Long long ago, there lived in England a king named Midas. He was a greedy(貪婪的) man and loved gold(金子) better than anything else in the world.

One day, he asked a god to give him more gold. The god decided to punish him and said, “Your wish is granted already. Everything you touch will turn to gold.”

Midas was very happy when he heard this. The next morning, he got up early to test his skills. When he touched his bed, it turned to gold. “Gold!” cried Midas, laughing like a little boy, “It works.”

Not only stones, flowers, and the furniture in his house turned to gold, but, when he sat down to table, so did the food he ate and the water he drank. He was unhappy now. Just then his daughter ran up to him. Midas touched her hand. At once she became a gold statue(雕像)!

A last, he begged the god to free him from his wish. “Go to the river and bathe in it.” said the god. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch.

1.Where did the king live?

A. Greece B. China

C. England D. India

2.The god decided to punish Midas because he was_______.

A. greedy B. proud

C. unhappy D. lazy

3.The unlined word “granted” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “_________”.

A. satisfied B. finished

C. discussed D. expected

4.Which is the correct order according to the story?

a. Midas became the king of the England

b. His daughter turned to gold

c. Midas was happy with his skill

d. The god freed him from his wish

e. Midas asked god for more gold

A. d-e-c-b-a B. a-e-c-b-d

C. a-e-b-c-d D. e-a-c-d-b

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. It is the early bird that catches the worm.

B. Do not put all your eggs in one basket.

C. God does not always bring happiness.

D. A bird in hand is worth two in the forest.

 

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析:文章大意:本文敘述了英格蘭一位貪婪的國(guó)王喜歡金子,要求上帝多給他金子,上帝決定懲罰他。讓他的手指接觸的任何東西或人都變成了金子,這讓國(guó)王后悔不已。做人不要太貪心,貪心不足蛇吞象;上帝給人帶來(lái)的不僅僅是福祉。

1. long ago, there lived in England a king named Midas可知這位國(guó)王是英國(guó)的。故選C。

2.題:根據(jù)文章的第二段那位上帝所說(shuō)的話Your wish is granted already. Everything you touch will turn to gold.可知上帝因?yàn)檫@位國(guó)王很貪婪而懲罰他。故選A。

3. 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段上帝所說(shuō)的話后面那一句Everything you touch will turn to gold可知上帝滿足了國(guó)王要求,故選A。

4.題:根據(jù)文章第一段的Long long ago, there lived in England a king named Midas判斷a是發(fā)生的第一件事情;根據(jù)文章第二段的One day, he asked a god to give him more gold判斷是發(fā)生的第二件事情;根據(jù)文章第三段Midas was very happy when he heard this判斷是發(fā)生的第三件事情,根據(jù)這三件事情的發(fā)生順序判斷選B。

5.這位國(guó)王因?yàn)樽约旱呢澙范蛏系垡筮^(guò)多,反而弄巧成拙,上帝不總是給人帶來(lái)快樂(lè)和幸福,故選C。

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