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A  [2015 •福建省晋江市平山中学高一下学期期中考试]

The Brothers Grimm (格林兄弟)，Jacob and Wilhelm are synonymousC同义的)with fairy tales. 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 attrac?ted by a tale like Little Red Riding //oorf (《小红帽》）,which never seems to grow old.

Dec. 20,2012 marked the 200th anniversary of publication of the tales. The (irimms 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(爱国知识分子)* they thought they could help people in German territories(领土) to under?stand their own traditions.

Quite a few adults were shocked by Brothers Grimms 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 (主题).There is a lot of cruelty too. In the wedding scene of Snoxv 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 thai 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 Paragraph 1， Little 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 Grimms' purpose in publishing the fairy tales?

  A.  丁o improved children's reading skills.

B.  To develop the 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.  describe 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

B

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[文章大意]文章介绍了格林兄弟出版《格林童话》的原因和人们的反应。

1. A推理判断题。结合第一段内容可知200多年来《格林童话》深受世界各地孩子们的喜爱，所以此处对《小红帽》等童话故事应是肯定积极的评价，故选A。

2. C 细节理解题。结合第二段的"The Grimms collected the stories and gave them to the world because they wanted to show what German culture was about."可知，格林兄弟收集出版这些童话的目的是向世界介绍德国文化，故选C。

3. C 推理判断题。结合第四段的"He. points out that the Grimms themselves changed the stories, but for the better." 可知作者提及Philip Pullman及其对格林童话的肯定评价是为了向读者表明《格林童话》的优秀。故选C：。

4. D推理判断题。本文是一篇书评，应属于文化类，故选D。