七、趣味故事 阅读守财奴的故事，完成下列任务。
Long long ago, there was a miser(守财奴). He had lots of money. He buried（埋）a large bag of coins under a tree. Every week, he came to dig(挖) it up and have a look.

One night, someone took all the money away. When the miser came again, he found nothing. All his coins were lost.
“Where is my money?” He was angry, and then cried. People all heard him and came around.
He told them the story. “Did you ever take any of it out?” asked a man. “No,” he said. “I only came to have a look at it. I never use it to buy anything.”
“Then come again and have a look at the hole(洞),” said the man. “It will be the same as looking at the money.”
From the story, we know that money is nothing if people .
（一）思维导图 根据文章内容，回答以下问题。

1. Where did the miser bury his money?

2. What did he do every week?

3. How did he feel when he couldn't find his money?

4. Why couldn't the miser find his money?

（二）根据短文内容，补全文章最后一句。
()From the story, we know that money is nothing if people .
A. use it B. don't use it C. buy things with it

(一)1. He buried his money under a tree.
2. He dug up the money and had a look every week.
3. He felt angry and cried.
4. Because someone took all the money away one night.
(二)B

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节查找和主旨理解两类题目。解题时需先通读全文，针对每个问题的关键词回到原文定位，提取对应信息作答；第二部分需结合守财奴从不使用金钱的故事寓意，分析选项选出正确答案。
【解析】
（一）细节查找题：1. 问题问守财奴埋钱的地点，定位原文第一段“buried a large bag of coins under a tree”，得出答案；2. 问题问每周做的事，定位第一段“Every week, he came to dig it up and have a look”，整理为规范回答；3. 问题问找不到钱的感受，定位第二段“He was angry, and then cried”，直接提取信息；4. 问题问找不到钱的原因，定位第二段“One night, someone took all the money away”，整理为规范回答。（二）主旨理解题：根据原文守财奴从不使用金钱，仅用来查看，可知若人不使用金钱，金钱便无意义，对应选项B。
【答案】
(一)1. He buried his money under a tree. 2. He dug up the money and had a look every week. 3. He felt angry and cried. 4. Because someone took all the money away one night. (二)B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨理解
【点评】
本题以趣味故事为载体，考查学生英语阅读的细节定位能力和主旨把握能力，题目贴近基础，适合巩固阅读技巧。
【难度系数】
0.6