Passage 4（2020 •绥化市）
Once a traveler wanted to go across desert. He had walked in the desert for three days without any water. He was exhausted（筋疲力尽的）from walking. When he felt hopeless, he suddenly found a small house. He pulled his tired body inside. This was a small airless house and in the corner he discovered a water pump（抽水机）
He was so excited and went forward to draw（抽取）water, but no water came out no matter how hard he tried. Too tired to do anything more, he fell to the ground. Then he saw a small bottle. On the bottle was a note, which read. "You must pour the water from the bottle into the pump before you draw water! Don't forget, before you leave, refill the bottle with water!" He opened the bottle and found it was filled with water! He was so happy.
At that moment he thought, "It might be a little selfish（自私的）, but as long as I drink the water in the bottle, I can be sure to leave this room alive! However, if I do as the note says and pour the only water into the pump and no water comes out, I will die of thirst. Should I take the risk or not?" It was five minutes later that he chose to pour the only water into the pump and began to draw water. After a minute, water started to come out! He made the right choice.
After he had drunk enough water, he refilled the bottle. He added the following words after the note: Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.
根据短文内容回答下列各题
89. What did the traveler discover in the corner of a small airless house?
90. What did he have to do before he drew water?
91. How long did it take him to make a choice?
92. Is the traveler selfish according to the passage?
93. What lesson does the story tell us?
这个故事讲述的是一个人穿越沙漠，他精疲力竭，已经三天没有喝水了。这时他看到了一个房子，前面有一个抽水机。他还发现了一个瓶子和一张纸条，告诉他要先把瓶子里的水倒进抽水机里，才能打出水来。这个人按照纸条上写的做了，果然抽水机里出水了。这个故事告诉我们：要想得到一些东西，首先要学会付出。
89. ①A water pump. ②He discovered a water pump.
【解析】根据短文第一段“This was a small airless house and in the comer he discovered a water pump”可知，在房子的角落里，他发现了一个抽水机。故答案为A water pump./He discovered a water pump.
90. He had to pour the water from the bottle into the pump（before he drew water）.
【解析】根据第二段“"You must pour the water from the bottle into the pump before you draw water!”可知，在抽水之前，要先把瓶子里的水倒进泵里。故答案为He had to pour the water from the bottle into the pump（before he drew water）.
91. For five minutes/It took him five minutes（to make a choice）.
【解析】根据第三段“It was five minutes later that he chose to pour the only water into the pump and began to draw water.”可知，这个人花费了五分钟的时间思考这个问题，最后做出了选择。故答案为For five minutes/It took him five minutes（to make a choice）.
92. No, he isn't.
【解析】根据短文第三段的内容以及第四段的开头 “After he had drunk enough water, he refilled the bottle.”可知，这个人做出了正确的选择，他把瓶子里的水倒进了水泵里，水果然出来了。喝水之后，他又把瓶子装满水。由此可知，他不是一个自私的人。故答案为No, he isn’t.
93. Before we get something, we should first learn to pay.
【解析】短文最后一句话“Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.”是点明文章主旨的一句话，这个故事告诉我们，要想得到某些东西，首先要学会付出。回答这个问题时，应相应地把人称变为第一人称We。故答案为Before we get something, we should first learn to pay.
Once a traveler wanted to go across desert. He had walked in the desert for three days without any water. He was exhausted（筋疲力尽的）from walking. When he felt hopeless, he suddenly found a small house. He pulled his tired body inside. This was a small airless house and in the corner he discovered a water pump（抽水机）
He was so excited and went forward to draw（抽取）water, but no water came out no matter how hard he tried. Too tired to do anything more, he fell to the ground. Then he saw a small bottle. On the bottle was a note, which read. "You must pour the water from the bottle into the pump before you draw water! Don't forget, before you leave, refill the bottle with water!" He opened the bottle and found it was filled with water! He was so happy.
At that moment he thought, "It might be a little selfish（自私的）, but as long as I drink the water in the bottle, I can be sure to leave this room alive! However, if I do as the note says and pour the only water into the pump and no water comes out, I will die of thirst. Should I take the risk or not?" It was five minutes later that he chose to pour the only water into the pump and began to draw water. After a minute, water started to come out! He made the right choice.
After he had drunk enough water, he refilled the bottle. He added the following words after the note: Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.
根据短文内容回答下列各题
89. What did the traveler discover in the corner of a small airless house?
90. What did he have to do before he drew water?
91. How long did it take him to make a choice?
92. Is the traveler selfish according to the passage?
93. What lesson does the story tell us?
这个故事讲述的是一个人穿越沙漠，他精疲力竭，已经三天没有喝水了。这时他看到了一个房子，前面有一个抽水机。他还发现了一个瓶子和一张纸条，告诉他要先把瓶子里的水倒进抽水机里，才能打出水来。这个人按照纸条上写的做了，果然抽水机里出水了。这个故事告诉我们：要想得到一些东西，首先要学会付出。
89. ①A water pump. ②He discovered a water pump.
【解析】根据短文第一段“This was a small airless house and in the comer he discovered a water pump”可知，在房子的角落里，他发现了一个抽水机。故答案为A water pump./He discovered a water pump.
90. He had to pour the water from the bottle into the pump（before he drew water）.
【解析】根据第二段“"You must pour the water from the bottle into the pump before you draw water!”可知，在抽水之前，要先把瓶子里的水倒进泵里。故答案为He had to pour the water from the bottle into the pump（before he drew water）.
91. For five minutes/It took him five minutes（to make a choice）.
【解析】根据第三段“It was five minutes later that he chose to pour the only water into the pump and began to draw water.”可知，这个人花费了五分钟的时间思考这个问题，最后做出了选择。故答案为For five minutes/It took him five minutes（to make a choice）.
92. No, he isn't.
【解析】根据短文第三段的内容以及第四段的开头 “After he had drunk enough water, he refilled the bottle.”可知，这个人做出了正确的选择，他把瓶子里的水倒进了水泵里，水果然出来了。喝水之后，他又把瓶子装满水。由此可知，他不是一个自私的人。故答案为No, he isn’t.
93. Before we get something, we should first learn to pay.
【解析】短文最后一句话“Before you get something, you should first learn to pay.”是点明文章主旨的一句话，这个故事告诉我们，要想得到某些东西，首先要学会付出。回答这个问题时，应相应地把人称变为第一人称We。故答案为Before we get something, we should first learn to pay.
