Question

【题目】短文填空

根据下面短文内容,在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词,使短文完整、通顺。

Once upon a time, there lived two brothers in Germany.As boys, they were interested in history and mysteries. when they grew older, they began to【1】stories from friends and old books, but they【2】thought that so many people would love these stories around the world for years.

They are the Brothers Grimm In 18 12 their first book Children's and Household Tales came out, which is now commonly known as Grimm Fair Tales(《格林童话》).It became 【3】 of the best-selling books in German language.

However, the original edition(最初的版本) was a little dark.For example, Cinderella's stepsisters cut off their feet to fit them【4】the lost shoes.In The Frog(青蛙)Prince, the princess threw the frog at the wall angrily and wanted to kill it, but the frog finally 【5】Into the prince.

Some people believed that those dark things were not good for【6】.Therefore, the stories were changed a lot in later editions.

So far, there have been over 160 languages for Grimm Fair Tales around the world.Both children and adults love it.People of different ages are able to find different meanings from the 【7】story.For example, when reading Little Red Riding Hood, children may enjoy descriptions of the woods and the wolf,【8】 adults may learn that the character can stand for(代表) those who take the wrong path in life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】collect

【2】never

【3】one

【4】into

【5】turned/changed

【6】children

【7】same

【8】while

【解析】

【1】句意：当他们长大时，开始从朋友和旧书中收集故事。根据后面格林兄弟把故事做成书，可知他们得到故事，故填collect。

【2】句意：但是他们永远没有想到多年后，世界上很多人会喜欢上他们的故事。根据句意填never。

【3】句意：它成为了用德语写的最畅销书之一。短语one of+形容词+可数名词复数意为“最……之一”，故填one。

【4】句意：例如，灰姑娘的继妹砍掉她的脚来适合丢失的鞋子。短语fit into意为适合某物，故填into。

【5】句意：在《青蛙王子》中，公主生气地把青蛙扔到墙上想杀掉她，但是青蛙最后变成了王子。 短语turn/change into…变为……，故填过去式turned或changed。

【6】句意：一些人相信，那些抑郁的故事对于孩子们不好。根据常识童话故事我给孩子们看的，故填复数children。

【7】句意：不同年龄的人们能够从相同的故事发现不同的意义。固定搭配the same相同的，故填same。

【8】句意：……孩子们或许享受树林和狼的描写，但是成年人可能学习到能代表在错误道路上走得远的角色。二者进行对比，故填while。