問題詳情
A young woman went to her mother and told her how life was so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She ladled out the carrots, the eggs, and the coffee and placed each in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what you see.” “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?”Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.“Which are you?” she asked her daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”
【題組】46What is this story mainly about?
(A) How to cook carrots, eggs, and coffee beans.
(B) The importance of cooking for a woman.
(C) A mother’s affection for her daughter.
(D) Different attitudes when facing difficulties.
參考答案
答案：D
難度：簡單0.875847
統計：A(20),B(31),C(59),D(776),E(0) #
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A young woman went to her mother and told her how life was so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. 一位年輕女子去了她的母親，告訴她生活對她來說如此艱難。她不知道她是如何做到的，想放棄。Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.她的母親把她帶到廚房。她用三隻水壺裝滿水，並放各放在大火上。Soon the pots came to boil. 不久，鍋開始沸騰。In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. 第一個鍋子放胡蘿蔔，第二個放雞蛋，最後一個她放了磨...
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