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(巖石) 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(滿的) 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.
小題1: The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.
A. food        B. water        C. gold
小題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
小題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
小題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
小題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

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述一位老人視金如命，有一天在沙漠中迷路了，在萬分饑渴中他發現了一個裝滿金子的袋子，可他卻非常傷心，此時他才懂得世上還有比金子更可貴的東西。
小題1:細節理解題。根據短文He liked gold better than anything else in the world的描述可知，那位老人非常喜歡金子。故選C。
小題2:細節理解題。根據短文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時候，他想獲得的是食物和水。故選A。
小題3: 細節理解題。根據短文He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(滿的) 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。故選C。
小題4:細節理解題。聯系上下文的描述可知，盡管老人嗜金如命，但是在饑渴中最希望得到的是食物和水，因此哪怕在沙漠中發現了金子他也高興不起來。故選C。
小題5:段落大意題。根據短文最后一段Now,the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.描述可知，老人終于懂得了世上還有比金子更可貴的東西。也就是說金子并不是最好的東西。故選B。