Question

    Actors Keira Knightley and Kristen Bell have both commented on their worries about using Disney princesses as role models for their children.

On a famous talk show, Knightley said her daughter (who was born in 2015) was “banned” from watching Cinderella, which Disney produced as a cartoon in 1950 and a live-action film in 2015. “Cinderella waits around for a rich guy to rescue her. Don’t. Rescue yourself! Obviously.”

Knightley added that she had also forbidden The Little Mermaid, the 1989 cartoon. “This is the one that I’m quite annoyed about because I really like the film. I mean, the songs are great, but do not give up your voice for a man. Well, that’s a little difficult to handle, but I’m keeping to it.”

Bell, the star of Frozen, expressed her disapproval of the Snow White fairy tale, which became a classic Disney cartoon in 1938. In an interview with parents, Bell said: “I look at my girls and ask, ‘Don’t you think it’s very unusual that Snow White didn’t ask the old witch why she needed to eat the apple? Or where she got that apple?’ I say, ‘I would never take food from a stranger, would you?’ And my kids respond, ‘No!’ And I think I’m doing something right.”

Bell, who played a Disney princess in Frozen, said she also used the story to illustrate issues about permission. She says that she asked her children: “Don’t you think that it’s very strange that the prince kisses Snow White without her permission? … Because you cannot kiss someone if they’re sleeping!”

Bell later responded to criticism on social media. To one user she wrote: “Everything is a message to our children, because they are sponges(海绵) that soak up everything and are learning how to be adults through what they see. I want my girls to see and practice critical thinking and respectful behavior.”

1.Why did Knightley stop her daughter from watching The Little Mermaid?

A.Because Knightley disliked it.

B.Because the little mermaid was tricky.

C.Because the film showed wrong values.

D.Because the songs in the film were annoying.

2.What can we infer about Bell from Paragraph 4?

A.Bell thought Snow White behaved well.

B.Bell didn’t know how to persuade her kids.

C.Bell wanted her kids to learn from Snow White.

D.Bell believed her kids should be critical about the film.

3.What qualities do Knightley and Bell expect their children to have?

A.Curious and hard-working. B.Smart and generous.

C.Independent and good-mannered. D.Critical and proud.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Say No to Disney Princesses

B.Rescue Yourselves

C.Doing Something Right

D.Practice Critical Thinking

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。Keira Knightley and Kristen Bell禁止孩子们看迪士尼公主的电影，并进行评判，认为迪士尼公主不应该作为孩子们的典范。

1.细节理解题。根据文中第二段“Knightley added that she had also forbidden The Little Mermaid….but I’m keeping to it.” Knightley禁止孩子看小美人鱼不是因为不喜欢这部电影，而是对电影传达的价值观“为了一个男人而放弃自己的声音”不赞同，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据文章“In an interview with parents, Bell said: “I look at my girls and ask, ‘Don’t you think it’s very unusual that Snow White didn’t ask the old witch why she needed to eat the apple? Or where she got that apple?’ I say, ‘I would never take food from a stranger, would you?’ And my kids respond, ‘No!’ And I think I’m doing something right.”可知Bell对于白雪公主是持批判态度的，并且孩子对她问题的回答可确定Bell认为孩子对这部电影应该是持批判态度的，故选D。

3.推理判断题。通过Keira Knightley and Kristen Bell对迪士尼电影Cinderella，The Little Mermaid， Snow White fairy tale进行评论，认为女孩应该独立，不能因为男人放弃自己的宝贵品质，故选C。

4.主旨大意题。文章大意是Keira Knightley and Kristen Bell禁止孩子们看迪士尼公主的电影，并进行评判，认为迪士尼公主不应该作为孩子们的典范。标题一般与文章主旨紧密联系，而且文章中反复强调对迪士尼公主的批判，故A适合做标题。