英语八年级英语下册语法填空及答案经典1

英语八年级英语下册语法填空及答案经典1
一、八年级英语下册语法填空专项练习（含答案解析）
1．语法填空
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist. Because of his great achievements, he was thought to be more creative than a common person. When he was asked why he was able________（do） this, he gave the answer. It all came from an experience with his mother when he was about three years old. "I tried________get a bottle of milk from the fridge but it fell, spilling（溢出）the milk all over the floor—a sea of milk! I was frightened and I didn't know what to do!" he said.
His mother heard the noise and got into the kitchen. "I________（consider） how to explain this to you, Mum, "he said. Instead of________（punish） him, she said, "Robert, what a great mess you have made! I haven't seen________a sea of milk before! Well, since the milk has already been spilled, would you like________（play）in the milk for a while? We will clean it________after that. "Then, he did so. After a few minutes, his mother said, "You know, Robert, whenever you ________（make） a mess like this, finally you have to do it by yourself. "He used a sponge（海绵）and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.
His mother then said, " You know, we failed to successfully carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands just________. Let's go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water to see if you can discover a way to carry it. "Then the little boy learned that if he grasped（抓紧）the bottle at the top with both hands, he could carry it without________（drop） it.
What a wonderful lesson!
【答案】to do；to；am considering；punishing；such；to play；up；make；now；dropping
【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇文章介绍了一个母亲教育孩子的故事。

孩子在拿牛奶时把牛奶洒了一地，母亲没有责备他，而是让他在牛奶中玩耍，然后让他把洒了的牛奶打扫干净，然后让孩子自己实践，掌握孩子拿牛奶的正确方法。

（1）句意：当人们为他他为什么能这样做时他给出了答复。

be able to do sth.，能够做某事，故答案为：to do。

（2）句意：我试图想把一瓶牛奶从冰箱拿出来但是它倒了，牛奶洒了整个地板。

try to do sth.试图做某事，故答案为：to。

（3）句意：“我正想着如何向你解释，妈妈？”他说。

在直接引语中句子用现在时态，可知句子是现在进行时，be+doing，故答案为：am considering。

（4）句意：代替惩罚他的是，她说“罗伯特，你弄得多么脏啊！”instead of后跟doing，故答案为：punishing。

（5）句意：我以前从来没有见过这样的牛奶海洋。

such，如此，修饰名词，故答案为：such。

（6）句意：你想在牛奶中玩一会儿吗？Would you like to do sth?你想做某事吗：故答案为：to play。

（7）句意：在那之后我们把它清理干净。

clean up，清理，打扫，故答案为：up。

（8）句意：罗伯特，无论何时你弄得这样一团糟，最后你必须自己来打扫。

句子时态是一般现在时，故答案为：make。

（9）句意：你知道，刚才你没有成功的用小手提起一大瓶牛奶。

just now刚才，固定短语，故答案为：now。

（10）句意：然后这个小孩知道了如果用双手抓住瓶的顶部，他就能拿起它不用掉了。

without，没有，介词，后面跟doing，故答案为：dropping。

【点评】此题考查语法填空。

先阅读短文，理解短文大意。

然后仔细阅读每个句子，根据语法知识和固定短文，用所给词的正确形式填空，完成短文。

2．阅读下面短文，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号内词语的正确形式填空。

Do you have any special memories that you still remember when you grow up? Actually, there are a few memories in our ________ （child） that will stay with us forever. Some that seemed so terrible at that time may make us ________（smile） years later.
One such memory is a phone call I got ________I was about four years old. My mother took part in a competition on a radio show. Competitors would tell ________ interesting story about their children and the ________ （win）would get a phone call from Mr. Santa Claus who worked at the radio station. Mr. Santa Claus would give the winner's child some gifts.
When the call came, Mom talked to Mr. Santa Claus ________ （one） and then she gave me the phone. At that time, Mom had told Mr. Santa Claus that I ________（draw） on a wall with crayons. Then Mr. Santa Claus asked me about my art work ________ the phone. I regarded that man as the real Santa Claus, so I threw down the ________ and ran crying out of the room. Santa Claus would know that I had been bad!
However, I did get two soft ________ （toy） from the radio station. And I guessed Santa Claus didn't find out about the wall. Maybe he did but just forgot about it.
【答案】 childhood；smile；when；an；winner；first；was drawing；on；phone；toys 【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作者童年时和圣诞老人通电话的一个故事。

（1）句意：事实上，在我们的童年里，有一些记忆会和永远和我们在一起。

根据下文I was about four years old可知此处指小时候，即童年时候，childhood，童年，故填childhood。

（2）句意：一些在那个时候看起来如此可怕的东西可能会让我们在几年后微笑。

make是使役动词，make sb do，是固定搭配，使某人做某事，故填动词原形，故填smile。

（3）句意：其中一个记忆就是我四岁时接到的一个电话。

根据I was about four years old 可知此处是表示时间，故应是时间状语从句的引导词，when，当......的时候，故填when。

（4）句意：竞争对手会讲一个关于他们孩子的有趣故事，获胜的人将接到在皇家空军工作的圣诞老人的电话。

根据story是单名词数，interesting是元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an表示泛指，一个，故填an。

（5）句意：竞争对手会讲一个关于他们孩子的有趣故事，获胜的人将接到在皇家空军工作的圣诞老人的电话。

the是定冠词，其后应是名词，根据下文的Mr. Santa Claus would give the winner's child some gifts 可知此处是获胜者，winner，故填winner。

（6）句意：电话来了，妈妈先和圣诞老人谈了一会，然后她把电话给了我。

根据and
then 可知首先是妈妈接的电话，first，首先，故填first。

（7）句意：妈妈告诉圣诞老人我正在用蜡笔在墙上画画。

根据 At that time 可知时态是过去进行时，主语是I，故填was drawing。

（8）句意：然后圣诞老人在电话里问我关于我的艺术作品的事情。

on the phone，固定搭配，在电话里，故填on。

（9）句意：所以我扔下电话，哭着跑出房间。

根据上文描述可知两个人在打电话，故扔掉的是电话，phone，故填phone。

（10）句意：不过，我确实从电台得到了两个软玩具。

two后是名词复数，toy的复数是toys，故填toys。

【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

3．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。

A farmer had a donkey and a dog. Both the donkey and the dog ________ （help）their master in many ways. One night, two thieves broke in the farmer's ________. The dog heard them and started barking. The farmer got ________ and so did the neighbors. So they caught the two thieves.
The farmer said, "I'm glad I had this dog." The neighbors also thought so.
From that day, the donkey decided to show his master that he could also be ________ （use）just like the dog.
One night, the thieves again entered the farmer's house. As the thieves looked in, they saw the dog ________ （sit） just outside the main door. "It seems the dog is quite watchful," said one thief.
"We ________ better go at once," the other thief said and then the two thieves went away. But unknown to the thieves, the donkey was watching all this. He thought, "It is a good chance for me to show ________ master that I can be useful. The thieves have run away. If I start ________ （shout）, the master will thank me." So the donkey started braying（驴叫）________ （loud）.
When the farmer heard the donkey, he ________ angry. He came out with a stick and hit the donkey hard. "This will teach you not to bray at night," he thought.
4．根据短文内容及括号内所给单词的提示填空
Ken is my friend. He ________ （come）from London, UK. Five years ago I ________（meet）him at Lily's party. Then we ________ （become）good friends. Ken and I ________ （reach）Washington D.C. at the same time. We________ （start）to study medicine in the same school. Now we are still studying together. So I know more about him. Ken is funny He often ________ （make）up some interesting stories to make me laugh. He says he's not going to be a doctor when he graduates （毕业）. He ________ （want）to be an actor. He ________ （take）acting lessons when he is free. He ________ （make）lots of
funny movies to make people happy. I believe his dream ________ （come） true.
5．【答案】remember；called；correctly；writing；fewer；result；meaning；oldest；but；parts
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍的是中英10频道开始了一个名叫中国汉字拼写大会的节目，让人们开始重新认识汉字的重要性。

（1）考查动词。

句意：但是你记不起他们什么样了。

情态动词后接动词原形，故填remember。

（2）考查过去分词。

句意：去年中央10频道开始了一个名叫中国汉字拼写大会的节目。

a show 和call在逻辑上构成动宾关系，过去分词表被动，此处作定语，故填called。

（3）考查副词。

句意：在节目中，十个孩子中只有三个能够正确地品写出冰激淋。

副词修饰动词，故填correctly。

（4）考查现在分词。

句意：据调查，94.1%的人们在写字的时候有记忆差错。

they 和wtite 在逻辑上构成主谓关系，现在分词表主动，故填writing。

（5）考查比较级。

句意：自从进入了数码年代，越来越少的人们使用纸和笔了。

比较级+and+比较级，”越来越...“，根据句意，故填fewer。

（6）考查固定短语。

句意：结果很多人们忘记了汉字的特征。

as a result固定短语”结果“。

故填result。

（7）考查名词。

句意：结果很多人们忘记了汉字的特征，像汉字的结构和意思。

此空与structure并列，名词，故填meaning。

（8）考查形容词。

句意：汉字是世界上最古老的文字，可以追溯到公元前1100年。

此处是形容词最高级，根据句意故填oldest。

（9）考查固定短语。

句意：它不仅是我们记录事物的一种方式，而且对于中国文化很重要。

not only…but also...，固定短语”不但......而且......“，故填but。

（10）考查名词。

句意：例如，字男是由两部分组成，田（耕地田）和力（强度力）组成的。

基数词two，接可数名词复数形式，故填parts。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词，过去分词，副词，现在分词，形容词，名词等多个知识点的考查，综合性强，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，根据上下文的逻辑关系，结合汉语提示，写出正确的单词形式。

6．【答案】health；as；less；（to）build；helps；a；for；strong；relaxed；running
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，如今跑步是越来越流行了，经常跑步能够使我们的身体更加健康，远离疾病，驱散寒冷，也能使我们放松。

（1）考查名词。

句意：为了我们的健康，我们许多人跑步。

形容词性物主代词后面接名词，故填health。

（2）考查介词。

句意：医生说许多健康问题来自一些不好的饮食习惯，像吃的太多，喝酒太多，吸烟，熬夜和不进行足够的锻炼。

such... as固定短语“像......”，故填as。

（3）考查副词。

句意：医生告诉我们，吃少点，不要吸烟，有足够的睡眠和足够的锻炼即可。

此处是副词比较级作状语，故填less。

（4）考查不定式。

句意：跑步是很好的一种锻炼因为它能帮我们加强身体强壮。

help sb.（to） do sth.固定短语，“帮助某人做......”故填（to） build。

（5）考查动词。

句意：它总是帮着人们减轻体重。

it作主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填helps。

（6）考查冠词。

句意：一位二十五岁的女教师每周跑步五次，每天早上半小时。

five times a week“一周五次”，不定冠词表示“每一，故填a。

（7）考查介词。

句意：在其他方面，跑步对于我们的健康也有好处。

be good for固定短语，“对......有益”，故填for。

（8）考查形容词。

句意：许多跑步运动员说跑步能叫人们强壮。

make sb +adj，固定短语，“使某人......”，形容词作宾语补足语，故填strong。

（9）考查形容词。

句意：接下来，你就会感到很放松并且精力充沛。

此处形容词作表语，故填relaxed。

（10）考查动名词。

句意：因此，现在各个年龄阶段的男性和女性都喜欢跑步。

enjoy doing sth固定短语“喜欢做某事”。

根据句意，故填running。

【点评】本题考点涉及名词、介词、副词、不定式、动词、冠词以及形容词等多个知识点的考查。

综合性强，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而写出正确的单词形式。

7．【答案】 parents；before；weather；took；reading；way；arrived；seen；once；same 【解析】【分析】主要讲了去年暑假Tina父母去另一个城市工作一个月，所以Tina去了姑姑家，没去之前Tina感到紧张，但最终在姑姑家度过了一个极好的假期。

（1）句意：因为她的父母需要去另一个城市工作一个月。

父母用parents，故填parents。

（2）句意：Tina之前从没见过Betsy姑姑。

根据后句so she was a little nervous.她是紧张的，因为之前没见过姑姑，故填before。

（3）句意：Betsy姑姑告诉她加利福尼亚的天气是晴朗的。

根据sunny晴朗的可知告诉的是天气weather，故填weather。

（4）句意：所以Tina带上了一些短裤和T恤衫。

时态是一般过去时，所以用take的过去式took，故填took。

（5）句意：因为她喜欢读书。

like doing sth.喜欢做某事，read的ing是reading，故填reading。

（6）句意：在去Betsy姑姑家的路上，Tina看见农场里许多马。

on one's way to+地点名词，表示在去某地的路上，故填way。

（7）句意：当他们到达Betsy姑姑家时，Tina看见一匹高的棕色的马。

时态是一般过去时，所以用过去式arrived，故填arrived。

（8）句意：你见过棕色的马吗？时态是现在完成时，结构是have/has+动词过去分词，一般疑问句把have/has提前到句首，实义动词还是用过去分词，see的过去分词是seen，故填seen。

（9）句意：我一周看她一次。

根据后句every Saturday afternoon for an hour.每周六下午一小时，可知是一周一次，即once a week，故填once。

（10）句意：她的姑姑和她有一样的爱好。

姑姑和Tina都喜欢马，所以爱好一样，the same，和……一样，故填same。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。

注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。

注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。

8．【答案】 childhood；smile；when；an；winner；first；was drawing；on；phone；toys 【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作者童年时和圣诞老人通电话的一个故事。

（1）句意：事实上，在我们的童年里，有一些记忆会和永远和我们在一起。

根据下文I was about four years old可知此处指小时候，即童年时候，childhood，童年，故填childhood。

（2）句意：一些在那个时候看起来如此可怕的东西可能会让我们在几年后微笑。

make是使役动词，make sb do，是固定搭配，使某人做某事，故填动词原形，故填smile。

（3）句意：其中一个记忆就是我四岁时接到的一个电话。

根据I was about four years old 可知此处是表示时间，故应是时间状语从句的引导词，when，当......的时候，故填when。

（4）句意：竞争对手会讲一个关于他们孩子的有趣故事，获胜的人将接到在皇家空军工作的圣诞老人的电话。

根据story是单名词数，interesting是元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an表示泛指，一个，故填an。

（5）句意：竞争对手会讲一个关于他们孩子的有趣故事，获胜的人将接到在皇家空军工作的圣诞老人的电话。

the是定冠词，其后应是名词，根据下文的Mr. Santa Claus would give the winner's child some gifts 可知此处是获胜者，winner，故填winner。

（6）句意：电话来了，妈妈先和圣诞老人谈了一会，然后她把电话给了我。

根据and then 可知首先是妈妈接的电话，first，首先，故填first。

（7）句意：妈妈告诉圣诞老人我正在用蜡笔在墙上画画。

根据 At that time 可知时态是过去进行时，主语是I，故填was drawing。

（8）句意：然后圣诞老人在电话里问我关于我的艺术作品的事情。

on the phone，固定搭配，在电话里，故填on。

（9）句意：所以我扔下电话，哭着跑出房间。

根据上文描述可知两个人在打电话，故扔掉的是电话，phone，故填phone。

（10）句意：不过，我确实从电台得到了两个软玩具。

two后是名词复数，toy的复数是toys，故填toys。

【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

二、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析）
9．根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

How can I possibly study for all of them? I think it's difficult and impossible.
—Cindy Hi, Cindy. It isn't impossible but you have to get started now. Make a study plan and prepare for each subject. It's better to study for an hour a day than just once a week, all day.
—Amy I share a bedroom and a desk with my sister. When we study at the desk together, she distracts （使分心） me because she is noisy. I try to talk with her about it, but she gets angry. Can you help me?
—Jane Hi, Jane. You and your sister can use the desk at different times. You can talk about it with her. Or you can study at the school library a few times a week. If it's easier to write instead of （而不是） talking face to face, try messaging her and explain （解释） how ▲ you feel.
—Amy I'm silly. I just find it hard to study. I always stop and start and I keep getting the feeling that I'm learning wrong things. I don't think you can really help me.
—Liza Liza, you're not silly at all! Lots of students have the same experience as you. Sometimes things will improve if you join a study group. Join a group and meet twice or three times a week after school to study together. It's helpful for lots of students.
—Amy （1）What is Cindy's problem?
A. Her teachers don't like her.
B. Her parents don't understand her.
C. She doesn't want to study for her exams.
D. She doesn't have enough time to study for her exams.
（2）Who lives in the same bedroom with her sister?
A. Amy.
B. Cindy.
C. Jane.
D. Liza.
（3）The best word for " ▲" is "______".
A. terrible
B. afraid
C. lucky
D. excited
（4）What does Amy think of Liza?
A. She is silly.
B. She is noisy.
C. She learns quickly.
D. She has a common problem.（5）Amy advises Liza to ______.
A. make a plan
B. join a study group
C. talk with her friends
D. study in the school library
【答案】（1）D
（2）C
（3）A
（4）D
（5）B
【解析】【分析】文章讲诉了关于学习热线主持人艾米回答了森碟、简和丽莎关于各自的学习问题。

（1）细节理解题。

根据I don't have enough time. Next month, I will have twelve exams.可知是没有足够的时间为考试学习；故选D。

（2）细节理解题。

根据I share a bedroom and a desk with my sister.—Jane可知是简和妹妹共用房间；故选C。

（3）细节理解题。

根据she distracts （使分心）me because she is noisy. I try to talk with her about it, but she gets angry. Can you help me?可知感觉多么糟糕；故选A。

（4）细节理解题。

根据Lots of students have the same experience as you.可知是认为丽莎的问题很正常；故选D。

（5）细节理解题。

根据Sometimes things will improve if you join a study group.可知是建议她参加学习俱乐部；故选B。

【点评】此题考查阅读理解。

这篇阅读理解是关于细节理解。

对于细节理解题，需要在有限的时间内运用略读、扫读、跳读等技巧快速阅读，发现文章中的细节信息，然后遵循由整体到细节的原则，把握作者的思路，按全文——段落——词语的步骤来解题。

10．阅读理解
There is little doubt that house cats first developed naturally from ancient wild cats. The cleverest relative is the American wild cat which still lives in Africa today. This is understandable because the first house cats came from Africa.
Cats first started to live around people in Egypt about 6,000 ~ 7,000 years ago. From Egypt, cats started to move around the world. At about the same time, Egyptians began storing grain（谷物） in buildings. Scientists used to believe that people tamed cats to catch mice and protect the grain. However, cats don't like to be told what to do! Now, scientists believed that eats followed the mice and learned to accept people. Finally, some of the cats began to grow comfortably around people. These were smaller cats that needed protection. As these cats and people got used to each other, they moved in together. Around 5,000 years ago, eats started to live with people.
Soon cats were in Greece, then the Middle East and China. They moved along Egyptian business roads keeping away mice and keeping people around them. After the Romans came to Egypt, they also accepted the cats and brought them to Europe. These cats likely bred（繁殖）with other cats to form the many kinds of house cats we have today.
Cats are relatively recent house animals. House cats still have a lot in common with their wild relatives. Cats sleep a lot to save energy just like wild cats. They often get food at night as well.
House cats are generally peaceful and friendly, but be careful! If a cat feels it is in danger, it will fight back—just like a wild cat.
（1）Where did the first house cats come from?
A. Asia.
B. Africa.
C. Europe.
D. America.
（2）When did cats start to live with people?
A. About 4,000 years ago.
B. About 5,000 years ago.
C. About 6,000 years ago.
D. About 7,000 years ago.
（3）According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Cats started to move around the world from China.
B. Cats get food at night to save energy like wild cats.
C. Cats have a little in common with their wild cats.
D. Cats were accepted and brought to Europe by Romans.
（4）What does the underlined word "tamed" mean in Chinese?
A. 驱散
B. 捕捉
C. 驯化
D. 引进
【答案】（1）B
（2）B
（3）D
（4）C
【解析】【分析】大意：文章主要介绍了家猫的起源。

（1）细节理解题。

根据第一段最后一句 the first house cats came from Africa. 可知，第一只家猫来自非洲。

故选B。

（2）细节理解题。

根据第二段最后一句Around 5,000 years ago, eats started to live with people. 可知，大约五千年前，猫开始和人类住在一起。

故选B。

（3）推理判断题。

根据第三段 After the Romans came to Egypt, they also accepted the cats and brought them to Europe. 可知，罗马人接受了埃及的猫并把它们带到欧洲。

故选D。

（4）词义猜测题。

根据第二段 However, cats don't like to be told what to do!然而，猫不喜欢被教应该怎么做，可知tame是驯化的意思。

故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节题、推断题和词义猜测题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；词义猜测题需要通读上下文，了解句意之后找出划线单词意思。

11．阅读理解
Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sports, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the Earth forever. Hundreds of animals are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger. Why should people care? Because we need animals, and because once they are gone, there will never be any more. Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of
hawks, the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice, with no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.
Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.（1）How did people waste natural resources?
A. People saved the trees.
B. People killed animals for their fur, feathers, food and so on.
C. People protected all kinds of little animals.
D. People got used to looking after animals.
（2）How many kinds of animals are considered in danger in America?
A. About 170.
B. About 1,700.
C. About 70.
D. About 77.（3）Which of the following is TRUE about animals?
A. Animals are only a source of food.
B. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.
C. Protecting one kind of animals can create many problems.
D. Thousands of animals are on the danger list today.
（4）What's the meaning of the underlined word "forbid"?
A. Observe.
B. Obey.
C. Prohibit.
D. Punish.
【答案】（1）B
（2）A
（3）B
（4）C
【解析】【分析】大意：文章主要介绍了人类对动物的猎杀以及人类的反思和保护动物的行动。

（1）细节理解题。

根据第一段 Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sports, and simply because they were in the way.可知，人类为了获得动物的皮毛、把动物当做食物、做运动等等原因杀死动物，以此浪费自然资源。

故选B。

（2）细节理解题。

根据第一段 About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger. 可知，大约有170种动物濒危。

故选A。

（3）推理判断题。

根据第一段 Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. 可知，每个动物在大自然的平衡当中都扮演着角色。

故选B。

（4）词义猜测题。

根据最后一句 Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.慢慢地，一些濒危动物的数量正在增加，可知人们通过法律来禁止捕杀动物，因此forbit的意思为“禁止”，同义词为prohibit。

故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节题、推断题和词义猜测题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；词义猜测题需要阅读上下文，了解句意之后找出单词的意思。

12．根据短文内容，判断下列各句正、误。

Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace （宫殿） , she felt bored and said to her adviser（顾问） ,"AII the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown （王冠）."
Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The adviser suggested, "What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey?"
The queen was interested in the idea, so she started at once. 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 palace so beautiful?"
The queen spent one year traveling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over.
Suddenly, she understood beauty 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 found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!
（1）The queen wanted to hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.
（2）Lots of people came to the competition and brought the things that made the queen satisfied.
（3）On top of the hill near her palace, the queen didn't find her palace so beautiful.
（4）The queen saw beauty on the farm, in the river and even in the night sky on her journey. （5）The passage tells us that beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.
【答案】（1）1
（2）0
（3）0
（4）0
（5）1
【解析】【分析】主要讲了王后举行了一场寻找世界上最漂亮的东西的比赛，王后没有满意这次比赛，最后自己去寻找，最后发现最美丽的想是世界。

（1）细节题。

根据Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.可知王后举行一场寻找世界上最漂亮的东西的比赛，故选正确。

（2）细节题。

根据Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw.可知许多人来比赛，带来的东西不能让王后满意，故选错误。

（3）细节题。

根据Why have I never found my palace so beautiful可知王后发现了宫殿是如此漂亮，故选错误。

（4）细节题。

根据She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling at
night on her journey.可知他看到了农场、森林。

甚至在夜晚一闪一闪的星星的美，没有河流，故选错误。

（5）细节题。

根据She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!可知最漂亮的东西是世界，故选正确。

【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考查细节题，首先读懂题意，然后从文中仔细寻找答案。

13．阅读理解
Some famous big cities got interesting nicknames（昵称）for some reasons. Here are three of them.
New York：The Big Apple
New York got the nickname because it is a city full of chances. It is said New York's musicians began to use it in the 1920s. There is an old saying in show business，"There are many apples on the tree，but only one big apple. When you chose New York，you picked the big one. ”
Paris：The City of Light
Paris has the name because there are so many lights in streets at night. However, there was a time when Paris had almost no lights. In 1828，Pairs began to build a network of street lights. It was the first city in Europe to do so，and it has the nickname "The City of Light".
London: The Big Smoke
London got its nickname because of the serious air problem during the late 19th century. But now, smoke in London is not that common. In 1956, the government made laws to clear the fog（雾）in the city. Now，it's easy for people to enjoy a sunny sky beside the beautiful Thames River.
（1）The Big Apple is the nickname of .
A. London
B. New York
C. Paris
D. Sydney
（2）Paris began to build a network of street lights in .
A. 1828
B. 1883
C. 1920
D. 1956。