捡到金子之后

王 茜

在一片峡谷中，住着一个牧童和他的妈妈。为了生存，牧童每天都要上山砍柴、放羊，日子很苦。牧童真希望自己能得到一块金子，哪怕很小。

这天，牧童又上了山。

望着人迹罕至的山脊，荒凉而贫瘠的土地，颤巍巍地矗立在山坡上的可怜的小木屋，他不禁叹了口气，一屁股坐在地上。“哎哟！”牧童突然跳了起来。地上隐约有一束金光射来——金子！牧童瞪大了眼睛，一捋袖子，使劲地挖起来。好大的一块！牧童兴奋地抱起金子，飞一般下山去了。

“我挖到金子了！”牧童喊着，跑进屋，双手把金子捧到妈妈面前。

妈妈注视着牧童的一举一动，没有说一句话，轻轻将牧童拉到身边……

牧童不解地望着妈妈。

妈妈感叹道：“那不属于你的金子，它没有什么价值。相反，它也许会给你带来厄运。”   “不，它能使我们富裕。”牧童争辩着。妈妈摇了摇头。

牧童感到失望而愤怒，他抱紧金子，说：“我要证明给你看。”然后，他跨出了家门。

牧童来到一个小镇。他将金子背在背上，手里攥(zuàn)着敲下的一小块，走进一家首饰店。老板将这一块金子举到眼前，用狐疑的眼光瞟了牧童两眼，说：“你从哪儿弄来的？”  “山上捡的。”牧童随口说了句，便赶紧闭了嘴，抢过金子，快步走出了店铺。

他走进酒店，走进衣店，走过大街小巷，处处都有人投来狐疑的目光。牧童渐渐害怕起来。

傍晚，牧童心惊胆战地走在无人的街上，心中涌起不祥的预感。

“把你的包放下。”突然，一个可怕的声音从背后传来。

牧童猛地一回头。那人伸手就抢包，牧童赶紧护住。几个回合，牧童有些不支。就在此时，只见一位道士一闪而出，弹指一击，那人立即倒地。牧童目瞪口呆，赶紧屈膝相谢。道士却已渐渐远去，只给他留下一句话:

“只有自己创造的东西才属于你。”

猛然间，牧童想起他妈妈的话，懊悔万分。

当晚，牧童离开了小镇，在一个偏僻的地方，将金子埋进深深的地下，他不愿再让这金子迷惑他人。

牧童终于又回到了山沟里。他不再企求金子，而是开始用自己的双手创造生活：植树种草，开荒种田，放羊养牛，还养花种果树，凡是能做到的，他都尽力去做。

……

秋天，牧童爬上高高的山顶，遥望洒满自己汗水的山谷。多美啊！生机盎然的山林，处处是鸟语花香；绿茵茵的草地上，成群的牛羊在悠闲地吃草；美丽的果林散发着浓浓的芳香；当年山坡上的木屋如今变成了“美丽的空中楼阁”；盛开的花圃把山坡装点得格外迷人……一切都变了。

“我的金子。”牧童自豪地说。

1.速读全文后回答，这篇文章让你明白了什么道理？

2.作者围绕“金子”精心安排了文章的思路。请再读文章，理清作者的思路，在括号内填写合适的内容。

希望得到金子——(            ) —— 金子带来厄运(            )

3.道士留下的“只有自己创造的东西才属于你”这句话的言外之意是什么？文章结尾处“‘我的金子。’牧童自豪地说。”这里的“金子”指的是什么？

4.牧童从开始“抱”着金子到后来将金子深“埋”地下，他前后不同的举动表明了什么？

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5.在下面的横线上填写相应的内容。

金子，在不同人的眼里有着不同的含义。

守财奴说：金子是我的生命。

化学家说：金子是一种贵重金属。

创业者说：______________________________________________________________

我说：___________________________________________

第二节信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

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57. Mr. Johnson is looking for a holiday for his son Tom. He expects Tom to gain some academic improvement while visiting some beautiful foreign cities.

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59. The Bushes are going to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. They are looking for a holiday in which they can enjoy beautiful scenery and a thorough rest.

60. Mr. Head is entitled to 15 paid holidays every year. This summer he decides to go vacationing with his wife and two middle school sons . He is looking for a holiday specially designed for a family and offers unusual physically active activities.