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.
60. 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.
61. 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.
62. 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.
63. 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.
64. What does the author think of the Disney version?
A. Excellent. B. Ordinary C. Dull.  D. Ridiculous.
【考点】考察文化教育类阅读
【文章大意】本文告诉我们《灰姑娘》的原版内容和迪斯尼的版本不一样，文章解释了原版的具体内容。
60. 【答案】B
【试题解析】推理题。根据划线句子前一句However, he cannot take the credit for creating other well-loved characters, such as Cinderella and Snow White.可知They are almost automatically…的thay就是指前面一句中的other well-loved characters广受人们喜爱的人物。故B正确。
61. 【答案】C
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第三段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.可知正是因为她们把Cinderella的食物扔进了灰烬，并让他在灰烬上睡觉，属于Cinderella才会得到这样的一个名字。故C正确。
62. 【答案】D
【试题解析】细节题。根据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.”可知是小鸟告诉王子他被骗了。故D正确。
63. 【答案】A
【试题解析】推理题。根据倒数第二段最后2行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.在《水晶鞋与玫瑰花》的原版中更多的是强调恶人有恶报。故A正确。
64. 【答案】A
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段The original Cinderella is so different from the Disney version. Thank goodness Disney made such changes; it indeed was a wise move.可知原版的《灰姑娘》和迪斯尼版的完全不一样，迪斯尼版虽然有了很多改变，不过还不错。故A正确。
【长难句解析】
1.Realizing he had been tricked, the prince returned the daughter to her mother.
【翻译】意识到自己被欺骗了，王子又把这个女儿还给了她的母亲。
【分析】本句中的现在分词短语Realizing he had been tricked在句中充当状语，因为动词realize与句子主语the prince构成主动关系，所以使用现在分词在句中做状语。
2. 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.
【翻译】故事在婚礼那一天结束了：当Cinderella的两个姐姐跟着她，假装很爱她目的在于他们可以获得国王的财富，两只鸟儿飞过来，啄瞎了他们的眼睛。
【分析】本句中的现在分词短语pretending to be devoted to her在句中做伴随状语，so that….引导的是一个目的状语从句：为了获得国王的财富。