Ⅲ. 任务型阅读
Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor(顾问), “All 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 is this crown (皇冠).”
Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, “What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about starting a journey?”
The queen was interested in the idea, so she started immediately. When 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 travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling(闪烁) at night on her journey. She understood beauty was everywhere. She began to learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she visited. 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. How did the queen feel about the things around her at first? (不超过 5 个词)
2. What did the advisor suggest the queen doing? (不超过 5 个词)
3. What does the text want to tell us? (不超过 10 个词)
☆佳句仿写
As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.
仿写:随着时间的流逝,他变得越来越担心,直到警察帮他找回了那个电脑。

1. They were too boring.
2. Starting a journey.
3. Beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.
☆佳句仿写
As time went by, he became more and more worried until the police helped him find the computer.