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.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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过精灵让国王触摸的东西都变成黄金，最后让国王意识到在生活中有比黄金更重要的东西。

1.C 推理题。根据文章最后一段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.说明精灵就是为了让国王得到这个教训才这样做的，故C正确。

2.C 推理题。根据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.

说明看到这个情况国王很担心自己会不会饿死。故C正确。

3.C 细节题。根据putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue.因为之前精灵告诉他，他触摸的所有东西都会变成金子，故C正确。

4.D 推理题。根据文章最后2行Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.说明国王到河边去洗，消除了这个咒语，所有的东西都还原了。故D正确。

5.C 推理题。本文通过精灵让国王触摸的东西都变成黄金，最后让国王意识到在生活中有比黄金更重要的东西。故C正确。

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