Rose loved drawing. She was very poor and didn’t have pens or pencils. She drew pictures in the sand with sticks. One day, an old woman saw Rose and said, “Hello! Here’s a paintbrush (画笔) and some paper for you.”

“Thank you!” smiled Rose. She was so happy. “Hmm, what can I paint?” she thought. She looked around and saw a duck. “I know! I’ll paint a duck!” So she did. Suddenly, the duck flew off the paper and onto the pond. “Wow!” she said. “A magic paintbrush!”

Rose was a very kind girl and she painted pictures for everyone in her village. She painted a cow for the farmer, pencils for the teacher and toys for all the children.

The king(国王) heard about the magic paintbrush and sent a soldier to find Rose. “Come with me,” said the soldier. “The king wants you to paint some money for him.” “But he’s already rich,” said Rose. “I only paint to help poor people.”

But the soldier took Rose to the king. “Paint me a tree with lots of money on it,” he shouted. Rose was brave and said, “No!” So the king sent her to prison (监狱). But Rose painted a key for the door and a horse to help her escape. The king chased after her. So she painted a big hole! The king fell in.

Today, Rose only uses her magic paintbrush to help people who really, really need help.

1.What did Rose use to paint at first?

A Paintbrushes.

B Pencils.

C Pens.

D Sticks.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段第三句的“She drew pictures in the sand with sticks”可知，她用棍子在沙子上画画。故选D。

2.What did Rose paint first after she got the paintbrush?

A A cow.

B A duck.

C A toy.

D A pencil.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段的“‘I know! I’ll paint a duck!’ So she did.”可知，她首先画了一只鸭子。故选B。

3.The king wanted Rose to ___________.

A plant a tree

B paint a key

C paint some money

D help poor people

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第四段第三句的“The king wants you to paint some money for him.”可知，国王想要Rose为他画一些钱。故选C。

4.What does the underlined word “escape” mean?

A Get up.

B Get away.

C Get through.

D Get back.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“The king chased after her.”可知，Rose拒绝了国王的要求，于是国王把她关进了监狱。但Rose画了一把门钥匙和一匹马来帮助她逃跑，国王在后面追逐她。故选B。

5.What kind of person is Rose?

A Unlucky.

B Careless.

C Strict.

D Helpful.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，Rose得到画笔后帮助村子里有需要的人，因此她是一个乐于助人的人。故选D。