Question

Cinderella

Once upon a time, there lived an unhappy young girl. She was unhappy, for her mother died several years ago, and her father married (结婚) another woman. The woman had two daughters. They were her stepsisters (异父/母之姐妹)now. Her new mother didn’t like her. All the nice dresses, shoes, delicious food, kind thoughts and care were for her own daughters.

For the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters’ hand-me-downs（别人用过的旧东西）. No lovely dishes and no nice rests. For she had to work hard all day, and only when evening came, she could sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders (煤渣,炉渣). That is how she got her nickname-Cinderella.

1. All the good things were for _________.

A. Cinderella herself              B. her father

C. her new mother               D. her stepsisters

2. What did Cinderella do all day?

A. She worked hard.            B. She felt sad.

C. She cooked meals.            D. She enjoyed eating.

3. Cinderella could have a rest only _________.

A. in the morning              B. in the afternoon

C. in the evening               D. after lunch

4.People called her Cinderella because_________.

A. she lost her mother long ago   

B. she did not have nice things

C. she looked very pretty        

D. she sat by the cinders sometimes

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了Cinderella的故事，她母亲去世了，可是她的父亲又结婚了，他和继母又有了两个女儿，可是继母只照顾她的两个女儿，却让Cinderella整日劳作，只有在晚上可以休息，于是她就坐在火炉的煤渣前，于是就有了这个名字—Cinderella。

1.细节理解题。根据All the nice dresses, shoes, delicious food, kind thoughts and care were for her own daughters. 可知所有的好东西都给她的姐妹，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据For she had to work hard all day 她整天劳作，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据only when evening came, she could sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders 可知她只有在晚上的时候才可以休息，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据she could sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders (煤渣,炉渣). That is how she got her nickname-Cinderella.可知因为她晚上的时候有时坐在煤渣前，所以称她为Cinderella。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。