D．show off the magic box to people

　　2．All the most wonderful things could happen when the boy opened the box because ________.

　　 A．the boy was a beggar and he was poor

　　 B．the queen didn't have any money

　　 C．the queen had the spirit of generosity

　　 D．the boy wanted to sell it for money

　　3．From the story we can learn that ________.

　　 A．queens should be kind

　　 B．wizards were very great

　　 C．only poor people could own the box

　　 D．people should be generous

　　4．Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

　　 A．The queen was disappointed at the box at first.

　　 B．The queen saw the wonders of the box.

　　 C．The boy was not sent to the queen by the wizard.

　　 D．The boy and the wizard were good friends.

　　答案：

　　这是一则寓言故事，讲述了女王遇到了一位魔法师，得到了一个魔盒，并遵从魔法师的意愿，传递爱的故事。本篇文章告诉我们，应该学会宽容，将爱送给别人的道理。

　　1．解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段"The queen traveled all over the country, looking for the most generous people."可知，女王周游全国是为了寻找最慷慨的人。A项是玩得愉快；C项是寻找那个穷的孩子；D项是给人们炫耀那个魔盒。这三个选项都不符合文章内容，故选B。

　　答案：B

　　2．解析：推理判断题。根据文章前面的描述可知，魔法师给女王的魔盒，是让她奉献善良和大度给别人，因此出现了神奇。A项男孩是个乞丐，他很穷；B项是女王没有钱；D项是男孩想要卖掉魔盒赚钱。这三个选项都不符合文章内容，故选C。

　　答案：C

　　3．解析：主旨大意题。根据本文的描述可知，魔法师送给女王一个魔盒，是想通过她传递给人们爱与宽容。

　　答案：D

　　4．解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知男孩和魔法师并不是好朋友。

　　答案：D

　　Ⅱ.七选五阅读

　　How to Be Grateful

　　Has your mother or best friend told you that you're an ungrateful person？__1__ Are you obsessed(使痴迷) with the things you don't have，instead of being thankful for what you do have? If so, then you need to work on being a more grateful person.

　　1．__2__ This isn't a religious(宗教的) thing.You don't have to hold off on noting everything you're thankful for until Thanksgiving.Every Sunday, get a notebook and sit outside for fifteen minutes while making a list of all of the things you're thankful for.

　　2. Be grateful for your friendships.__3__ You may come to think that your friends are kind and they're just there, like the couch in your living room. If you take your friends for granted for too long, then they will slowly make their way out of your life.

3. Be grateful to your family. Your family is another thing you should be grateful to. Your parents might have even been the people who tell you that you should be more grateful. __4__ Don't let a day go by without telling your family how much you love them.