A king had a wonderful talent for growing flowers. He became old and didn’t want to deal with big things anymore. So he began to look for someone to take his place. But who could he trust for the job? He thought for a while and got an idea. He would let the flowers decide. He gave everyone a little seed (种子). The one who could grow the ?most beautiful flower from the seed would be the next leader.
A girl called Serena was very beautiful and wanted to grow the most beautiful flower. She planted it in a nice pot and took great care of it, but nothing would grow.
The next year she saw everyone come to the palace with pots full of beautiful flowers. She was disappointed but also went to the meeting with her empty pot. The king looked through all the flowerpots and then stopped at hers.
“Why is your pot empty?” he asked.
“Your Majesty (陛下), I did everything to make it grow, but I have failed,” she answered.
“No, you didn’t,” he said.
“You see, the seeds I’ve given out were all roasted (烤过的), so nothing could come out of them. I have no idea where all these flowers come from.? But you have been honest and by being so, you will become my successor (继承人).”
【小题1】The king wanted to choose a person to _____.
| A．be the next leader | B．grow beautiful flowers for him |
| C．be his daughter or son | D．make friends with him |
| A．It had some special power. |
| B．The king knew nothing could grow from it. |
| C．A special flower could grow from it. |
| D．Only a good person could grow beautiful flowers from it. |
| A．worked hard | B．cheated him |
| C．were kind to plants | D．were good at growing flowers |
| A．收到 | B．拿来 | C．分发 | D．奖励 |
| A．Kindness | B．carefulness | C．honesty | D．politeness |
【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】C
解析试题分析：短文大意：一位国王有很好的养花天赋。他老了，不想再处理大事情。所以他开始寻接班人但谁能使他信任呢？他想到了一个主意。他会让花来决定。他将一些烤过的种子发给每一个人并且说谁能种出漂亮的花谁就是下一位领导人，以此来判断谁有诚实的品质。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据第一段第三句So he began to look for someone to take his place.和第六句The one who could grow the ?most beautiful flower from the seed would be the next leader.可知选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据国王的话语You see, the seeds I’ve given out were all roasted, so nothing could come out of them.可知选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据The king looked through all the flowerpots and then stopped at hers. 所以选B。
【小题4】词义猜测题。根据本句句意可知选C。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据But you have been honest and by being so, you will become my successor
可知选C。
考点：人生百味类短文阅读。
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| D．She wanted her to be happy and strong. |
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