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【題目】A young queen was given a magic box by a wizard(男巫).The box would bring happiness to the whole country whenever it was opened in a place full of the spirit of generosity.

The queen travelled all over the country，looking for

the most generous people. If she collected them all，she

would open the magic box. However，nothing special

happened. How disappointed she felt!

Until one day when the queen returned to her palace，

she saw a poor little boy begging. She would like to give the boy some money, but she didn't have any with her. So the boy asked her if she could give him the old box. Then he could sell it for a little money. At first the queen hesitated(猶豫)，because she had been told the box had magical powers. But seeing how poor the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the box and opened it.

Immediately, all the most wonderful things one could imagine started flying out of the box, with the sound of singing，"Why look for it in others Goodness always starts in yourself. "

While enjoying all the wonders of the magic box, the queen learned to set an example to others, and she became the best queen ever in history.

【1】The queen travelled all over the country to .

A. have a great time

B. look for the most generous people

C. look for the poor little boy

D. show off the magic box to people

【2】The underlined word "generosity" here means " " in English.

A. kindness B. happiness

C. agreement D. poverty

【3】All the most wonderful things happened when the boy opened the box because .

A. the boy was a beggar and he was poor

B. the queen didn't have any money

C. the queen had the spirit of generosity

D. the boy wanted to sell it for money

【4】From the story we can learn that .

A. queens should be kind

B. wizards were very great

C. only poor people could own the box

D. people should be generous

【5】Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. The queen was disappointed at the box at first.

B. The queen saw the wonders of the box.

C. The queen was generous.

D. The boy and the wizard were good friends.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】這是一則寓言故事，講訴了女王遇到一位魔法師，得到了一個魔盒，并遵從魔法師的意愿，傳遞愛的故事。

【1】根據The queen travelled all over the country，looking for the most generous people. 可知女王周游全國為了尋找最慷慨的人。故選B

【2】根據文章可知這個盒子會給整個國家?guī)�來幸福，無論何時它在一個充滿寬容的地方被打開。A. kindness 善良； B. happiness幸福；C. agreement 同意； D. poverty貧窮；故選A

【3】根據文章前面的描述可知，魔法師給女王的魔盒，是讓她奉獻善良和大度給別人，因此出現了神奇。A男孩是個乞丐，他很窮；B，女王沒有錢；D男孩想要賣掉魔盒賺錢；這三項都不符合題意；故選C

【4】根據文章的描述可知，魔法師送給女王魔盒，是想通過她傳遞愛與寬容。故選D

【5】通讀全文可知男孩和魔法師并不是好朋友。故選D