Question

Long, long ago there was an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.

One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."

The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."

1.What did the old man have in his garden?

  A. An orange tree    B. Watermelons    C. The king    D. A gold cup   

2.What did the old man find one day?

A. He found there was a big watermelon in his gardon.  

B. He found one of the oranges was as big as a watermelon.   

C. He found the rich man had a gold cup.

D. He found the king liked big oranges very much..

3.Who did the old man give the big orange to?

A. A rich man.    B. The king,    C. Himself.    D. His friend.  

4.What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?

A. He was happy for the old man.

B. He wanted to know why the king gave the old man so much money.

C. He wanted to get the orange.

D. He thought the king would give him much money if he gave the king his gold cup.

5.Was the rich man very happy at last?

A. Yes, he was.   B. No, he wasn’t.    C. We don’t know.    D. Yes, he is.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了一个老人的桔子树长了个像西瓜一样大的桔子，他把桔子献给国王，国王奖励了他很多钱。一个富人知道后，想把自己的金杯给国王，认为国王会给他更多的金子，谁想国王把那个大桔子赏给了他。

1.细节理解题。根据文中第一段描述Long, long ago there was an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden.很久很久以前，有个老人花园里有棵很大的桔子树，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文中第二段描述One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon.一天老人发现了一个最大的桔子，它像西瓜一样大。故选B，他发现了一个和西瓜一样大的桔子。

3.细节理解题。根据文中第二段描述So he took the big orange to the king.所以他把桔子给了国王。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文中第三段描述If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it.如果我把金杯给国王，他会给我更多的钱。故选D。

5.细节推理题。从文中得知，当这个富人把金杯给国王后，国王把桔子给了他，所以他不开心，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。