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山西平顺县2016中考英语阅读理解二轮训练（四）及答案 【牛刀小试】 【能力选练】 A 阅读理解。 In a certain place there lived two men by the name of Kim and Pak. Mr. Kim was kind and caring and Mr. Pak was greedy and cunning(狡猾的). Beside Kim’s house was a persimmon tree. He watered it every morning and evening. It grew rapidly into a strong, healthy tree. And to everyone’s surprise, tiny persimmons appeared on its branches. In the autumn, they were ripe enough to harvest, Kim picked each one with great care and filled many large bags. The sight of the bags filled his heart with joy and he happily shared the persimmons with his neighbors. Then, thinking the persimmons were truly unusual, he carefully wrapped up the largest one—a watermelon-size persimmon and set out for Hanyang to deliver it to the king. The kind stared in disbelief when the secretary(秘书) placed the persimmon before him. “I’ve never seen such a large persimmon. It’s magnificent. The man who grew it should get an award. Is there anything as big as this persimmon among the gifts I’ve received these days?” “Yes, there is. But it is quite rare and very valuable,” said the secretary,” It’s a gold nugget(金块)” “Well, that’s no problem. Present it to the man at once.” Said the king. So it was that Mr. Kim returned home with a gold nugget as big as a watermelon. News of his good luck spread quickly through the village. The greedy Mr. Pak made up to take the King something so that he would be awarded a gold nugget, too. He sold all his property (财产) to buy a really big ox(牛), hoping to get a gold nugget as big as the ox as an award. “This ox looks like a fine animal. And it’s very large. I shall give the man who brought it an award. What have I received recently that I can give him.” The King asked his secretary. “Well , Your Majesty. There is that watermelon- size persimmon you received a few days ago.” replied the secretary. “Oh, yes. That will do nicely” said the king. （据Korean Folk Stories改编） 26.What did Mr. Pak receive from the King? a watermelon