The story she has just told _______ me of an experience I had several years ago.
A.remembers
B.reminds
C.refers
D.reflects
A.remembers
B.reminds
C.refers
D.reflects
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Just a sweet, pretty tale? Not in the view of Ellen Macintosh, who has written extensively about fairy tales. "This story features the stock, two-dimensional characters of most fairy tales, and little character development is attempted," she says. Indeed, although her comment does make one wonder why simplicity of this sort should be out of place in a story for children. Be that as it may, Ellen's main problem is with what the story implies. "Instead of standing up to her cruel stepmother and absurd stepsisters, Cinderella just waits for a fairy godmother to appear and solve her problem. But wouldn't you want a daughter of yours to show more spirit?"
The story is enduring, whatever its shortcomings, and it doesn't take much in the way of analytical skills to see its influence on a number of recent Hollywood productions, all aimed at girls aged five to fifteen. In these versions for the silver screen, the Cinderella character no longer has to clean the house and has no siblings to make her life a misery, though she persists in not showing much backbone. The character of the rich and handsome stranger, however, is retained, and in some cases really is a prince. The role of the fairy godmother is often played by coincidence or sheer luck; we live in an enlightened age when even very young children might reject the notion of fairies. The wicked stepmother may be transformed into a villain of some sort. In the majority of film versions, the heroine has a profession and is even permitted to continue working after marrying her prince — this is the twenty — first century, after all.
Doesn't the success of these films indicate that the story has relevance to children even today? "Yes," admits Ellen, who sees its message as being rooted in a fundamental childhood desire for love and attention. "Most children experience a sense of inner loneliness as they are growing up and empathies with the protagonist who faces some sort of test or challenge. This can be seen in the original story of Cinderella, where the fairy godmother tells the heroine that she must learn to be gracious and confident if she is to go to the ball. She has to grow spiritually, and by maturing, she becomes attractive to the prince, thus ensuring that the ending of the story will be happy." "In the later versions, this element is missing," says Ellen, "and the theme of the story is simply that a girl's role in life is to be more beautiful than other little girls so that she can carry off the prize: the handsome prince. Is this really what we want girls to grow up believing?"
What is Ellen's main objection to the Cinderella story?
A.The heroine is treated cruelly.
B.The heroine is not assertive enough.
C.The ugly stepsisters are figures of ridicule.
D.The stepmother is a stereotypical character.
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He wanted to telephone the garage for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.
"Oh, Doctor," she said, "I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly in deed. There has been a very bad accident on the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help."
The story took place ______.
A.on a rainy day
B.in summer
C.in September
D.on a cold day
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【C1】
A.true
B.truth
C.real
D.reality
第7题
Here is the story about how the American civil rights movement started in the 1950s. 正确ired(1)she was, Mrs. Parks walked past the first few—mostly empty—rows of seats(2)"Whites Only". Black people were allowed to sit in these seats(3)no white person was standing.(4)the fact that Rosa Parks hated segregation laws, she had never done anything against the law. She(5)for civil rights for more than 10 years, but always legally. However, that day she did something that was(6).
She found and sat in a(n)(7)seat in the back of the bus. 正确he bus continued along its(8)正确he driver noticed that all the seats in the "Whites Only" section were already(9). And more white people had just climbed(10). He ordered the people in Mrs. Parks'(11)to move to the back,(12)there were no open seats and people had to stand. No one moved at first, but when the driver(13)at the black passengers a second time, they did what they were told. 正确hey all moved to the back —(14)Rosa Parks. She(15)in the prohibited seat.(16), trouble occured. Ms. Parks was thrown in jail for(17)the law.
正确his(18)inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott (联合抵制) of 1955-1956. It also(19)the 20th-century civil rights movement. Mrs. Parks quickly became the(20)of that day. She has been remembered as a brave fighter in the civil rights movement.
第8题
A warm-hearted (热心的) nurse on her first day's work went near to a patient (病人). He has come to London as a tourist. She asked him if she could do something for him, but he only waved (摇) his hand and said something she could not understand. With a smile she asked him again and he just kept saying the same word but in a very much lower voice (声音) before closing his eyes. She ran to the doctor and repeated(重复) to him the sounds she had heard: "My dear girl," said the doctor after listening carefully to what she repeated, he was saying, " You are standing on I oxygen pipe (氧气管)!"
In the story, the nurse and the patient ______.
A.speak the same language
B.speak different languages
C.can't hear each other
第9题
She lives on Oak Drive in St. Louis, has a dog named Spot, a cat named Tabby, and three playmates 【B8】 names are Betsy, Sandy, and Jody. The computer uses this information to fill 【B9】 a story that has 【B10】 been prepared and illustrated. The story is then 【B11】 with standard equipment as a hardcover 【B12】 . A child who receives such a book might say, "This book is 【B13】 me." The company, therefore, 【B14】 itself the "Me-Books Publishing Company".
Children like the me-books 【B15】 they like to see 【B16】 print their own names and the names of their 【B17】 and their pets. But more important, "personalization" has been found an important tool in 【B18】 enthusiasm for reading. Me-books are 【B19】 helping a child to learn how to read, by appealing to that natural desire to see his 【B20】 name in print.
【B1】
A.use
B.aid
C.instruction
D.guide
第10题
Here is the story about how the American civil rights movement started in the 1950s. Tired(1)she was, Mrs. Parks walked past the first few—mostly empty—rows of seats(2)"Whites Only". Black people were allowed to sit in these seats(3)no white person was standing.(4)the fact that Rosa Parks hated segregation laws, she had never done anything against the law. She(5)for civil rights for more than 10 years, but always legally. However, that day she did something that was(6).
She found and sat in a(n)(7)seat in the back of the bus. The bus continued along its(8)The driver noticed that all the seats in the "Whites Only" section were already(9). And more white people had just climbed(10). He ordered the people in Mrs. Parks'(11)to move to the back,(12)there were no open seats and people had to stand. No one moved at first, but when the driver(13)at the black passengers a second time, they did what they were told. They all moved to the back —(14)Rosa Parks. She(15)in the prohibited seat.(16), trouble occured. Ms. Parks was thrown in jail for(17)the law.
This(18)inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott (联合抵制) of 1955-1956.It also(19)the 20th-century civil rights movement. Mrs. Parks quickly became the(20)of that day. She has been remembered as a brave fighter in the civil rights movement.