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【題目】The brothers Grimm(格林兄弟), Jacob and Wihelm are synonymous with（同義的）fairytales. The stories they gathered have been read by millions of children in all countries over the last two hundred years. It’s difficult to think that any children could not be attracted by a tale like Red Riding Hood(小紅帽)，which never seems to grow old.

This year, Dec20 marked the 200th anniversary of publication of the tales. The Brimms collected the stories and gave them to the world because they wanted to show what German culture was about. In their time, Germany was not yet a nation; it was a collection of little states. Like many patriotic intellectuals(愛國知識(shí)分子),they thought they could help people in German territories(領(lǐng)土) to understand their own traditions.

Quite a few adult were shocked by brothers Grimm’s work. They wrote about a wolf who eats a little girl’s grandmother and an awful old woman who wants to put Hansel and Gretel in a stove. In fact, the original Grimm fairy tales are often far more unpleasant, and more adult in theme(主題).There is a lot of cruelty too. In the wedding scene of Snow White ,the stepmother dances in red-hot iron shoes that kills her.

However, other people came along and made these stories more “suitable” for children. The modern children’s writer Philip Pullman recently published a book of his versions of some Grimm tales. He points out that the Grimms themselves changed the stories, but for the better. They knew how to hold the attention of readers. “A Grimm tale,” he says, “moves with a dreamlike speed from event to event, pausing only to say as much as is needed and no more.” So, when we read a story from Grimms’ collection, we’re getting something from old Germany, but our enjoyment is also thanks to the brothers’ great storytelling skills.

【1】According to Paragrah1, Red Riding Hood____.

A. is popular with children all the time.

B. is too old for children to read

C. is a poorly organized story

D. is too stupid to be believed.

【2】What is the Brimms’ purpose in publishing the fairy tales?

A. To improved children’s reading skills.

B. To develop educational system.

C. To introduce their country’s culture.

D. To make a living by selling books.

【3】By mentioning Philip Pullman, the author intends to____.

A. describes the achievement of the Brothers Grimm

B. present a different side of Grimm fairy tales

C. prove the excellence of the Grimm fairy tales

D. compare the difference between the two versions

【4】In which section of a paper is the passage taken from?

A. Fun Times B. Comment

C. Life and Style D. Culture.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇議論文，格林童話在我們看來是十分美好的，我們也很喜歡閱讀格林童話，特別是兒童，但其實(shí)格林童話原本是很殘酷的，更加適合成年人，但是后來經(jīng)過改編更加易于接受，并且發(fā)揮出了更大價(jià)值。

【1】A；考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段，It’s difficult to think that any children could not be attracted by a tale like Red Riding Hood 很難想象會(huì)有孩子沒有被類似于小紅帽的童話故事吸引，由此可見小紅帽的故事在孩子中一直是非常流行的，故選A。

【2】C；考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段，The Brimms collected the stories and gave them to the world because they wanted to show what German culture was about. 格林兄弟收集這些故事并且展示給世界是因?yàn)樗麄兿胍�人們了解德國的文化，故選C。

【3】C；考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段，He points out that the Grimms themselves changed the stories, but for the better. 他指出格林兄弟他們自己改編了故事，但是故事改編得更好。所以這里Philip Pullman是肯定了格林童話的卓越，故選C。

【4】D；考查推理判斷。本文是一篇議論文，格林童話在我們看來是十分美好的，我們也很喜歡閱讀格林童話，特別是兒童，但其實(shí)格林童話原本是很殘酷的，更加適合成年人，但是后來經(jīng)過改編更加易于接受，并且發(fā)揮出了更大價(jià)值，所以這段文字應(yīng)該是選自一篇文化類文章，故選D。