Question

    One hot afternoon, a poor farmer was digging his field. _____, his spade(铲) hit something. It was a big metal_____, which was big enough to boil rice for more than one hundred people. “It does not seem to be of any use to me. I will dig_____. Maybe I will find something else.” thought the farmer. He_____ to dig.

Feeling tired, he threw the spade into the pot and sat under a tree to have a rest. When he got up to leave, he could not_____ his eyes. There were one hundred spades in the pot. What a_____ pot!

After that, he put a mango into the pot. Then he found one hundred mangoes in the pot. With that pot, he became a rich man. The King came to know of the pot, _____ he was very greedy(贪婪的). “I want to find out the_____ of the magical pot. If it is valuable, it should be mine，” the King thought. So, at once, he ordered his men to bring the farmer and his pot.

The King_____ the pot and did not know what to do. He thought, “Let me see what is inside this pot that makes this pot so magical？” He slipped(滑) and______inside the pot. After climbing out of the magical pot, he was shocked to find that there were one hundred Kings.

All the Kings then fought among themselves and died. This magical pot has killed the King himself!

1.A.Usually B.Suddenly C.Happily D.Seriously

2.A.bottle B.bowl C.plate D.pot

3.A.higher B.nearer C.deeper D.earlier

4.A.chose B.decided C.hoped D.continued

5.A.fix B.believe C.open D.close

6.A.exciting B.terrible C.magical D.beautiful

7.A.but B.so C.or D.and

8.A.price B.secret C.cost D.wealth

9.A.put away B.put off C.looked after D.looked at

10.A.fell B.jumped C.joined D.felt

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】

主旨大意：本文是一篇寓言故事。讲述的是一位农夫在挖地时发现了一口神奇的锅，皇帝知道后抢了这口锅，但是最终被这口锅杀死。这则故事教育人们做什么事情都不能太贪婪，否则失去的会更多。