問題詳情：
【2019 • 湖北省咸寧市】
In ancient times, there was a king who loved flowers. His palace was always decorated with beautiful orchids(蘭花) and other flowers. As the king grew older, he knew that one day he would have to give up his throne(王位). So he had to find someone to rule the country.
The other day, the king had an idea. He asked his servants to travel to every part of the country and give every citizen a single orchid seed(種子). He then announced that the person who grew the most beautiful orchid would take his throne.
Everyone in the country then got their own seed. One young man named David was especially excited about the news, because he had experience in growing flowers himself. David planted his seed in a pot and put it in a place where it would get lots of sunlight. He watched it carefully every day. But as hard as he tried, his flower simply would not grow. Finally, it was time for everyone to give their flowers to the king. David took his empty potto the palace. ＂Your Majesty(尊敬的陛下), I am sorry to say that I could not grow an orchid. But I hope you can see that I tried my best,＂ he said. The king was moved by David’s honesty. Although he did not choose David as the new king, he gave David a job as a royal court judge(法官). He believed that David’s honesty would make him the right person to make sure the justice(公正) in the country.
41. According to the king’s order, who could be the next king?
A. The man who was the smartest.
B. The man who was the most honest,
C. The man who could plant the best seed.
D. The man who could grow the most beautiful orchid.
42. What do we know about David?
A. He told a joke to the king. B. He failed to grow the king’s orchid.
C. He was good at growing orchids. D. He was chosen to be the next king.
43. What does the underlined word ＂it＂ refers to in Paragraph 4?
A. The pot. B. His flower. C. The seed. D. The sunlight.
44. What can we learn from the story?
A. David was the only winner in the end.
B. It is stupid of the king to choose David as a judge.
C. It is impolite of David to give an empty pot to the palace.
D. The king believed honesty was very important for a judge.
45. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Honesty Is the Best Policy B. How to Grow Orchids
C. Flowers Are the Best Gifts D. It’s Very Easy to Grow Orchids
【回答】
【文章大意】本文介紹了古代有一個喜歡花的國王。並且宣佈能種植出最美麗蘭花的人將繼承王位。大衞是一位年輕人，但無論怎麼努力，都沒有種植出蘭花，帶着空花瓶去了宮殿。國王被大衞的誠實所感動。雖然他沒有選擇大衞作為新國王，但他給了大衞一份皇家法院法官的工作，他相信大衞的誠實會使他成為正直的人，以確保國家的正義。
41. D【解析】細節理解題。根據He then announced that the person who grew the most beautiful orchid would take his throne. 然後他宣佈種植最美麗蘭花的人將繼承王位。可知，按照國王的命令，能種出最美麗蘭花的人可以成為下一個國王。故選D。
42. B【解析】細節理解題。根據But as hard as he tried, his flower simply would not grow. 但儘管他努力，他的花還是長不出來。可知，他沒有種出國王的蘭花。故選B。
43. C【解析】推理判斷題。句子He watched it carefully every day.的意思是：他每天都仔細觀察。根據上文的句子David planted his seed in a pot and put it in a place where it would get lots of sunlight. 大衞把種子種在盆裏，放在陽光充足的地方。可知，句子中的it是指上文中的the seed，即：國王給的蘭花種子。故選C。
44. D【解析】推理判斷題。題乾的意思是：我們能從這個故事中學到什麼？根據he gave David a job as a royal court judge(法官) believed that David’s honesty would make him the right person to make sure the justice(公正)in the country. 他給了大衞一份皇家法院法官的工作，他相信大衞的誠實會使他成為一個正直的人，以確保國家的公正。可以推出，國王認為誠實對法官來説非常重要。故選D。
45. A【解析】推理判斷題。題乾的意思是：以下哪一個是文章的最佳標題？A. Honesty Is the Best Policy誠實是最好的為人之道。B. How to Grow Orchids如何種植蘭花。C. Flowers Are the Best Gifts花是最好的禮物。D. It’s Very Easy to Grow Orchids蘭花很容易種植。根據短文的內容The king was moved by David’s honesty. Although he did not choose David as the new king, he gave David a job as a royal court judge(法官). He believed that David’s honesty would make him the right person to make sure the justice(公正)in the country. 可知，大衞是一個非常誠實的人，國王才選擇他做皇家法院法官的。因此最好的標題應該選擇Honesty is the Best Policy誠實是最好的為人之道。故選A。
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