Question

    Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt _________ and said to her advisor, "All the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I will _______ a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the _______ will be the crown（王冠）. "

Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and _______ their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, "What you are looking for cannot be brought to you, you must  _______ it yourself. What about a journey?"

The queen liked the idea, so she started the _______. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. "Why have I never found my _________ so beautiful?"

The queen spent one year _________. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the_______ shining at night on the sky in different seasons. But what was the most beautiful thing?She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood __________ was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.

She realized the most beautiful thing！She finally found the answer.

1.A.tired B.bored C.excited D.well

2.A.cancel B.attend C.accept D.hold

3.A.prize B.price C.praise D.pride

4.A.changed B.found C.showed D.missed

5.A.look into B.look through C.look after D.look for

6.A.journey B.survey C.holiday D.research

7.A.office B.palace C.forest D.garden

8.A.reading B.writing C.travelling D.thinking

9.A.sun B.stars C.gold D.lights

10.A.wealth B.happiness C.danger D.beauty

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】

本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位女王觉得她周围的事物很无聊，为了找到世界上最美的东西，她以王冠作为奖品举行了一场比赛。人们纷纷前来参赛，但是女王却对他们带来的东西不满意。于是她的顾问提议让她在旅行中寻找最美的东西。女王到了外面的地方发现哪里都好美，于是她在她觉得美的地方都放了王冠的一小块。直到她的王冠分没了，她领悟出最美的东西是这个世界。

1.

句意：她感到很无聊，便对她的顾问说：“我周围的一切都太无聊了，我需要一种不同的美。让每个人都知道，我将为世界上最美丽的东西举行一场比赛。奖品是一顶王冠。”

tired疲倦的；bored感到无聊的；excited兴奋的；well健康的，良好的。根据“All the things around me are too boring.”可知，周围一切事物都无聊，使得女王也感到无聊。故选B。

2.

句意：她感到很无聊，便对她的顾问说：“我周围的一切都太无聊了，我需要一种不同的美。让每个人都知道，我将为世界上最美丽的东西举行一场比赛。奖品是一顶王冠。”

cancel取消；attend参加；accept接收；hold举行。根据“…for the most beautiful thing in the world.”可知，女王想要看到世界上最美的东西，所以她会通过举行比赛来选出“最美的东西”。故选D。

3.

句意：她感到很无聊，便对她的顾问说：“我周围的一切都太无聊了，我需要一种不同的美。让每个人都知道，我将为世界上最美丽的东西举行一场比赛。奖品是一顶王冠。”

prize奖品；price价格；praise赞扬；pride自尊。根据“hold a competition”可知，举办比赛的胜出者是需要颁发奖品的，所以女王把王冠作为奖品。故选A。

4.

句意：几天后，许多人纷纷前来参赛并展示他们的东西。

changed改变；found发现；showed展示；missed想念，错过。根据“a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.”可知，这是一场选出最美东西的比赛，所以评选前需要参赛者们先展示自己的东西。故选C。

5.

句意：你正在寻找的东西不能带到你跟前，你必须自己去寻找。 去旅行怎么样？

look into调查；look through浏览，翻阅；look after照顾；look for寻找。根据“What you are looking for cannot be brought to you”可知，女王要寻找的最美的东西其他人是带不到她跟前的，所以顾问提议让她自己去寻找。故选D。

6.

句意：女王喜欢这个主意，所以她开始了旅行。

journey旅行；survey调查；holiday假日；research调查。根据“What about a journey?”和“The queen liked the idea…”可知，女王喜欢顾问提出的去旅行的主意，所以她开始旅行。故选A。

7.

句意：为什么我从来没发现我的宫殿这么漂亮？

office办公室；palace宫殿；forest森林；garden花园。根据“As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart.”可知，女王是站在宫殿附近的山顶上向下看而发出的感叹，站在那个位置向下看到的是宫殿，所以她在感叹宫殿的美丽。故选B。

8.

句意：女王花了一年时间旅行。

reading阅读；writing写作；travelling旅行；thinking思考。根据“The queen liked the idea, so she started the journey”可知，女王喜欢旅行找最美东西的提议，所以她接下来的一年时间都在旅行中找最美的东西。故选C。

9.

句意：她在农场上看到了美丽，在森林里看到了美丽，甚至在不同季节的夜空中闪闪发光的星星里也看到了美丽。

sun太阳；stars星星；gold黄金；lights灯。根据“shining at night on the sky”可知，在夜空中闪烁的是星星。故选B。

10.

句意：突然间，她明白了美无处不在。

wealth财富；happiness幸福；danger危险；beauty美。根据“She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars shining at night on the sky in different seasons.”可知，女王在农场、森林、夜空中的星星里都发现了美丽，所以她最后明白了美是无处不在的。故选D。