns that if we are lucky, they might treat us as we now treat our pets; if we are not lucky, who knows what will happen? Perhaps there will be a war between human beings and robots. 1．Who knows what our future will be like? 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 8 2．What kind of work do robot help us do now? 3．What will possibly happen with the rapid development of robots in a few years? 4．If you had a robot, what would you like it to do for you? Why? (at least 20—30 words) Passage 9 Donna Brown, a 14-year-old girl, was very sick. She had a bad heart. “Donna must have a new heart.” Her doctor said, “or she will die soon.” Felipe Green, Donna’s good friend, heard the news, he was very worried about Donna. He didn’t want her to die. He decided to give his heart to her because he knew he was going to dies. Then he talked to his mother about his idea. But his mother didn’t pay much attention to him. “Felipe is just playing a joke,” his mother thought. In fact, Felipe often had terrible headaches and never told his mother about them. One morning, he woke up with great pain and he couldn’t breathe. The Greens hurried to send him to the hospital. The doctors had bad news for the Greens. “Felipe’s brain is dead.” The Greens were very sad. But Felipe’s mother remembered his words. She told the doctors to give Felipe’s heart to Donna. The doctors did several tests. They said they could give Felipe’s heart to Donna. Everything was successful. Felipe’s heart was beating in Donna’s chest but Donna didn’t know it. The doctors and her parents didn’t tell her until she was stronger. Donna was very thankful to the Greens. Every time the Greens saw Donna, they thought of Felipe. Donna has Felipe’s heart in her. That gives them great peace. 1．What was wrong with Donna Brown? 2．Why was Felipe worried about Donna? 3．What did the Greens do after Felipe died? 4．If you have a chance to help others, are you willing to try your best? Why? 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 9 Passage 10 Once there was a famine(饥荒). A rich old man sent for 20 of the poorest children in the town and said to them, “In this basket there is a loaf(一条面包) for each of you. Take it, and come back to me every day at this hour till we live through this famine.” The hungry children quickly gathered around the basket and started to fight over the bread. But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not join in the fighting. She stood far away quietly and waited until the children left. Then, she took the only loaf in the basket, kissed the old man’s hand, and went home. The next day the children acted the same as before, and poor Gretchen got an even smaller loaf. When she came home and her mother cut the loaf open, many pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much alarmed, and said, “Take the money back to the good old man at once. It must have got into the bread by accident.” As the little girl gave the money to the old man, he said, “No no, my child, it was no mistake. I put the silver pieces into the smallest loaf to reward you. Always stay as happy and thankful as you are right now. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is your own.” 1．How many loaves did the old rich man put in the basket every day? 2．How does the hungry children get the bread except Gretchen? 3．What was in the smaller loaf? 4．Was Gretchen stupid to return the money to the old man? Why or why not?