Ⅲ. 阅读理解。
阅读下面的语言材料,根据语言材料的内容,从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
There was a very poor boy named Paul. One day, the king visited Paul's small village and the villagers all came out to say hello to the king. The king was giving away cakes and candy. And Paul got some candy from the king. Paul was so happy. He went home to share the candy with his family.
When Paul got home, he saw there was a beautiful ring(戒指) among all the candy. Paul thought that if he had the ring, he and his family didn't have to worry about not having enough(足够的) food to eat. After thinking about what to do all day, Paul decided to go to the king and gave the ring to him. The king was very thankful and he said, "This is my favourite ring. You are a very honest young man and I want to reward you with some gold."
From that day, Paul and his family never went hungry again.
()21. Paul lived in a .
A. city
B. town
C. village
()22. Paul felt when he got the candy.
A. worried
B. happy
C. sorry
()23. From the passage, we know that after he found the ring.
A. Paul thought about what to do with the ring all day
B. Paul decided to sell the ring and got some food
C. Paul went to the king and asked for some gold
()24. The underlined word "reward" means "" in Chinese.
A. 提成
B. 投资
C. 酬谢
()25. The best title for this passage may be "".
A. An Honest Boy
B. A Kind King
C. A Brave Young Man

21.C 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.A

【分析】做这类英语阅读理解题，需先通读原文理解大意，再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位对应信息，结合语境分析选项：1. 细节题直接找原文原句；2. 词义题结合上下文逻辑判断；3. 主旨题提炼核心内容。
【解析】21题：根据第一段“the king visited Paul's small village”可知Paul住在村庄，对应选项C；22题：根据第一段“And Paul got some candy from the king. Paul was so happy.”可知他拿到糖果时很开心，对应选项B；23题：根据第二段“After thinking about what to do all day, Paul decided to go to the king and gave the ring to him.”可知Paul找到戒指后想了一整天怎么处理，对应选项A；24题：国王因Paul诚实归还戒指，用金子作为酬谢，故“reward”意为“酬谢”，对应选项C；25题：全文围绕诚实的Paul展开，核心是他的诚实品质，对应选项A。
【答案】21.C 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本题为基础英语阅读理解题，考查学生对原文细节的定位能力、词义猜测能力及主旨提炼能力，题目难度较低，只要认真阅读原文即可正确解答。
【难度系数】0.9