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【題目】A king was old , so he thought it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country, “I’ll give each of you a seed(種子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring, and I’ll choose a new king from you.”

A boy named Peter got a seed, too. He planted it carefully. But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Peter had to take his empty box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Peter felt sad.

The king reached the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Peter’s box, the king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed which couldn’t grow. But all of you, except Peter have brought me plants and flowers. Peter was the only one with the honesty(誠實) and courage to bring such a box. So he will be the new king!”

【1】It was time to choose a new king, because .

A. the king was young B. the king was old

C. the king wasn’t clever D. the king was the cleverest．

【2】The king would choose a new king from .

A. all the old people in the country B. all the people in the country

C. all the young people in the country D. all the young men in the country

【3】Others except Peter all brought to the palace.

A. beautiful plants B. empty boxes

C. seeds D. beautiful flowers

【4】When he found there was nothing in Peter’s box, the king was .

A. sad B. surprised C. crying D. happy

【5】From the passage, we know would be the new king.

A. a young girl named Peter B. a young woman named peter

C. a boy named peter D. a girl named Peter

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】短文主要講述了一位老國王選新國王的故事。他告訴了這個國家所有的年輕人，國王每人給他們一粒種子，讓他們種上一年之后給國王帶來，除了叫彼得的這個男孩沒有帶植物來，其他的人們都帶著漂亮的植物來了，最后國王讓叫彼得的這個男孩當(dāng)上了國王，因為只有他是誠實的，國王給他們的種子是不能發(fā)芽的。

【1】B

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文開頭的句子“A king was old , so he thought it was time to choose a new king.”可知，國王年事已高，打算挑選一位新的國王來繼承王位，故答案為B。

【2】C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“He told all the young people in the country,……”可知，老國王想從全國的青年人中選擇一位新的國王，故答案為C。

【3】A

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“Peter had to take his empty box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Peter felt sad.”可知，除了Peter之外，其它所有的青年人都帶回了漂亮的植物，故答案為A。

【4】D

細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“When he found there was nothing in Peter’s box, the king smiled and said to the others,”可知，當(dāng)國王看到彼得拿著空盒子的時候，知道他是一位誠實的人，心里很高興，故答案為D。

【5】C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后的句子“Peter was the only one with the honesty(誠實) and courage to bring such a box. So he will be the new king!”可知，Peter將會成為新的國王，故答案為C。