题文
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.”
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.
小题1: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.小题2: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.小题3: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.小题4: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.小题5:What does the author think of the Disney version?A．Excellent.B．OrdinaryC．Dull.D．Ridiculous. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:A
解析
这是一篇说明文。这篇文章主要讲了迪斯尼创造了许多很有趣的角色，但是有一些深受喜爱的角色不能归功于迪斯尼，例如灰姑娘。灰姑娘的原始版本与迪斯尼中的灰姑娘很不同，作者认为迪斯尼版本的灰姑娘非常好。
小题1:B. 猜词题：前一句提到其他一些深受喜爱的角色不能归功于迪斯尼。所以“they”指的是其他一些深受喜爱的角色，故选B。
小题2:C 细节题：根据 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 her name。可知Cinderella的名词来源于灰土，故选C。
小题3:D. 细节题：根据第五段最后一句话the birds called out to the prince可知是小鸟们告诉王子，他被欺骗了，故选D。
小题4:A 细节题：根据第六自然段最后一句话Because of their wickedness and falsehood, they had to spend the rest of their days blind. 可知最初这个故事的寓意是邪恶的人不能逃脱惩罚，故选A。
小题5:A. 推断题：根据全文最后一句话The original Cinderella is so different from the Disney version. Thank goodness Disney made such changes; it indeed was a wise move. 可知，作者认为迪斯尼版本的灰姑娘非常好，故选A。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Walt Disney is credi.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
