题目
In a small Chinese town,there lived a poor young man named Ma Liang.He loved painting.One night,an old man with a long beard（胡子）visited Ma Liang in a dream.He gave Ma Liang a paintbrush.
"Use this magic paintbrush to help the poor,"he said,"but don\’t use it to help people who are rich and greedy（贪婪的）,or the skill will leave your fingers and you will never paint again."
When Ma Liang woke up,he found the paintbrush lying on the table by his bed.He painted a butterfly,and he was surprised to see it fly off the page and out of the window.
Ma Liang ran out of his little house and started painting things for people.He painted a buffalo（水牛） to help a farmer,food for hungry people and clothes for people who were cold.
However,a rich man heard about the paintbrush and asked Ma Liang to paint some gold for him,but Ma Liang refused.
"If you don\’t paint for me,I\’ll cut your fingers off,"the rich man said."Then you will never paint again."
So Ma Liang painted an island of gold in the middle of a blue sea."How will I get there?"asked the rich man.Ma Liang painted a boat for the rich man.Then the rich man got into it and went on his way toward the island happily.
But when the rich man was halfway there,Ma Liang painted a hole in the side of the boat.The boat sank（下沉） into the water and nobody ever saw the rich man again.
（1）What did the old man want Ma Liang to do with the paintbrush? ______
A.He wanted him to draw some money.
B.He wanted him to help the poor people.
C.He wanted him to fight with the rich.
D.He wanted him to draw a big boat.
（2）What does the underlined word"it "in Paragraph 3 refer to（涉及到）? ______
A.The dream.
B.The paintbrush.
C.The table.
D.The butterfly.
（3）What might happen to the rich man at last? ______
A.He might go back home silently.
B.He might become Ma Liang\’s friend.
C.He might die in the sea.
D.He might live on the boat.
（4）What can we know from the story? ______
A.Ma Liang was a clever boy.
B.The old man was Ma Liang\’s friend.
C.Ma Liang was afraid of the rich man.
D.The rich man cut off Ma Liang\’s fingers.
In a small Chinese town,there lived a poor young man named Ma Liang.He loved painting.One night,an old man with a long beard（胡子）visited Ma Liang in a dream.He gave Ma Liang a paintbrush."Use this magic paintbrush to help the poor,"he said,"but don\’t use it to help people who are rich and greedy（贪婪的）,or the skill will leave your fingers and you will never paint again."
When Ma Liang woke up,he found the paintbrush lying on the table by his bed.He painted a butterfly,and he was surprised to see it fly off the page and out of the window.
Ma Liang ran out of his little house and started painting things for people.He painted a buffalo（水牛） to help a farmer,food for hungry people and clothes for people who were cold.
However,a rich man heard about the paintbrush and asked Ma Liang to paint some gold for him,but Ma Liang refused.
"If you don\’t paint for me,I\’ll cut your fingers off,"the rich man said."Then you will never paint again."
So Ma Liang painted an island of gold in the middle of a blue sea."How will I get there?"asked the rich man.Ma Liang painted a boat for the rich man.Then the rich man got into it and went on his way toward the island happily.
But when the rich man was halfway there,Ma Liang painted a hole in the side of the boat.The boat sank（下沉） into the water and nobody ever saw the rich man again.
（1）What did the old man want Ma Liang to do with the paintbrush? ______
A.He wanted him to draw some money.
B.He wanted him to help the poor people.
C.He wanted him to fight with the rich.
D.He wanted him to draw a big boat.
（2）What does the underlined word"it "in Paragraph 3 refer to（涉及到）? ______
A.The dream.
B.The paintbrush.
C.The table.
D.The butterfly.
（3）What might happen to the rich man at last? ______
A.He might go back home silently.
B.He might become Ma Liang\’s friend.
C.He might die in the sea.
D.He might live on the boat.
（4）What can we know from the story? ______
A.Ma Liang was a clever boy.
B.The old man was Ma Liang\’s friend.
C.Ma Liang was afraid of the rich man.
D.The rich man cut off Ma Liang\’s fingers.
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