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 gold
② golden touch
③ turned; sad
④ everything

【分析】先通读短文，理解迈达斯点金术的故事内容，再结合每个空的上下文语境和故事逻辑，选择符合语义的词汇填空，确保语法与语境匹配。
【解析】1. 第一个空：根据故事背景，迈达斯极度喜爱金子，故填gold；2. 第二个空：迈达斯希望拥有能将物品变为金子的能力，即“点金术”，对应golden touch；3. 第三个空：固定搭配turn...to...表示“把……变成……”，且他的女儿变成金子后他十分难过，故前半部分填turned，后半部分填sad；4. 第四个空：老人告诫他金子并非一切，故填everything。
【答案】① gold ② golden touch ③ turned; sad ④ everything
【知识点】英语词汇运用；故事阅读理解
【点评】本题通过经典故事考查学生对词汇和语境的理解，难度适中，需结合故事逻辑分析每个空的匹配内容。
【难度系数】0.6