1 Look, read and write. 看一看，读一读，写一写。

There was a king called Midas. He loved very much.
He wished for a . An old man made his wish come true.

Midas everything around him to gold. All food and his daughter turned to gold, too. He was very .

He asked the old man to get everything back again. The old man said, “Just remember, gold isn’t .”

1 ① gold ② golden touch ③ turned; sad ④ everything

【分析】先通读短文，明确这是关于迈达斯国王的经典故事，结合故事内容和上下文语境，依次分析每个空所需词汇：第一空描述国王热爱的事物，对应故事中的金子；第二空是国王的愿望，即点金术；第三空是“把……变成……”的固定搭配，结合过去时态填动词，再根据后果填情绪形容词；第四空是老人的告诫，对应“金子不是一切”的语义。
【解析】1. 第一空：根据故事背景，迈达斯国王非常热爱金子，故填名词gold；2. 第二空：国王希望拥有能将物品变成金子的点金术，即golden touch；3. 第三空：固定搭配turn...to...表示“把……变成……”，短文为过去时态，故用turned；女儿和食物变成金子后，国王很伤心，故填sad；4. 第四空：老人告诫国王，金子并非一切，故填everything。
【答案】1 ① gold ② golden touch ③ turned; sad ④ everything
【知识点】英语阅读理解、词汇运用
【点评】本题结合经典故事考查语境理解与词汇运用，难度不大，学生熟悉故事内容即可顺利完成填空。
【难度系数】0.5