1. (2021八上·鄞州开学考) 阅读理解

There is an old man in the village. He likes gold (金子) better than anything else in the world. He often says, "If I have a large bag of gold, I will be the happiest man in the world."

One day, the old man is traveling in the desert (沙漠) , he loses the way. He is very hungry and thirsty, and he begins to look for water and food around him. But there is only rocks (岩石) and sand (沙子). Just then, he finds a large bag lying on the sand. He hopes there is some water and food in it. He opens the bag. There are about tens of kilos of gold in the bag. He is so sad that he throws (扔) away the bag and begins crying.

Now, the old man knows that there is something better than gold in the world.

1. （1） The old man likes            best at first.

   A . food B . water C . gold D . ring
3. （2） What does the old man do with the bag?

   A . He doesn't open it. B . He brings it home. C . He shows it to other people. D . He throws it away.
5. （3） Which is the right order (顺序)?

   a. He finds a large bag lying on the sand.

   b. He loses his way.

   c. He opens the bag.

   d. He throws away the bag.

   e. He begins to look for water and food around him.

   A . b﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣d B . a﹣c﹣d﹣e﹣b C . b﹣a﹣c﹣e﹣d D . e﹣a﹣c﹣d﹣b
7. （4） In the end, the old man knows that gold is            in the world.

   A . the best thing B . not the best thing C . better than anything D . a bad thing