五、阅读理解。
Long ago, there was a man called Sessa. He invented a new game to make his friend, the king, happy. He called it "chess". The king loved it and decided to give him anything he liked. However, Sessa told the king he only wanted some grains of wheat(小麦粒).
"What?" said the king, greatly surprised.
"Since you enjoy my chessboard so much, just give me a grain of wheat on the first square(方格) of the chessboard, two grains on the second square, four for the third, and so on. Each square doubles the last," replied Sessa.
"Very well!" the king told his prime minister(大臣), "give it to him!"
The first day, when the prime minister gave Sessa a grain of wheat, everyone laughed loudly.
The second day, he got two. The ninth day, Sessa received 256 grains. It took Sessa 16 days to get enough wheat to fill a large bag, but only one more day to get two bags.
By the end of the month, wagons(马车) filled with grains were moving into Sessa's house. The prime minister was very worried and went to see the king.
"Dear king! Sessa has now collected nearly all our wheat! If we continue, our wheat will soon be empty!" he said.
"Impossible!" said the king. But after he checked and double-checked, he found that by the 64th square, he should give Sessa a total of 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains of wheat!
The king had to call Sessa and take back his words.
Sessa replied, "I am happy with what I have now—I won't ask you for the second half of the chessboard."
With that, the king and Sessa were still best friends and Sessa got what he wanted—a wiser king.
1. Why did Sessa invent the "chess"?
A. To show he was talented. B. To make the king happy.
C. To make the prime minister laugh. D. To get some grains of wheat.
2. What did the king feel when Sessa said he only wanted some grains of wheat?
A. Unhappy and nervous. B. Excited and hopeful.
C. Surprised and unbelievable. D. Angry and disappointed.
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Sessa was really smart while the king was really foolish.
B. The king was dishonest because he broke his promise.
C. Sessa was satisfied with what he had and didn't ask for so much.
D. The king had been wiser since he became Sessa's friend.

【解析】：本题是英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生对文章内容的理解和分析能力。题目给出了一个关于Sessa和国王之间关于国际象棋和麦粒的故事，并围绕这个故事提出了几个问题。
1. 第一题问Sessa为什么发明“chess”（国际象棋）。通过阅读文章第一段，我们可以找到答案：“He invented a new game to make his friend, the king, happy. He called it 'chess'.”（他发明了一种新游戏来让他的朋友，国王高兴。他称之为“国际象棋”。）因此，正确答案是B，即为了让国王高兴。
2. 第二题问当Sessa说他只想要一些麦粒时，国王的感受如何。文章第二段提到：“'What?' said the king, greatly surprised.”（“什么？”国王非常惊讶地说。）这表明国王对Sessa的请求感到非常惊讶和难以置信。因此，正确答案是C，即惊讶和难以置信。
3. 第三题是一道推理题，要求从文章中推断出正确的结论。文章最后一段提到Sessa对国王说：“I am happy with what I have now—I won't ask you for the second half of the chessboard.”（我对我现在拥有的感到满意——我不会要求你给国际象棋棋盘的后半部分。）这表明Sessa是一个知足的人，并不贪心。因此，正确答案是C，即Sessa对他所拥有的感到满意，并没有要求太多。
【答案】：
1. B
2. C
3. C

翻译:
### 五、阅读理解
很久以前，有一个叫塞萨的人。他发明了一种新游戏，来让他的朋友——国王开心。他把这个游戏叫做“国际象棋”。国王很喜欢这个游戏，决定给他任何他想要的东西。然而，塞萨告诉国王他只想要一些小麦粒。
“什么？”国王说，十分惊讶。
“既然你这么喜欢我的棋盘，就在棋盘的第一个方格放一粒小麦，第二个方格放两粒，第三个方格放四粒，以此类推。每个方格的小麦粒数是前一个的两倍。”塞萨回答道。
“很好！”国王告诉他的大臣，“把小麦给他！”
第一天，当大臣给塞萨一粒小麦时，每个人都大声笑了起来。
第二天，他得到了两粒。第九天，塞萨收到了256粒小麦。塞萨花了16天的时间才得到足够装满一个大袋子的小麦，但只多花了一天就得到了两袋子的小麦。
到月底的时候，装满小麦粒的马车正运往塞萨的家。大臣非常担心，就去见国王。
“亲爱的国王！塞萨现在几乎收集了我们所有的小麦！如果我们继续这样做，我们的小麦很快就会没有了！”他说。
“不可能！”国王说。但在他反复检查之后，他发现到第64个方格时，他应该给塞萨总共18446744073709551615粒小麦！
国王不得不叫来塞萨，收回他的话。
塞萨回答说：“我对我现在拥有的很满意——我不会再要求你给我棋盘另一半的小麦了。”
说完，国王和塞萨仍然是最好的朋友，而塞萨也得到了他想要的——一个更明智的国王。
1. 塞萨为什么发明“国际象棋”？
A. 为了展示他很有天赋。
B. 为了让国王开心。
C. 为了让大臣发笑。
D. 为了得到一些小麦粒。
2. 当塞萨说他只想要一些小麦粒时，国王感觉如何？
A. 不高兴且紧张。
B. 兴奋且充满希望。
C. 惊讶且难以置信。
D. 生气且失望。
3. 从这篇文章中我们可以推断出什么？
A. 塞萨真的很聪明，而国王真的很愚蠢。
B. 国王不诚实，因为他违背了诺言。
C. 塞萨对他所拥有的很满意，没有要求那么多。
D. 自从和塞萨成为朋友后，国王变得更明智了。