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Long, long ago there lived a king in Greece whose name was Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world.
One day he asked the gods to give him still more gold. The gods decided to punish him and said, "Very well. In the morning everything that you touch will become gold." Midas was excited when he heard this. "I shall be the richest man in the world," he said to himself.
He got up early the next morning. When he touched his bed, it turned into gold. He began to dress himself, and his clothes became gold. Midas was delighted. He went into the garden full of flowers. They turned into gold as soon as he touched them. Then he went to have his breakfast. The milk and bread immediately turned into gold.
When his daughter saw Midas, she ran up to him. King Midas was very fond of his daughter and he kissed her softly. Then and there she turned into a golden statue.
Midas was now very sad and regretted. He went into his palace, with eyes filled with tears, and he begged the gods to take away the Golden Touch.
"I was very foolish to love gold so much," he said. "Take all my gold and return my daughter."
"Go," said the gods, "and wash your hands in the river near your garden. The water will take away the Golden Touch."
Midas went to the river and washed his hands. Then he ran quickly to the golden statue of his little girl. He kissed her again and she changed back into his pretty little daughter.
Midas never forgot this lesson. He knew that gold did not bring happiness.
() 51. Which of the following was NOT turned into gold according to the passage?
A. The flowers.
B. The bread.
C. Midas's daughter.
D. Midas's finger.
() 52. What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. Gold is the least important thing.
B. Gold does not bring happiness.
C. Greedy people always get punished.
D. The Golden Touch can make us powerful.
Long, long ago there lived a king in Greece whose name was Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world.
One day he asked the gods to give him still more gold. The gods decided to punish him and said, "Very well. In the morning everything that you touch will become gold." Midas was excited when he heard this. "I shall be the richest man in the world," he said to himself.
He got up early the next morning. When he touched his bed, it turned into gold. He began to dress himself, and his clothes became gold. Midas was delighted. He went into the garden full of flowers. They turned into gold as soon as he touched them. Then he went to have his breakfast. The milk and bread immediately turned into gold.
When his daughter saw Midas, she ran up to him. King Midas was very fond of his daughter and he kissed her softly. Then and there she turned into a golden statue.
Midas was now very sad and regretted. He went into his palace, with eyes filled with tears, and he begged the gods to take away the Golden Touch.
"I was very foolish to love gold so much," he said. "Take all my gold and return my daughter."
"Go," said the gods, "and wash your hands in the river near your garden. The water will take away the Golden Touch."
Midas went to the river and washed his hands. Then he ran quickly to the golden statue of his little girl. He kissed her again and she changed back into his pretty little daughter.
Midas never forgot this lesson. He knew that gold did not bring happiness.
() 51. Which of the following was NOT turned into gold according to the passage?
A. The flowers.
B. The bread.
C. Midas's daughter.
D. Midas's finger.
() 52. What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. Gold is the least important thing.
B. Gold does not bring happiness.
C. Greedy people always get punished.
D. The Golden Touch can make us powerful.
答案：51. D；52. B
解析：
51. 通读文章可知，Midas触碰的床、衣服、花园里的花、早餐的面包以及他的女儿都变成了金子，文中并未提及他的手指变成金子，因此答案为D。
52. 文章最后一段明确指出“Midas never forgot this lesson. He knew that gold did not bring happiness.”，由此可知这个故事告诉我们金子不会带来幸福，答案为B。
52. 文章最后一段明确指出“Midas never forgot this lesson. He knew that gold did not bring happiness.”，由此可知这个故事告诉我们金子不会带来幸福，答案为B。