2017年吉林高考英语完型填空专题模拟7

Walt Disney is credited for creating such wonderful things as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. However, he cannot take the credit for creating other well­loved characters, such as Cinderella and Snow White. They are almost automatically associated with Disney because Disney turned old fables(寓言) into cartoon movies.

The original Cinderella varies very much from the Disney version we know today. It started off with the girl mourning her mother's death and going to her tomb three times a day. In addition, there were only birds that helped Cinderella; there was no such thing as a fairy godmother or helpful mice, nor was there mention of a horse and carriage.

The stepsisters were cruel: they always threw Cinderella's food into the ashes of the fire and made her sleep on the ashes on the floor, hence(因此) her name.

In the original story, the king's ball actually lasted for three days. With the help of the birds, the girl, beautifully dressed, danced with the prince on all three nights and the prince fell in love with her. However, she broke away from him to rush back home each night. On the last night, the prince placed something sticky on the stairs; as Cinderella made her escape, a shoe got stuck on it.

Here now is where the story becomes unpleasant: when the prince went to the house looking for the girl whose foot fitted the shoe, the wicked(邪恶的) stepmother told one of her two daughters to cut off her big toe to fit into the shoe. The daughter did as told. So the prince took her away to be his bride. But, when they passed the tomb of Cinderella's mother, the birds called out to the prince，

“Turn and peep, there's blood within the shoe;

The shoe is too small, the true bride waits for you.”

Realizing he had been tricked, the prince returned the daughter to her mother; the other then had to cut off part of her heel in order to fit into the shoe, with the same result. Only Cinderella's foot fitted perfectly and so the prince chose to marry her. The story ends with the wedding day: as Cinderella's two stepsisters followed her, pretending to be devoted to her so that they could enjoy the king's riches, two birds flew by and plucked(啄) out their eyes. Because of their wickedness and falsehood, they had to spend the rest of their days blind.

The original Cinderella is so different from the Disney version. Thank goodness Disney made such changes; it indeed was a wise move.

60.What does the underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refer to?

A.Such wonderful things.

B.Other well­loved characters.

C.Old fables.

D.Cartoon movies.

61.How did Cinderella get her name?

A.The birds came up with it.

B.It was given by Disney.

C.It came from the word “ash”.

D.She got it from her mother.

62.Which of the following is TRUE according to the original story?

A.Helpful mice got Cinderella a beautiful dress.

B.The ball was held to celebrate the prince's wedding.

C.Cinderella left her shoe on the stairs on purpose.

D.The birds told the prince that he had been cheated.

63.The moral of the original story is that ________.

A.a wicked person cannot escape punishment

B.a devoted person certainly deserves respect

C.a well­behaved child earns a great reward

D.a dishonest child cannot get mother love

64.What does the author think of the Disney version?

A.Excellent. B.Ordinary.

C.Dull. D.Ridiculous.

【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了最初的《灰姑娘》的故事情节与Walt Disney依据此小说而改编的卡通电影之间的异同点。

60.B　代词指代题。依据第一段和其中的“However, he cannot…”可知，“They”不可能指代A、C、D项，而是指代上文出现的well­loved characters。

61.C　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“…and made her sleep on the ashes on the floor, hence(因此) her name.”可知选择C项。

62.D　推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知A项错误;根据第四段第一句可知B项错误;根据第四段的第四句可知C项错误;根据第五段和第六段可知D项正确。

63.A　推理判断题。综合全文，尤其是第六段可知，邪恶的继母和继姐都受到了惩罚，故选择A项。

64.A　推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为Disney的改编非常好，故选择A项。