Question

Once there lived a young but foolish king and queen in ancient China. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried. “My goodness (天哪！)! How small and ugly it is! It has no hair or teeth! It’s a monster!” they sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.

“When she takes your medicine, she must grow up to the right size at once and have hair and teeth when we see her again, ” the king said angrily, “If you can’t do this, you will be dead.”

The doctors all thought it impossible. But they dared not say anything against the king. Just then an old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to build a wooden house near the Kun Lun Mountains. We must live there till the snow melts (融化) for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only in six years. So we need twelve years.”

At last the king agreed with him. So the doctors together took the princess (公主) away with them. One her twelfth birthday, the doctors brought their princess back to her parents, with long black hair and beautiful white teeth. The king and queen were excited when they saw their beautiful princess. He gave the doctors a lot of expensive presents happily in return. They all had a happy life.

1. Why does the girl have no hair or teeth?

A. Because she’s a monster.

B. Because she’s only a baby.

C. Because she’s a princess.

D. Because she’s a disabled girl.

2. What do you think of the king and queen?

A. Foolish. B. Careless.

C. Creative. D. Knowledgeable.

3. Who brought up the princess to her twelfth birthday?

A. The doctors. B. The farmers.

C. The girl herself. D. The king and queen.

4. How often does the snow on Kun Lun Mountains melt?

A. Once a year. B. Twice ten years.

C. Every six years. D. Every twelve years.

5.What didn’t happen in the story?

A. The princess became a beautiful girl.

B. All the doctors in the country were killed.

C. The king and queen had a happy life.

D. The doctors raised the princess for twelve years.

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一对愚蠢的国王夫妇,因为不懂生理常识,闹出的一个笑话.其实这些医生什么都没做,他们需要的只是时间.

1.细节理解题。根据文中One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried. “My goodness (天哪！)! How small and ugly it is! It has no hair or teeth!可知这个女孩还是一个婴儿，所以没有头发和牙齿;可知选B

2.细节理解题。通读全文可知这对国王夫妇非常的愚蠢，可知选A

3.细节理解题。根据文中 So the doctors together took the princess (公主) away with them. One her twelfth birthday, the doctors brought their princess back to her parents, with long black hair and beautiful white teeth.可知医生在公主十二岁的时候带回来了，带有长发和洁白的牙齿；可知选A

4.细节理解题。根据文中The snow melts on those mountains only in six years. So we need twelve years.” 可知昆仑山上的雪每六年融化一次。可知故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据题意可知在这个故事中只有B项没有发生，所有的医生都被杀了是不正确的，故选B

考点：故事类短文阅读。