King Midas used to love gold. One day he met ...

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 gold.

2. When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was _____

A. excited  B. hungry  C. worried   D  happy

3. 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

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.

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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, ‘‘and 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 wanted to teach the king a lesson

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

C.She loved gold too

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.worried

C.hungry 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.the king loved her very much

D.she put her arms around her father

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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

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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.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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.

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Long long ago, there lived in England a king named Midas. He was a greedy(贪婪的) 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.

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There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) 36 came and said, "Please let me 37  a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall  38. So he 39 the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the 40 wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s 41 looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain 42 between the two walls 43 neither of them could see each other.

The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n) 44 supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a 45 and a bucket (桶).

A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is 46 too!"

The king went to 47 the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large 48 of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.

49 ! Each line was 50 the same as that on the opposite wall.

The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he 51  how the second man had made it.

"I just 52 the wall with the cloth," the man said 53 .The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting 54 up on it!

The 55 is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

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There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n)　　　 came and said, "Please let me　　　 a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall 　　　 . So he 39 the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the 　　　 wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s　　　 looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain 　　　 between the two walls 　　　 neither of them could see each other.

The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n)　　　　 supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a　　　 and a bucket (桶).

A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is 　　　 too!"

The king went to 　　　 the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large 　　　 of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.

! Each line was　　　 the same as that on the opposite wall.

The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he　　　　 how the second man had made it.

"I just 　　　 the wall with the cloth," the man said 　　　 .The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting　　　　 4 up on it!

The 　　　 is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

1.A. Editor　　 B. artist　　　　　　 C. server　　　　　　　 D. actress

2.A. put　　　　 B. copy　　　　　　　 C. paint　　　　　　　　 D. get

3.A. created　　　 B. destroyed　　　　　 C. founded　　　 D. built

4.A. allowed　　　 B. realized　　　　　 C. persuaded　　 D. decided

5.A. same　　　　 B. similar　　　　　　 C. opposite　　　　 D. ordinary

6.A. with　　　　 B. under　　　　　　 C. upon　　　　　　 D. without

7.A. put up　　　 B. put back　　　　　　 C. put away　　 D. put on

8.A. even if　　 B. so that　　　　　　 C. as if　　　　 D. in case

9.A. common　　 B. artificial　　　　　　 C.extra　　　　 D. regular

10.A. mirror　　 B. cloth　　　　　　　 C. stick　　　　 D. curtain

11.A. present　 B. free　　　　　　　　 C. ready　　　　 D. useful

12.A. see　　　　 B. touch　　　　　　 C. research　　 D. cover

13.A. number　 B. total　　　　　　　　 C. amount　　　　 D. many

14.A. Amazing　 B. Exciting　　　　　　 C. Famous　　　 D. Valuable

15.A. probably　　 B. exactly　　　　　　 C. certainly　 D. hardly

16.A. knew　　　　 B. warned　　　　　　 C. noticed　　　 D. wondered

17.A. drew　　　 B. faced　　　　　　　 C. displayed　　 D. wiped

18.A. briefly　 B. naturally　　　　　　 C. safely　　　 D. correctly

19.A. set　　 B. added　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　　 D. took

20.A. story　　　 B. world　　　　　　　 C. king　　　　　 D. painter

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项.

There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n)　 ______ came and said, "Please let me ______a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall　 ______　 . So he　 ______ the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the ______ wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s　 ______looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain ______ between the two walls ______　 neither of them could see each other.

The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in　 ______　 supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a ______　 and a bucket (桶).

A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is　 ______ too!"

The king went to ______ the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large　 ______of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.

______! Each line was______　 the same as that on the opposite wall. The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he ______　 how the second man had made it. “ I just　 ______ the wall with the cloth," the man said　 ______ .The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting ______ up on it!

The ______　 is a reflection（反映） of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

1.A．editor　　　　　 B．artist　　　　　 C．server　　　　　　 D．actress

2.A．paint　　　　　　 B．copy　　　　　　 C．put　　　　　　　　 D．get

3.A．created　　　　 B．destroyed　　　 C．ruined　　　　　　 D．built

4.A．persuaded　　　 B．realized　　　　 C．allowed　　　　　 D．determined

5.A．opposite　　　　 B．ordinary　　　　 C．same　　　　　　　 D．similar

6.A．with　　　　　　 B．without　　　　 C．beneath　　　　　 D．under

7.A．put up　　　　　 B．put back　　　　 C．put away　　　　 D．put on

8.A．even if　　　　 B．as if　　　　　　 C．so that　　　　　 D．in case

9.A.　 little　　　　 B.　 few　　　　　　 C．enough　　　　　　 D．useless

10.A．mirror　　　　 B．cloth　　　　　　 C．stick　　　　　　 D．curtain

11.A．present　　　　 B．free　　　　　　 C．ready　　　　　　 D．useful

12.A．see　　　　　　 B．touch　　　　　　 C．research　　　　 D．cover

13.A．number　　　　 B．series　　　　　 C．amount　　　　　　 D．many

14.A．Exciting　　　 B．Amazing　　　　 C．Frightening　　 D．Interesting

15.A．probably　　　 B．exactly　　　　 C．certainly　　　　 D．hardly

16.A．knew　　　　　　 B．warned　　　　　 C．noticed　　　　　 D．wondered

17.A．drew　　　　　　 B．faced　　　　　　 C．dug　　　　　　　　 D．wiped

18.A．briefly　　　　 B．naturally　　　 C．safely　　　　　　 D．correctly

19.A．set　　　　　　 B．added　　　　　　 C．showed　　　　　　 D．took

20.A．story　　　　　 B．king　　　　　　 C．world　　　　　　 D．painter

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