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For hundreds of years, Hans Christian Andersen’s(安徒生) magical tales have made children happy with stories of icy queens, lonely mermaids and foolish emperors. In many stories, Andersen uses ordinary situations and magical settings to teach life lessons to young readers.
Many of the stories in Andersen’s Fairy Tales(1835) are about appearances. Whether it’s a proud emperor and his clothes that can’t be seen, or a mermaid that wants to fit in with humans on land, the meaning of appearance plays a large role in many of Andersen’s tales. Too much pride in one’s appearance doesn’t turn out well for most of Andersen’s characters.
In this excerpt(节选) from The Little Mermaid, the witch takes away the mermaid’s voice in exchange for a human body.
The following is excerpt from the book:
“I am willing to help you, but are you willing to suffer(忍受) all this ”
“Yes”. The little mermaid said in a trembling voice, as she thought of the Prince and of gaining a human heart.
“Remember!” said the witch. “Once you have taken human body, you can never be a mermaid again. You can never come back through the waters to your sisters or to your father’s palace.”
“I shall take that risk,” said the little mermaid, but she turned as pale as death.
“But you must also pay me!” the witch said, “and what I am asking for is not expensive. You have the loveliest voice of all those here on the sea-bed and you hope to attract him, but that voice you must give to me. I must have the best thing you own for my valuable drink!
“But if you take my voice,” the little mermaid said. “what am I left with ”
“Your lovely body,” the witch told her, “your gliding movements and your eloquent(会说话的) eyes. With these you can easily make a human crazy. ”
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1．What do Andersen’s tales have in common
①frighten children ②ordinary situations ③magical settings
④concern appearances ⑤turn out beautiful ending for characters
A．①②③ B．①③⑤ C．②③④ D．③④⑤
2．What does the underlined word trembling most probably mean
A．Peaceful. B．Fearful. C．Hopeful. D．Doubtful.
3．What risk made the little mermaid turn as pale as death
A．Her eloquent eyes. B．Her loveliest voice.
C．Her gliding movements. D．Being unable to go back to the sea.
4．What may happen to the little mermaid at the end of the story
A．She may lose her loveliest voice and can never return to the sea.
B．She may not listen to the witch because she doesn’t want to leave the palace.
C．She may ask her sisters for advice and then will make a final decision.
D．She may be killed by the witch because the witch wants the best thing.
【答案】CBDA
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Romeo had been in a good mood all morning. He’d had a dream that he was about to receive some good news. He was lighthearted and he walked through the streets of magic feeling that his feet weren’t touching the ground.
His dream was that Juliet had found him dead. And although it was a strange dream that allowed a dead man to think and feel, she had brought him back to life with her kisses and made him as happy as a king. He smiled as he walked. It just showed how wonderful the real thing was if even dreams about love could make you feel so good.
Wasn’t that his man, Balthazar, coming down the street It was. It must be good news from Verona.
“Balthazar,” he said. “Have you got a letter from the Friar How’s my wife And my father Is he alright ” Romeo did a little jig, dancing round his servant. “How’s Juliet I’m asking that because if she’s well then everything is wonderful.”
Balthazar said nothing. He stared at the ground, avoiding Romeo’s eyes. Romeo stopped his dancing. Balthazar was crying.
“She’s well. So nothing can be wrong.” said Balthazar. He turned his back on Romeo and blurted, “ Her body’s sleeping in Capulet’s tomb and her soul’s among the angels.”
Romeo felt cold, even in that terrible heat. He expressed his doubt about his servant’s words.
“I watched them putting her in their family vault (墓穴),” said Balthazar, “and then came straight to you.” He saw the pain in Romeo’s face and wished he could think of some way of cheering him up.
“It can’t be!” said Romeo at last. He turned away. “The stars are against us. But I won’t give in to them!” He turned back to Balthazar. “Go and get me some paper and ink and hire us some horses.”
“I beg of you, sir,” said Balthazar, “be careful. You’re so sad and I ’m worried that something bad is going to happen.”
“You’re wrong, said Romeo.” “Just do as I tell you. Haven’t you got a letter from the Friar ”
“No.”
“It doesn’t matter. Go and get the horses. I’ll see you later.”
-----Adapted from Remeo and Juliet
1．What does the underlined word “lighthearted” mean in the first paragraph
A．Happy. B．Worried. C．Angry. D．Nervous
2．How did Romeo reply to Balthazar’s news
A．He was worried that Balthazar was too tired. B．He couldn’t believe it.
C．He knew what happened already. D．He didn’t care about it.
3．Which do you think will happen next
A．Romeo is excitedly going back with his servant Balthazar.
B．Romeo will ride his horse to the angels to take Juliet back.
C．Romeo is going to visit the place where Juliet lived.
D．Romeo is going to the Friar’s home to cheer Juliet up.
【答案】ABC
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Jane Austen（1775-1817）, an English novelist, started writing young and completed six novels in her life. Today Austen’s books are more popular than ever. In the last 10 years, five of her six novels have been made into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be best-sellers.
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University, says that her novels are about marriage, friendships and the family, which are still with us today. “The stories are timeless.” Jenkyns said.
Pride and Prejudice（偏见）（1813）is Austen’s most famous work. It is a love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. At first, these two dislike each other. Elizabeth is pretty, smart and lively. She is proud because Darcy doesn’t know about her family. Mr. Darcy is handsome, rich and has a better family background. So, he is proud as well. At the same time, Darcy holds a prejudice against the Bennet family. He has no understanding of why the family, especially its mother and daughters should try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands. He thinks they are vulgar. Anyway, Elizabeth and Darcy finally fall in love and become a romantic couple but their families don’t want them to.
In Pride and Prejudice, some of the main things that Jane Austen wants to teach people are as follows. Opposites can attract each other. Lovers should not only make each other feel relaxed or comfortable, but also educate and improve each other.
Austen is often called the greatest romantic writer, so it is surprising she remained unmarried. “Maybe she was too romantic, waiting for the perfect man,” Jenkyns says.
1．From Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, we can know ________.
A．Jane Austen passed away in her fifties
B．Austen’s works remain popular today
C．all of Austen’s works have been made into Hollywood films
D．Austen’s works are mostly about war and the family
2．What does the underlined word “vulgar” in Paragraph 3 mean
A．庸俗的 B．鲁莽的 C．吝啬的 D．狡诈的
3．Elizabeth hasn’t a first good impression of Mr. Darcy because he is _________.
A．too rich B．too shy C．too proud D．too rude
4．Which of the following sentences is True
A．Elizabeth and Darcy fall in love at first sight.
B．Elizabeth has a better family background than Darcy.
C．Darcy has a first good impression of Elizabeth’s family.
D．Elizabeth and Darcy become a romantic couple in the end.
【答案】BACD
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Huck’s my name, Huckleberry Finn. My mother died a long time ago and then my dad, Pap, disappeared. He was a violent（暴力的）man especially when he was drunk, which was most of the time, and he often beat me. I was scared of him. I didn’t go to school like the other boys of my age. I lived on the streets and in the woods.
My story of a journey and adventures all started when my best friend, Tom Sawyer, and I found $12,000 in a cave. That money made us rich. We got $6,000 each. And I put it in the bank.
Then a kind old lady called Widow（寡妇）Douglas invited me to live with her. My life changed after I went to live with the widow. She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me and taught me how to eat at a table.
Widow Douglas sent me to school every day. I didn’t like going there at first because learning was very difficult. But when I could read and write a bit. I didn’t mind going. The hardest things for me were eating my meals at the table and sleeping in a soft bed. Sometimes I ran away and spent a few days in the woods. I felt free there and I was happy. I fished and hunted all day. At night I slept under the stars...
On a winter morning, I woke up and there was snow on the ground. On my way to school I saw some footprints （脚印） outside the widow’s house. There was a cross on the heel of the left one. My heart jumped. Only one person wore boots with a cross on the left heel! Pap!
“He’s heard about my money,” I thought. “And he wants it!”
1．How did Huck get the money
A．Huck’s father gave him.
B．Widow Douglas gave him.
C．Huck and Tom found the money in a cave.
D．Huck’s mother left the money to him before she died.
2．Why did Huck sometimes spend days in the woods
A．He missed his old free days. B．He fished for Douglas in return.
C．He hated sleeping in the soft bed. D．He waited for his father to appear.
3．What can we learn about Huck
A．He thought learning was easy at first.
B．He changed after living with the widow.
C．He found his father’s footprints in the woods.
D．He took adventures with Tom to leave his father.
4．Which of the pictures is the footprints mentioned in the passage
A． B．
C． D．
5．How did Huck feel when he saw Pap’s footprints
A．He was calm but hopeless. B．He was happy and surprised.
C．He didn’t care whose footprints they were. D．He was scared and nervous.
【答案】CABCD
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