【題目】In a movie, a woman reads a storybook to her friend’s daughter. As they approach the last page, she reads, “...and Cinderella and the prince lived happily together ever after.” She closes the book and looks at the young girl, adding, “You know, things don’t always happen like this in real life. I just think you should know that now.”

We were all raised on fairy tales with glass slippers, brave princes and magic! It didn’t take too long to realize that stories like that aren’t necessarily true. In the life, you learned that glass slippers are really uncomfortable, no prince is perfect and magic doesn’t always work.

So what do you do when the way you planned things is not the way they turned out?

Know that parts of your fairy tale have already been written, and sadly, there’s not a whole lot you can do about those first few chapters.You didn’t get the best start.Your trust was unexpectedly betrayed. You didn’t get the job. Whatever falls and failures that happened in your past are just that in your past. There’s still more to the story.

While your life has a lot of contributors(投稿者), you are the editor-in-chief. You take what’s there and create the masterpiece. All the good pages and the bad can come together to make a beautiful adventure.

When you find yourself wishing your life was more like the fairy tales, remember that in some ways it already is. There will be dragons, bad witches, great romances, winding roads and friends to help you along the way. So, keep rewriting your story every day that you’re alive. Whether it’s a comedy, tragedy or a little of both, the pen is in your hand. How it all ends is up to you.

1What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To help the readers to live a good life.

B. To encourage the readers to write their own stories.

C. To advise parents to tell the fairy tale to their kids.

D. To describe the difficulties in today’s education.

2Which of the following may NOT often appear in the fairy tale?

A. Glass slipper. B. Winding roads.

C. Sad ending. D. Bad witches.

3According to the fires paragraph, we know the woman is ________.

A. wise B. cruel C. brave D. stupid

4Why does the author mention the question in Paragraph 3?

A. To express the doubt to life

B. To compare different ideas.

C. To introduce a point for discussion.

D. To describe the conditions in life.

【答案】

1B

2C

3A

4C

【解析】試題分析:現(xiàn)實生活中發(fā)生的事情并不像童話故事中的那樣,只要你還活著,每天都可以敘述自己的故事,筆在你的手中,故事的結(jié)局由你而定。

1B寫作意圖題。根據(jù)文章最后一段So, keep rewriting your story every day that you’re alive. Whether it’s a comedy, tragedy or a little of both, the pen is in your hand. How it all ends is up to you.可知作者鼓勵讀者們敘寫自己的故事,故選B。

2C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段glass slippers可排除A,根據(jù)最后一段There will be dragons, bad witches, great romances, winding roads and friends to help you along the way.可排除B,D,故選C。

3A推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第一段這個女人對小女孩說的話You know, things don’t always happen like this in real life. I just think you should know that now.可以看出這個女人很明智,故選A。

4C推理判斷題。很明顯,作者提出了這樣的一個問題,從而引出了討論點,后面三段都是圍繞這個進行討論,故選C。

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