题目内容
King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a w 1.for something. The king replied at o 2. , ‘‘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 d 3. .
The king waited e 4. till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the r 5. man in the world now.” He shouted.
Soon Midas became h 6. . He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand. ‘‘I’m d 7. of hunger.” He cried.
Just then his daughter came running in. ‘‘Why are you so sad, dad?” she asked, putting her arms a 8. 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 s 9. 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 d 10. .” ‘‘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.
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3.disappeared
4.excitedly
5.richest
6.hungry
7.dying
8.around
9.suddenly
10.daughter
【解析】
试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一个爱财的国王获得了点石成金的能力，但是他所有接触的东西都变成了黄金，包括食物和自己的女儿。最后他吸取了教训，放弃了这样的想法。
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8.’s arm around，环抱，根据首字母可知填介词around，在……四周。
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考点：考查首字母填空
