Question

Once there lived an old man. He liked gold (金子)better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”
One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks(岩石) and sand （沙子）around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.
Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.
小题1: The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.
A. food        B. water        C. gold
小题2: When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.
A. some food and water  
B. some rocks and sand   
C. bags full of gold
小题3:What did he do with the bag? ______.
A. He didn’t take it up   
B. He brought it home   
C. He threw it away
小题4:The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.
A. the bag was too small  
B. the gold wasn’t his   
C. he was very hungry and thirsty
小题5:In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.
A. the best thing     
B. not the best thing  
C. better than anything

Answer 1

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述一位老人视金如命，有一天在沙漠中迷路了，在万分饥渴中他发现了一个装满金子的袋子，可他却非常伤心，此时他才懂得世上还有比金子更可贵的东西。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文He liked gold better than anything else in the world的描述可知，那位老人非常喜欢金子。故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文One day when he was traveling in the desert, the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty的描述可知，老人在沙漠中迷路的时候，他想获得的是食物和水。故选A。
小题3: 细节理解题。根据短文He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag 的描述可知，老人把袋子扔掉了。故选C。
小题4:细节理解题。联系上下文的描述可知，尽管老人嗜金如命，但是在饥渴中最希望得到的是食物和水，因此哪怕在沙漠中发现了金子他也高兴不起来。故选C。
小题5:段落大意题。根据短文最后一段Now,the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.描述可知，老人终于懂得了世上还有比金子更可贵的东西。也就是说金子并不是最好的东西。故选B。