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    Midas was a powerful king, both rich and greedy. Once he did a great favor for Bacchus, the god of wine. Bacchus offered Midas his choice of a reward. Midas answered at once. He asked that whatever he touched be turned into gold. Bacchus agreed, though he was sorry that Midas had not made a wiser choice.
    Midas was eager to put his newly gained power to the test. He pulled a branch from a tree. The branch became gold in his hand. He picked up a stone; it turned to gold. He touched the grass, it, too, turned to gold.
    Midas was overjoyed. Returning home, he ordered his servants to prepare a magnificent meal. But when he picked up some bread, it turned to gold. He lifted a glass of wine to his lips. But before he could taste it, it turned to gold.
    Midas wished to free himself of his power. He hated the gift he had so recently hoped for. He raised his arms and begged and prayed for Bacchus to take away his deadly gift.
    Bacchus showed pity. “Go,” he said. “to the River  Pactolus. There dip yourself in. Wash away your greed and its punishment. ”Midas did so. Hardly had he touched the waters, before the gold-making powers passed into them. The river sands changed into gold. And they remain golden to this day.
    小题1:What is the moral of this story?
    A．There is more to life than riches.B．Gold is more important than food.
    C．You can’t trust your friends.D．You must make a wiser choice.
    小题2:When everything he touched turned to gold, Midas felt ______
    A．happy and joyfulB．sad and disappointed
    C．excited and angryD．powerful and satisfied
    小题3:What was Midas’ wish after he could have nothing to eat?
    A．To have a big meal.B．To gain power to turn things to gold.
    C．To have his power taken away.D．To wash himself in the water.
    小题4:Today when we say that a person has the “Midas Touch”, we mean that ______
    A．the person is very poor
    B．gold is the most important thing to that person
    C．everything that the person does makes money
    D．the person has the power to do everything

    小题1:A
    小题2:B
    小题3:C
    小题4:C

    试题分析：文章介绍了一个很有权利的国王，特别贪婪，结果害了自己，因此说"生命中有很多东西比财富更重要"。
    小题1:主旨题：文章介绍了一个很有权利的国王，特别贪婪，结果害了自己，因此说"生命中有很多东西比财富更重要"。选A
    小题2:细节题;从第四段的句子：He hated the gift he had so recently hoped for. He raised his arms and begged and prayed for Bacchus to take away his deadly gift.可知当一切事物均变成金子后，国王其实是无法生存的，所以他定会很伤心、失望。选B
    小题3:细节题：由第四段" Midas wished to free himself to his power"一句可知他希望自己没有这个能力，答案为C。
    小题4:文章说到：Midas Touch指他碰到的东西都会成为金子，此典故指"一切为了钱"。选C
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    小题19:
    A．hopeB．pardonC．luckD．love
    小题20:
    A．devotionB．courageC．kindnessD．support

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