五、阅读理解
One day a king went to a far away place in his country. When he came back, his feet hurt
a lot. "There are too many small stones on the roads. They hurt my feet.
You should cover every road with leather," he told his men. Of course, it
would cost a lot of money. One of his men was very wise. He told the king, "Why not
cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?" The king was surprised. He agreed to the man's
idea. He asked his men to make a pair of leather shoes for him.
Maybe this is not the beginning of leather shoes. But it teaches us a lesson of life: If you
want to make this world a happy place to live in, the best way is to change yourself, not the
world.
()1. What happened to the king after his trip?
A. He lost his feet. B. His feet hurt.
C. His shoes were broken. D. He lost many stones.
()2. What did the king want his men to do at first?
A. Cover all the roads with leather.
B. Cover all the roads with stones.
C. Make a pair of leather shoes for him.
D. Buy him lots of new shoes.
()3. The king's idea was .
A. cheap B. boring C. expensive D. exciting
()4. What did the king do at last?
A. Ask his men to take away all the stones on the roads.
B. Ask his men to kill cows to get enough leather.
C. Ask his men to make a pair of leather shoes for him.
D. Stop travelling around the country.
()5. What's the purpose of the last paragraph?
A. To show the moral of the story.
B. To explain the use of leather shoes.
C. To introduce ways to be happy.
D. To tell the beginning of leather shoes.

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.A

【分析】
这是一篇哲理故事类的英语阅读理解，解题时首先可以先通读全文，梳理清楚故事的完整脉络：国王远行后脚疼，最初下令给全国所有道路铺皮革，后来采纳了下属的建议给自己做皮鞋，最终引出要改变自己而非改变世界的人生道理。之后针对每一道题目，带着题干的关键词回到原文中定位对应的语句，细节题直接匹配原文信息即可选出正确答案，最后一道主旨类题目重点关注尾段的核心表述，就能轻松选出正确选项。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题。定位原文第一段第二句"When he came back, his feet hurt a lot."，明确说明国王旅行归来后脚很疼，对应选项B；选项A“他失去了脚”、选项C“他的鞋坏了”、选项D“他丢了很多石头”均未在原文提及，排除。
2. 细节理解题。定位原文中国王的指令"You should cover every road with leather"，可知国王最初想要让手下用皮革铺满所有道路，对应选项A；其余选项均不符合原文内容，排除。
3. 细节理解题。定位原文"Of course, it would cost a lot of money."，说明国王想要给全路铺皮革的想法要花费巨额资金，是非常昂贵的，对应选项C；选项A“便宜的”和原文表述相反，选项B“无聊的”、选项D“令人兴奋的”均无原文依据，排除。
4. 细节理解题。定位原文第一段末尾"He asked his men to make a pair of leather shoes for him."，可知国王最后让手下为自己做了一双皮鞋，对应选项C；其余选项的内容原文均没有提到，排除。
5. 主旨大意题。尾段明确说明这个故事或许不是皮鞋的起源，但它给我们带来了人生的教训，核心目的是点明整个故事的寓意，对应选项A；选项B“解释皮鞋的用途”、选项D“介绍皮鞋的起源”不符合尾段表述，选项C“介绍变快乐的方法”并非尾段核心目的，排除。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.A
【知识点】
细节信息定位，故事主旨归纳，短文信息提取
【点评】
本题属于低难度的故事类阅读题，绝大多数题目都可以直接在原文中找到对应的原句匹配答案，既考察了学生快速定位文本信息的基础阅读能力，故事传递的哲理也能帮助学生建立正确的处事观念，适合小学高段或初中低年级的学生进行阅读基础训练。
【难度系数】
0.9