Question

Many of you have heard a Cinderella (灰姑娘) story, but you may not know that there are over a hundred different ways to tell the Cinderella story. When writers tell the same story in a different way, it is called their “version” of the story. The story of Cinderella has many different versions. Let’s read two of them and find out how they are different.

The version that most people know is the oldest one written in 1697 by Charles Perrault from France. This is the version where the birds help make Cinderellas’s dress and the mice turn into carriage men (马车夫) and help Cinderella go to the dance in a pumpkin (南瓜) carriage. In this version, many of the animals are Cinderella’s friends. They help her meet the Prince. Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily together ever after.

In another version of this story written in the 1850s by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Germany, the birds help Cinderella in the whole story. Cinderella’s father gives her a little tree when he comes back from a party. She plants the little tree and her tears water it until it grows into a tall tree.

The birds now live in the tree and they give Cinderella a dress of gold and shoes of gold. Cinderella goes to the party to meet and dance with the Prince. Later, he finds Cinderella at home doing work for her stepmother (继母). Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily ever after.

Now you can understand what the word “version” means and how more than one writer can tell a story in a different way. That is why there are many versions of the same story.

1.In the story written in 1697, ________ helped make Cinderella’s dress.

A. her father           B. her stepmother

C. the birds            D. the mice

2.In Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s story, Cinderella’s father ________.

A. gives her some birds

B. gives her a little tree

C. makes a gold dress for her

D. makes gold shoes for her

3.The Chinese meaning of the word “version” in this passage is probably “________”.

A. 人物    B. 语气    C. 方法    D. 版本

4.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

(①= Para. (自然段) 1 ②= Para. 2 ③= Para. 3 ④= Para. 4 ⑤= Para. 5)

A. ①; ②③④; ⑤  B. ①②; ③; ④⑤ C. ①②; ③④; ⑤ D. ①; ②; ③④⑤

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：灰姑娘的故事有许多不同的版本。该文主要介绍了法国查尔斯佩罗在1697年写的最古老的一个版本和德国的雅各伯和威廉·格林在十九世纪五十年代写的另一个版本的故事。

1.C细节理解题。根据第二段中The version that most people know is the oldest one written in 1697 by Charles Perrault from France. This is the version where the birds help make Cinderellas’s dress可知1697年法国的查尔斯佩罗写的最古老的版本中鸟帮助制作了灰姑娘的礼服，所以选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据第三段中In another version of this story written in the 1850s by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Germany, the birds help Cinderella in the whole story. Cinderella’s father gives her a little tree when he comes back from a party.可知在德国雅各伯和威廉·格林的版本中灰姑娘的父亲给了她一棵小树，所以选B。

3.D词义猜测题。根据how more than one writer can tell a story in a different way.可知划线词的意思是“版本”，所以选D。

4.细节理解题。该文第一段介绍了灰姑娘的故事有许多不同的版本。第二三四段分别介绍了几个不同的版本，最后一段总结说明那就是为什么会有许多版本的原因，所以选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。