Warning： reading too much Cinderella to your daughter may damage her emotional health in later life. A paper to be developed at the international congress of cognitive psychotherapy in Gothenburg suggests a link between the attitudes of women abused by their parents and early exposure to the wrong sort of fairy tales. It says girls who identified with Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast were more likely to say in destructive relationships as adults.
The theory was developed by Susan Darker Smith, a psychotherapist at the University of Derby. She interviewed 67 female abuse survivors and found that 61 put up with severe abuse because they believed they could change their partners with patience, composition and love. The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. Hardly any of the women in a control group, who had not experienced abuse, thought they could change their partners in this way.
These women and men said they would leave a relationship rather than put up with abuse from a partner. Ms Darker Smith found the abused women were much more likely to identify with Cinderella and other submissive female characters in fairytales, who were later rescued by a stranger prince or hero.
Although most girls heard the stories, damage appeared to be done to those who adopted the characters as role models.“They believe if their love is strong enough they can change their parents’ behaviors,” she said.”Overexposure in children to stories that emphasize the transformational qualities of love may make women believe they can change their partners.” For example, they might never have understood the obvious flaw in the story of Rapunzel, who remained locked in a high tower until rescued by a knight on a white horse, who broke the door down. “The question,”said Ms Darker Smith, “is why she did not break the door down herself.”
1.The passage is especially intended for _________.
A．parents with young daughters
B．girls who like reading fairy stories
C．girls who think they can change their partners
D．parents with grown-up daughters
2.Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast are similar in that _________.
A．they all married some princes B．they all changed their partners with love
C．they were all abused by their partners D．they all put up with abuse
3.Which of the following statements is true of the women in a control group?
A．They don’t believe in fairy tales.
B．They don’t believe in the transformational qualities of love.
C．They have also experienced abuse.
D．They survived abuse.
4.What does the underlined word “submissive”in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A．kind-hearted B．passive C．gentle D．easy-going
MEXICO CITY： A jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun was briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday. The hijackers released all passengers shortly before federal police stormed the plane, and the crew emerged unharmed moments later.
Police, who did not fire a single shot, led as many as eight handcuffed men away from the airplane, which was isolated at the end of a runway in an area designed for emergencies. The hijackers’ motive was unclear, though Mexican news media initially identified them as Bolivians demanding to speak with Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
US, French and Mexican citizens were among the 112 passengers and crew on Aeromexico Flight 576, according to a US official who had been briefed on the situation. The official was not authorized to discuss the case and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Mexico’s transportation and communications secretary, Juan Molinar, said there was no bomb on the airplane, although some passengers said one of the hijackers held a package that resembled an explosive device, and a bomb squad (拆弹小组) was later seen near the airplane.
He did not immediately identify the hijackers or speculate on their motive.
“Various people who participated in the act have been detained and we are investigating,”Molinar said.
The attorney general’s office said it was opening an investigation into terrorism and kidnapping but did not specify how many people could be charged.
Mexican news media initially reported the hijackers were Bolivian, but Bolivia’s ambassador to Mexico, Jorge Mancilla, said Mexican authorities had no evidence that was the case. Mancilla said sources told him they could be Colombian or Venezuelan. Several passengers told reporters they did not notice a non-Mexican accent.
Passenger Rocio Garcia told the Televisa network that the pilot made an announcement after landing in Mexico City that the airplane was being hijacked. Passengers said the hijackers never communicated with them directly.
“These were scary moments,”she said.
She said she saw one of the hijackers whom she described as a well-dressed, older man.
“He looked fine, like a normal passenger,”she said.
Passenger Daniel Hernandez said he saw a hijacker carrying a Bible.
1.From the first paragraph we can conclude that _________.
A．the hijackers just wanted to play a trick on the police
B．the hijackers didn’t prepare for their action
C．the hijackers surrendered before the police fired
D．the hijackers lost their way at the last moment
2.From what Juan Molinar said we can learn that _________.
A．police were still trying to identify a possible bomb
B．passengers succeeded in stopping the explosion
C．a frightening bomb was found later on the airplane
D．several Mexicans were involved in the hijacking
3.What may be the first step taken when the hijacked plane landed?
A．They gave a sudden attack at the hijackers.
B．They kept the plane away from other planes.
C．They asked the crew to control the hijackers.
D．They abandoned the plane at the end of the runway.
4.The hijackers, as some passengers described, _________.
A．were good at bargaining with the police
B．were all well-dressed American old men
C．all came from Colombia or Venezuela
D．stayed calm and appeared noble, educated
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n) 1on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 2. One afternoon, a friend and I were 3rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 4her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 5to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 6.
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it 7from my hand as I let it go and headed 8for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.
I was too scared about getting 9that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later, 10I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 11for her misfortune.
I made up my mind that I would 12my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 13would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n) 14explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 15for repairing it.
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
The next day, I 16the old lady her paper and was able to 17the warm smile that I was 18her. She thanked me for the paper and said,“Here, I have something for you.”It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 19my route.
After several cookies, I 20an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said,“I’m proud of you.”
1.A．adviser B．customer C．assistant D．neighbor
2.A．carefulness B．cleverness C．selfishness D．forgiveness
3.A．throwing B．kicking C．picking D．striking
4.A．by B．under C．from D．around
5.A．dropped B．rolled C．flowed D．fell
6.A．room B．kitchen C．yard D．sky
7.A．skipped B．stopped C．stepped D．slipped
8.A．straight B．slow C．right D．fast
9.A．lost B．trapped C．caught D．hurt
10.A．before B．when C．but D．though
11.A．guilty B．safe C．anxious D．nervous
12.A．borrow B．move C．transfer D．save
13.A．used B．calculated C．chose D．earned
14.A．book B．article C．note D．notice
15.A．period B．cost C．size D．distance
16.A．handed B．sold C．left D．showed
17.A．witness B．wear C．return D．bring
18.A．comparing to B．playing with C．learning about D．receiving from
19.A．continued B．chose C．followed D．forgot
20.A．tore B．marked C．bought D．felt
To develop the New Economy, we must not only update our economy with advanced science and technology, but also, ________ this new trend of development.
A．in addition to B．in response to C．in contrast to D．in relation to
The people began to break the windows, but the police soon had the situation ________.
A．under way B．under control
C．under review D．under consideration
As is often pointed out, knowledge is a two-edged weapon which can be used ________ for good or evil.
A．similarly B．widely C．equally D．properly
