There is a king (国王) in a country (国家). He is very old and he has no children. So he wants to find a

There is a king (国王) in a country (国家). He is very old and he has no children. So he wants to find a new king in the country.

The king asks his people to give all the children in the country a flower seed (种子) and tell them,“If one can plant the most beautiful flower, he will be the king.”

A child, David, also gets a seed. He plants it and looks after it well. But day after day, no flower comes out from the flowerpot (花盆). He is very sad.

It is time to show the flowers. The children from all over the country come with their beautiful flowers.

The king walks to the children and sees their beautiful flowers. He isn’t very▲.

When the king comes to David, he sees no flower in his flowerpot. The king is very happy.“He is an honest boy. He will be the new king,”says the king.“I boiled (煮) all the seeds, so flowers can’t be here.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】Who does the king want to find?

A. His children.

B. A new king.

C. His cousin.

D. A clever boy.

【2】What do the children get from the king?

A. A book.

B. A seed.

C. A flower.

D. A flowerpot.

【3】Which is TRUE (符合事实的) about David?

A. He doesn’t like flowers.

B. He isn’t good at planting flowers.

C. He gives the flower to his friend.

D. He looks after the flower seed well.

【4】We can put the word“______” into “▲”.

A. happy

B. sad

C. free

D. busy

【5】What does the word “honest” mean (意思是)?

A. 孝顺的

B. 勇敢的

C. 谦逊的

D. 诚实的

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 B

【3】 D

【4】 A

【5】 D

【解析】

本文讲述老国王给每个人一粒不可能生长的种子，让他们去种，一年后，带来给他看，只有大卫诚实地什么也没有种出来，他展示了他的诚实，成为新一任国王。

【1】句意：国王想找谁？A.他的孩子们。B.一位新国王。C.他的表弟。D.一个聪明的男孩。原文He is very old and he has no children. So he wants to find a new king in the country.（他很老了，没有孩子。所以他想在这个国家找到一位新国王。）说明国王想找一位新国王，故选B。

【2】句意：孩子们从国王那里得到了什么？A.一本书。B.一颗种子。C.一朵花。D.一个花盆。原文The king asks his people to give all the children in the country a flower seed（国王要求他的人给这个国家的所有孩子一人一个花种子）说明孩子们得到的是种子，故选B。

【3】句意：关于大卫，哪一项是符合事实的？A.他不喜欢花。B.他不擅长种花。C.他把花给了他的朋友。D.他很好地照顾了花种。原文He plants it and looks after it well.（他种植它并好好地照顾它。）说明他很好地照顾花种，故选D。

【4】句意：我们可以将“开心的”一词填入“▲”。A.开心的；B.伤心的；C.免费的；D.忙的。原文The king walks to the children and sees their beautiful flowers. He isn’t very happy（国王走向孩子们，看到他们美丽的花朵。他不是很开心。），其他的孩子都有漂亮的花，而大卫却没有花，所以他不“开心”，故选A。

【5】句意：“honest”这个词是什么意思？A.孝顺的；B.勇敢的；C.谦逊的；D.诚实的。原文The king is very happy. “He is an honest boy. He will be the new king,”（ 国王非常高兴。“他是一个诚实的男孩。他将成为新的国王，”）以及原文I boiled (煮) all the seeds, so flowers can’t be here（我煮了所有的种子，所以这里不可能有花）说明只有大卫是“诚实的”，他没有种出来是正常的，没有弄虚作假，推测出honest意为“诚实的”，故选D。