A wealthy Persian Prince loved good stories. The older he grew, the fonder he became of them. But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give half his wealth and his beautiful daughter to the man who could tell him a story without an end. Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life. The risk was so great that nobody came to the palace to tell the Prince a story for a whole year. Then one day, a tall, handsome young man came and said he wanted to tell a story that would go on forever. The Prince agreed but warned him what would happen if he failed. “The risk is worth your fair daughter,” the young man replied poetically(有詩意地). He then began this well-known story:“Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So he ordered his men to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was up, made water-proof and fire-proof, the King felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in the roof and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn. Then a fourth locust, flying at great speed, pushed through the hole and came out with two grains of corn. Then a fifth locust came and…”.“Stop,” shouted the Prince. “I can't,” answered the young man. “I must go on until I tell you what happened to each grain of the corn.” “But that will go on forever.” The Prince protested. “Exactly,” the young man replied, and he smiled as he turned towards the Prince's beautiful young daughter.

　　問題：

　　1.The Prince always felt regretted about stories because____.

　　A.he had too much wealth

　　B.there was a terrible famine

　　C.all stories have ends

　　D.there was no story-teller

　　【參考答案】C

　　[考點(diǎn)]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題

　　【精析】C 題干的大意是：為什么這位國君對故事感到遺憾?根據(jù)第一段第三句“But he always regretted they had to have an end.”可知，因?yàn)楣适露嫉糜薪Y(jié)尾，國君感到遺憾。故選C。

　　2. The young man risked telling an endless story to the Prince for____.

　　A.a great sum of money

　　B.the Prince's beautiful daughter

　　C.showing his bravery

　　D.both A and C

　　【參考答案】B

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　　【精析】B 題干的大意是：這個(gè)年輕人冒險(xiǎn)給這位國君講一個(gè)沒有結(jié)尾的故事是為了。根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句和最后一段最后一句可推知，年輕人最主要的目的是得到國王的女兒。故選B。

　　3. The young man would be sent to prison_____ if he failed to tell a story without an end.

　　A.forever

　　B.for some time

　　C.for a while

　　D.for a year

　　【參考答案】A

　　[考點(diǎn)]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題

　　【精析】A 題干的大意是：如果這個(gè)年輕人沒能講出一個(gè)沒有結(jié)局的故事，他將會(huì)入獄。根據(jù)第一段第五句“Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life.”可知，失敗的人將終身監(jiān)禁，for life=forever。故選A。

　　4. In order to prevent famine, the King asked to build____.

　　A.a huge storehouse

　　B.a large farm

　　C.a beautiful palace

　　D.a waterproof kitchen

　　【參考答案】A

　　[考點(diǎn)]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題

　　【精析】A 題干的大意是：為了預(yù)防饑荒，國王要求建造。這是年輕人講的故事中的一個(gè)小細(xì)節(jié)，仔細(xì)閱讀不難發(fā)現(xiàn)答案在第二段的第二句中。根據(jù)第二段第二句可知，國王是要求建造一個(gè)大倉庫。故選A。

　　5.The thing the King noticed first in the roof was____.

　　A.a loaf

　　B.a small hole

　　C.a grain of corn

　　D.a locust

　　【參考答案】B

　　[考點(diǎn)]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題

　　【精析】B 題干的大意是：國王首先注意到屋頂?shù)?。這也是年輕人講故事中的一個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)第二段第四句“But one day he noticed a small hole in the roof…”可知，他首先發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)小洞。故選B。