hat good did reading the book doB. why he forgot what he read soonC. there were so many difficult words in the bookD. whether it was useful to read books【解析】孙子困惑的是读书究竟有何益处，即不明白读书的实际效果。
57. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?A. To train him to run faster.B. To clean the dirty basket in a practical way.C. To punish him for not reading carefully.D. To let him understand the use of reading books.【解析】爷爷让孙子用篮子打水的目的是让他通过实际行动体验和理解读书的意义，即通过不可能用篮子装水来类比读书不一定立即理解所有内容，但会带来内在的改变。
58. What can we infer from the changes of the basket?A. Trying is as important as achieving results.B. One should not stop halfway no matter how difficult it is.C. The process of learning is more important than the result.D. The grandfather taught his grandson by playing a trick on him.【解析】篮子从脏变干净的过程暗示了学习过程本身的重要性，即使看似没有达到预期结果（装满水），但过程中其实已经发生了改变（篮子变干净）。
59. What lesson does the story intend to teach us?A. Reading makes a full man. B. Practice makes perfect.C. It is never too late to learn. D. Every cloud has a silver lining.【解析】这个故事想要传达的教训是阅读使人充实，即使不完全理解，也会对个人产生深远影响。
60. What type of text is this passage?A. A fable with a moral lesson. B. A scientific report.C. A historical story. D. A news article.【解析】这是一篇寓言故事，带有寓意教训。
【总结】这篇短文讲述了关于读书的故事，通过爷爷与孙子之间的对话和一个打水的比喻，阐述了读书的意义。孙子困惑于为何读完书就忘记内容，爷爷让他用篮子打水，尽管无法用篮子装住水，但篮子却因此变得干净。这个故事告诉我们，读书可能不会立刻理解和记住所有内容，但它可以从内到外地改变我们，就像篮子虽然没装到水，但却被清洗得干净。因此，读书的价值并不只在于记住知识，而在于它对人的潜移默化的影响。
