英语人教必修五Unit 4 Making the news.docx

Unit4Makingthenews同步练习阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。AWaltDisneyiscreditedforcreatingsuchwonderfulthingsasDonaldDuckandMickeyMouse.Howeverhecannottakethecreditforcreatingotherwell－lovedcharacterssuchasCinderellaandSnowWhite.TheyarealmostautomaticallyassociatedwithDisneybecauseDisneyturnedoldfables(寓言)intocartoonmovies.TheoriginalCinderellavariesverymuchfromtheDisneyversionweknowtoday.Itstartedoffwiththegirlmourninghermother'sdeathandgoingtohertombthreetimesaday.InadditiontherewereonlybirdsthathelpedCinderella;therewasnosuchthingasafairygodmotherorhelpfulmicenorwastherementionofahorseandcarriage.Thestepsisterswerecruel:theyalwaysthrewCinderella'sfoodintotheashesofthefireandmadehersleepontheashesonthefloorhence(因此)hername.Intheoriginalstorytheking'sballactuallylastedforthreedays.Withthehelpofthebirdsthegirlbeautifullydresseddancedwiththeprinceonallthreenightsandtheprincefellinlovewithher.Howevershebrokeawayfromhimtorushbackhomeeachnight.Onthelastnighttheprinceplacedsomethingstickyonthestairs;asCinderellamadeherescapeashoegotstuckonit.Herenowiswherethestorybecomesunpleasant:whentheprincewenttothehouselookingforthegirlwhosefootfittheshoethewicked(邪恶的)stepmothertoldoneofhertwodaughterstocutoffherbigtoetofitintotheshoe.Thedaughterdidastold.Sotheprincetookherawaytobehisbride.ButwhentheypassedthetombofCinderella'smotherthebirdscalledouttotheprince“Turnandpeepthere'sbloodwithintheshoe；Theshoeistoosmallthetruebridewaitsforyou.”Realizinghehadbeentrickedtheprincereturnedthedaughtertohermother.Theotherthenhadtocutoffpartofherheelinordertofitintotheshoewiththesameresult.OnlyCinderella'sfootfitperfectlyandsotheprincechos