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Many of you have heard a Cinderella（灰姑娘） story, but you may not know that there are over a hundred different ways to tell the Cinderella story. When writers tell the same story in a different way, it is called their "version" of the story. The story of Cinderella has many different versions. Let's read two of them and find out how they are different.
The version that most people know is the oldest one written in 1697 by Charles Perrault from France. This is the version where the birds help make Cinderella's dress and the mice turn into carriage men and help Cinderella go to the dance in a pumpkin carriage. In this version, many of the animals are Cinderella's friends. They help her meet the Prince. Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily together ever after.
In another version of this story written in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Germany, the birds help Cinderella in the whole story. Cinderella's father gives her a little tree when he comes back from a party. She plants the little tree and her tears water it until it grows into a tall tree.
The birds now live in the tree and they give Cinderella a dress of gold and shoes of gold. Cinderella goes to the party to meet and dance with the Prince. Later, the Prince finds Cinderella at home doing work for her stepmother. Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily ever after.
Now you can understand what the word "version" means and how more than one writer can tell a story in a different way. That is why there are many versions of the same story.
()1. The oldest version of the Cinderella story was written by a writer from .
A. France
B. Germany
C. America
D. England
()2. The meaning of the underlined word "version" in the first paragraph is probably .
A. 人物
B. 语气
C. 方法
D. 版本
()3. When Cinderella's father comes back from a party, he gives her in the version written in 1812.
A. a pumpkin carriage
B. a little tree
C. a dress of gold
D. a pair of shoes of gold
()4. In the two versions of the Cinderella story, what do they have in common (共同)?
A. Cinderella's stepmother is very kind.
B. Cinderella marries the Prince and lives happily.
C. Cinderella's father always gives her a lot of money.
D. Cinderella doesn't go to the party in both versions.
()5. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best? (① = Para. 1 ② = Para. 2 …)
A. ①/②③④⑤
B. ①/②③④/⑤
C. ①②/③④/⑤
D. ①/②/③④⑤
Many of you have heard a Cinderella（灰姑娘） story, but you may not know that there are over a hundred different ways to tell the Cinderella story. When writers tell the same story in a different way, it is called their "version" of the story. The story of Cinderella has many different versions. Let's read two of them and find out how they are different.
The version that most people know is the oldest one written in 1697 by Charles Perrault from France. This is the version where the birds help make Cinderella's dress and the mice turn into carriage men and help Cinderella go to the dance in a pumpkin carriage. In this version, many of the animals are Cinderella's friends. They help her meet the Prince. Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily together ever after.
In another version of this story written in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Germany, the birds help Cinderella in the whole story. Cinderella's father gives her a little tree when he comes back from a party. She plants the little tree and her tears water it until it grows into a tall tree.
The birds now live in the tree and they give Cinderella a dress of gold and shoes of gold. Cinderella goes to the party to meet and dance with the Prince. Later, the Prince finds Cinderella at home doing work for her stepmother. Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily ever after.
Now you can understand what the word "version" means and how more than one writer can tell a story in a different way. That is why there are many versions of the same story.
()1. The oldest version of the Cinderella story was written by a writer from .
A. France
B. Germany
C. America
D. England
()2. The meaning of the underlined word "version" in the first paragraph is probably .
A. 人物
B. 语气
C. 方法
D. 版本
()3. When Cinderella's father comes back from a party, he gives her in the version written in 1812.
A. a pumpkin carriage
B. a little tree
C. a dress of gold
D. a pair of shoes of gold
()4. In the two versions of the Cinderella story, what do they have in common (共同)?
A. Cinderella's stepmother is very kind.
B. Cinderella marries the Prince and lives happily.
C. Cinderella's father always gives her a lot of money.
D. Cinderella doesn't go to the party in both versions.
()5. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best? (① = Para. 1 ② = Para. 2 …)
A. ①/②③④⑤
B. ①/②③④/⑤
C. ①②/③④/⑤
D. ①/②/③④⑤
答案
1.A 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.B
解析
1. 根据文章第二段第一句“The version that most people know is the oldest one written in 1697 by Charles Perrault from France.”可知，最古老的灰姑娘故事版本由来自法国的作家创作，答案选A。2. 第一段提到“When writers tell the same story in a different way, it is called their "version" of the story.”，结合语境可推断“version”意为“版本”，答案选D。3. 根据文章第三段“In another version of this story written in 1812... Cinderella's father gives her a little tree when he comes back from a party.”可知，1812年版本里灰姑娘的父亲给她一棵小树，答案选B。4. 对比两个版本，法国版本和德国版本的结尾均为“Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily ever after.”，A、C、D选项均不符合原文，答案选B。5. 第一段引出“灰姑娘故事有多个版本，将介绍两个版本”的话题；第二、三、四段分别介绍两个不同版本的内容；第五段总结“version”的含义及原因，因此结构为①/②③④/⑤，答案选B。
