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.When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was _____
A. excited B. hungry C. worried D happy
3.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
4.Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
A.The king died in the river.
B.The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.
C.All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.
D.Both B and C
5.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.
1.C
2.C
3.C
4.D
5.C
【解析】
试题分析:本文讲述了精灵给国王的一个教训,让他碰过的所有东西都变成黄金。
1.C 推理题。根据文章最后一段可知,这个精灵是想通过这个故事给国王一个教训。故C正确。
2.C 推理题。根据文章第三段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.说明他很担忧自己可能没有东西吃了,故C正确。
3.C 细节题。根据文章最后一段1,2行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.说明碰见了国王的胳膊导致女儿也变成了黄金,故C正确。
4.D 推理题。根据文章最后Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.说明国王去河边洗手以后,咒语就消失了,一切都恢复原样,故D正确,
5.C 主旨大意题。作者通过这个故事告诉我们黄金不都是好的,也会给人带来很多的麻烦。故C正确。
考点:考查寓言故事类短文阅读
点评:本文细节题居多,答题时在文章找到对应的地方,用笔进行标记,这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思,再结合选项,通过排除法和自己对全文的把握,选出正确答案。
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