AnUnhappyKing永不快乐的国王Long,longago,therelivedaveryrichandstrongking.Allthepeopleinhiscountrywereafraidofhim.Butwashehappy?No,hewasoftenillandunhappy.Thedoctorsinhiscountrycouldnotcurehi

Question

An Unhappy King

永不快乐的国王

　　Long, long ago, there lived a very rich and strong king. All the people in his country were afraid of him. But was he happy? No, he was often ill and unhappy.
　　The doctors in his country could not cure him, so the king was angry with them. One day two famous doctors from another country came to see him. The king said to them,“If you can cure me and make me happy, I'll give you a lot of gold.”
　　The first doctor looked carefully at the king. He found nothing wrong with him.“Oh, King, you are very well,” said the doctor. “You think you are ill and that makes you unhappy.” Hearing these words, the king was angry and told his soldiers to kill the doctor.
　　The other doctor knew that he had to be more careful. “King, you'll be all right if you find a happy person and wear his shoes,” he said. The king was pleased to hear his words, and he gave the doctor a bag of gold.
　　The king asked hundreds of people whether they were happy. All of them said they were sometimes happy and sometimes unhappy. At last he met a beggar who said he was always happy.
　　“Give me your shoes quickly,” said the king,“and I'll make you very rich.” The beggar smiled and said, “Sorry, I never wear shoes.”
Notes
1. cure v. 治愈
2. gold n. 金子
3. smile v. 微笑
4. beggar n. 乞丐

Why did the king feel unhappy all the time?

• A

  Because he thought he would die soon.
• B

  Because nobody in the country loved him.
• C

  Because he wanted to live longer.
• D

  Because he thought he was ill.

What happened to the first doctor?

• A

  He was cut off his head.
• B

  He was put into prison.
• C

  He was given a lot of gold.
• D

  He was driven away from the country.

The king didn't get the beggar's shoes because ________.

• A

  the beggar didn't want to give him his shoes
• B

  the beggar had lost his shoes
• C

  the beggar never wore shoes
• D

  the beggar had thrown away his shoes

Answer 1

【分析】1. 根据“You think you are ill and that makes you unhappy.”可得答案。2. 根据Hearing these words, the king was angry and told his soldiers to kill the doctor.可得答案。3. 根据The beggar smiled...