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　 Walt Disney is credited for creating such wonderful things as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. However, he cannot take the credit for creating other well-loved 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 soothing 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 fit 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 in the shoe;

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

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 fit 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 dose the underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. Such wonderful things.

B. Other well-loved 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 well-behaved 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.

35. —I can't remember those grammar rules!

—__________. Practice more.

　　 A. You're not alone　 　B. It's hard to say

　　 C. I'm afraid not　　 　　D. It's up to you

34. Pick yourself up. Courage is doing　　 you're afraid to do.

　　 A. that　　 B. what　　 C. how　　 D. whether

33. As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she can　　 　concerning music, and takes every opportunity to improve herself.

　　 A. catch sight of　　 B. get hold of　　 C. take charge of　　 D. make mention of

32.　　 no modern telecommunications, we would have to wait for weeks to get news from around the world.

　　 A. Were there　　 B. Had there been　　 C .If there are　　 D. If there have been

31. Students should involve themselves in community activities　　 they can gain experience for growth.

　 A. who　　 B. when　　 C. which D. where

30. For those with family members far away, the personal computer and the phone are important in staying________.

　　 A. connected　　 B.　 connecting　　 C.　 to connect　　 D.　 to be connected

29. It was the culture, rather than the language, ____made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad

　　 A. where　　 B. why　　 C. that　　 D. what