Question

Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!

    But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It's just one story from the 209 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (《格林童话》 ). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out （出版） in 1812. Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it's because they come from a great place famous for its stories - the Black Forest. The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It's the largest forest in the country - and one of the most beautiful. It's famous for its trees and lovely views, There are valleys and waterfalls（瀑布） there. It's a good place to start a story.

    Don't forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches.

1.From the story, we know that _______ is the hometown of Snow White.

A. England    B. Japan                   C. America    D. Germany

2.How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?

A. Four years          B. Five years            C. Six years             D. Seven years

3.From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very_______.

A. large                    B. beautiful             C. boring                 D. famous

4. The story mainly tells us_______.

A. who wrote the story of Snow White

B. some things about Black Forest

C. people should visit Germany

D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是篇小故事，主要介绍了格林童话的诞生地以及哪里的风景。

1.D 细节推断题。根据文章的第二段的开头两句话进行判断。

2.C细节理解题。根据文章第二段的The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806.格林兄弟在1806年开始收集故事。和Their first book came out （出版） in 1812.他们的第一本书出版于1812年。两个年代相减就是答案。

3.C 细节推断题。根据文章第二段的The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It's the largest forest in the country - and one of the most beautiful. It's famous for its trees and lovely views,布拉克森林在德国的西南。它是德国最大的森林，并且是最漂亮的森林之一。它以它的树木和漂亮的风景而闻名。这里谈到了Black Forest的famous，beautiful和large，唯独没有谈到它的boring。故选C。

4.B 综合判断题。根据文章的第二、三段进行判断，本文主要介绍了Black Forest的情况。故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。