Question

King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once, ‘‘I love gold. I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well, tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold.” Saying this, the fairy disappeared.

The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.

Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand. ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.

Just then his daughter came running in. ‘‘Why are you so sad, dad?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much. Seeing this, he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him. ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘Please take it away.” begged the king, ‘‘Give me back my daughter.” ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.”

The king ran quickly to the nearby river.

1.The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because _____.

A．she hoped to make the king the richest in the world.

B．she loved gold too.

C．she wanted to teach the king a lesson.

D．she wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold.

2.The king’s daughter became a golden statue when _____

A．she saw her father                      B．the king went to meet her

C．she put her arms around her father         D．the king loved her very much

3.Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

A．The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.

B．The king died in the river.

C．All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.

D．Both A and C

4.What do you think the story tries to tell us?

A．Gold makes people unhappy.

B．More gold, more happiness.

C．Gold is not the thing that makes life happy.

D．People feel happy if they have not gold.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一个仙女给国王的一个教训，告诉我们诉我们在这个世界上有很多比黄金还有重要的东西。黄金也不是唯一能够让人开心的东西。

1.C 推理题。根据文章最后两段Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.”可知仙女是想给这个国王一个教训，在世界上有比黄金更珍贵的东西。故C正确。

2.C 细节题。根据第4段1,2喊Just then his daughter came running in. ‘‘Why are you so sad, dad?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue.可知正是因为么人碰到了他，所以才会变成黄金。故C正确。

3.D 推理题。根据文章最后3行‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.”和 The king ran quickly to the nearby river.可知国王去了合理洗手，解除了咒语，一切都恢复了。故D正确。

4.C 推理题。本文利用这个故事告诉我们在这个世界上有很多比黄金还有重要的东西。黄金也不是唯一能够让人开心的东西。故C正确。

考点：考察人生哲理类短文阅读

点评：本文讲述一个仙女给国王的一个教训，告诉我们诉我们在这个世界上有很多比黄金还有重要的东西。黄金也不是唯一能够让人开心的东西。本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。