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周周清5
英语 八年级下册 人教版
四清导航
一、阅读理解。(10×2.5分=25分)
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A very long time ago, there lived a king and his three daughters. One day, the king wanted to find out which of his daughters loved him the most. So he called his daughters and asked,“How much does each of you love me, my dear daughters?”
The eldest daughter replied, “I love you as much as I love gold (金子)!” The king was happy.
The second one replied,“I love you as much as I love diamonds (钻石)!” On hearing this, the king was even happier.
But the youngest daughter said,“I love you as much as I love salt, dear father!” On hearing this, the king was angry. “How can you say something like that?” he
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shouted at his youngest daughter. “In your mind, my value (价值) is only as much as salt?”
The next day, the youngest daughter went to the kitchen. She asked the cooks not to add any salt in the king's dishes. The king tasted every dish and he didn't eat anything. He said that every dish was not delicious. He suddenly realized how important salt was. Then he knew how much his youngest daughter loved him.
The king went to his youngest daughter's room and said sorry for his words the day before. His youngest daughter forgave (原谅) him and they hugged happily.
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( )1.The king's second daughter loved him as much as she loved ________.
A.gold B.money
C.diamonds D.salt
( )2.The king felt______ after hearing the youngest daughter's words at first.
A.happy B.angry
C.excited D.moved
( )3.Why did the youngest daughter ask the cooks not to add any salt to the king's dishes?
A.Because the king didn't like to eat any salt.
B.Because adding salt made the food taste bad.
C.Because she didn't want the cooks to waste any salt.
D.Because she wanted her father to understand her true love.
C
B
D
( )4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The king got to know his youngest daughter's love in the end.
B.The king wanted to know what his daughters loved.
C.The king had four daughters and didn'