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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(认知心理疗法) 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.
The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. 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.”
小题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
小题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
小题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.
小题4:What does the underlined word “submissive”in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A.kind-hearted B.passive C.gentle D.easy-going

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B
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试题【Warning: reading too much Cinderella to your daughter may damage her emotional h】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.
It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride (自豪)and __21__ to __22__ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in __23__ way: changing the dishes’ colour, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. (风味)Thus, my American friends could discover the __24__ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “__25__” job, I was often rewarded (奖励) by their __26__ of appreciation (感激)such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
But the joke was here: Yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style __27__ for dinner. I was __28__ at my achievement.(成就)
When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked __29__ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their __30__?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”
Terrible or beautiful? I don’t know. But I __31_ know that fish heads are delicious. The __32__ is the best part of fish; in __33__ only the respectable (受敬重的)guest can have the special honour of __34__ it.
Another __35__ thing is: The American friends often said to me “__36__” as they __37__ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness __38__ actually helping myself to any of the food. __39__, I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they __40__ hesitated (犹豫)to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished
小题1:
A.worryB.attentionC.delightD.pleasure
小题2:
A.buyB.fetchC.cookD.leave
小题3:
A.theirB.a newC.the sameD.a simple
小题4:
A.wayB.joyC.troubleD.importance
小题5:
A.hardB.dailyC.goodD.new
小题6:
A.expressionsB.flowersC.talkD.smile
小题7:
A.meatB.fishC.soupD.egg
小题8:
A.praisedB.pleasedC.goodD.surprised
小题9:
A.happilyB.excitedlyC.surprisedlyD.worriedly
小题10:
A.bonesB.skinsC.tailsD.heads
小题11:
A.doB.willC.want toD.should
小题12:
A.tailB.headC.soupD.flesh
小题13:
A.factB.ChinaC.USAD.the West
小题14:
A.enjoyingB.looking atC.playing withD.cooking
小题15:
A.realB.excitingC.interestingD.easy
小题16:
A.please help usB.excuse meC.help yourselfD.eat them please
小题17:
A.brought homeB.wantedC.were buyingD.were eating
小题18:
A.notB.but notC.withoutD.nor
小题19:
A.At lastB.Above allC.After allD.In return
小题20:
A.usualB.oftenC.neverD.had

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I start to wonder what else had changed since I’d been gone. My parents are in an awkward puzzle, wondering how to treat me now----whether to treat me—still their daughter—as one of them, an adult, or as the child they feel they sent away months earlier.
I run into two of my best friends from high school; we stare at each other, expressionless. We ask the simple questions and give simple answers. It’s as if we have nothing to say to each other. I wonder how things have changed so much in such a small amount of time. We used to laugh and promise that no matter how far away we were, our love for each other would never change. Their interests don’t interest me anymore, and I find myself unable to relate my life to theirs.
I had been so excited to come home, but now I just look at it all and wonder: Is it me? Why hadn’t the world stood still here while I was gone?  My room isn’t the same, my friends and I don’t share the same promise, and my parents don’t know how to treat me—or who I am, for that matter.
I get back to school feeling half-satisfied, but not disappointed. I sit up in my bed in my dorm room, surrounded by my pictures, dolls. As I wonder what has happened, I realize that I can’t expect the world to stand still and move forward at the same time.  I can change and expect that things at home will stay the same. I have to find comfort in what has changed and what is new; keep the memories, but live in the present.
A few weeks later, I’m packing again, this time for winter break. My mom meets me at the door. I have come home accepting the changes, not only in my surroundings, but most of all in me.
小题1:What can we infer about the writer?
A.She is a high school student.B.She is a college student.
C.She is a clerk in a school.D.She is a traveler.
小题2:What surprises the writer most?
A.The living conditions of her parents.B.The decorations in her room.
C.The meeting with her best friends.D.The things still staying the same.
小题3:What is this passage mainly about?
A.The writer’s curiosity about the changes.
B.The changes in the writer’s surroundings and in herself.
C.The writer’s disappointment about the changes.
D.The writer’s refusal to accept the changes.

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After two classes, I started to recognize several of the faces in each class. There was always someone braver than the others who would introduce themselves and ask me questions about how I was liking Forks. I tried to be diplomatic, so mostly I just lied a lot to appear to be skilled at dealing with people. At least I never needed the map.
One girl sat next to me in both Trig and Spanish, and she walked with me to the cafeteria for lunch. She was tiny, several inches shorter than my five feet four inches, but her wildly curly dark hair made up a lot of the difference between our heights. I couldn"t remember her name, so I smiled and nodded as she gossiped about teachers and classes. I didn"t try to keep up.
We sat at the end of a full table with several of her friends, who she introduced to me. I forgot all their names as soon as she spoke them. They seemed impressed by her bravery in speaking to me. The boy from English, Eric, waved at me from across the room.
It was there, sitting in the lunchroom, trying to make conversation with seven curious strangers, that I first saw them.
They were sitting in the corner of the cafeteria, as far away from where I sat as possible in the long room. There were five of them. They weren"t talking, and they weren"t eating, though they each had a tray of untouched food in front of them. They weren"t staring at me, unlike most of the other students, so it was safe to stare at them without fear of meeting an over interested pair of eyes. But it was none of these things that caught and held my attention.
I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all extremely, inhumanly beautiful. They were faces you never expected to see except perhaps on the airbrushed pages of a fashion magazine, or painted by an old master as the face of an angel. It was hard to decide who was the most beautiful -- maybe the perfect blond girl, or the bronze-haired boy.
小题1:What does the underlined word “diplomatic” mean?
A.smoothB.cleverC.honestD.delight
小题2:From the passage, we can infer that _______________.
A.“I” was really liking the new place.
B.“I” was not interested in what the girl said.
C.“I” had a bad memory, so it’s hard to remember names.
D.“I” was good at making friends.
小题3: According to the last two paragraphs, why did “they” catch “my” attention?
A.Because “they” weren’t talking.
B.Because “they” sat in the corner.
C.Because “they” didn’t eat the food.
D.Because “they” looked incredibly beautiful.
小题4:According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A.The girl walked with “me” was a little short.
B.“I” saw the five students for the first time.
C.Those students sitting in the corner had finished their food.
D.“I” probably wanted to know more about those five students.

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I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very  36  and go to bed early. For this  37  my first day or night in any new place is always quiet and very  38  happens.  39  my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very  40   and unusual.
At that time   41  in Southern Spain was a dirty and  42  looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by  43 . As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a   44  . I found a small hotel not far from the boat.
This hotel looked  45  and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my  46  around the city of Algeciras. And so I decided to stay in this  47 hotel on the quay(码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another   48 . The moon was full and it was a clear,   49 night. From the hotel I could  50 the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow  51 and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I  52 a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the  53 . When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me  54  some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was  55 his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance(讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room. Then he said, Room Five, and turned back to his game of cards.
小题1:
A.frightenedB.excitedC.tiredD.satisfied
小题2:
A.choiceB.reasonC.aimD.journey
小题3:
A.muchB.littleC.fewD.many
小题4:
A.SoB.BecauseC.AndD.But
小题5:
A.ordinaryB.commonC.forgetfulD.strange
小题6:
A.GibraltarB.AlgecirasC.MadridD.New Delhi
小题7:
A.badlyB.wellC.wronglyD.good
小题8:
A.busB.boatC.planeD.train
小题9:
A.guideB.driverC.hotelD.dinner
小题10:
A.cleanB.dirtyC.beautifulD.interesting
小题11:
A.friendB.addressC.chargeD.way
小题12:
A.smallB.largeC.expensiveD.funny-looking
小题13:
A.reasonB.personC.memoryD.sight-seeing
小题14:
A.darkB.cloudyC.brightD.sunny
小题15:
A.look down atB.praiseC.studyD.forget
小题16:
A.bedroomB.doorwayC.stairsD.bulletin-board
小题17:
A.came toB.picked upC.paintedD.escaped from
小题18:
A.cupboardB.officeC.deskD.doorway
小题19:
A.overB.downC.upD.under
小题20:
A.tired ofB.enjoyingC.throwingD.buying

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I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文) you will know how to learn English.
I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue. 31 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college. I found caring (体贴的) teachers there, who 32  taught me English. This, I think, was a(n) 33 factor(因素) that encouraged me to learn the language. The most important thing, 34, is to work hard. So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 35. When I was in London, I 36 myself to English learning as I 37 to go to university very much. Mastering the language was the only 38 to achieve my goal.
Now I have 39 my master’s degree from Oxford University. Looking back, I 40 I was quite innocent (天真的),for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 41. The more fluent I become, the 42 the language became. One can master it only 43 years of tireless efforts(努力).
Some basic 44 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are:
1. Buy a good dictionary. 45 English learners use their dictionaries all the time.
2.46 English newspapers. Don’t forget to 47 the new words in your dictionary.
3. Listen to the radio 48 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more.
4. Talk, talk and talk to 49 at anytime and anywhere.
And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尴尬的) to make 50,you will finally correct them and remember them. Soon you will start to become fluent.
小题1:
A.Luckily
B.Strangely
C.Badly
D.Honestly
小题2:
A.excitedly
B.unhappily
C.patiently
D.hurriedly
小题3:
A.old
B.important
C.new
D.wise
小题4:
A.for example
B.however
C.therefore
D.what’s more
小题5:
A.fall behind
B.show up
C.go away
D.lose heart
小题6:
A.devoted
B.introduced
C.compared
D.limited
小题7:
A.refused
B.pretended
C.wanted
D.entertained
小题8:
A.reason
B.problem
C.advice
D.way
小题9:
A.missed
B.completed
C.shown
D.learned
小题10:
A.realize
B.hope
C.doubt
D.lie
小题11:
A.fear
B.fun
C.money
D.work
小题12:
A.smaller
B.stranger
C.harder
D.nicer
小题13:
A.before
B.beside
C.through
D.without
小题14:
A.tips
B.aims
C.things
D.choices
小题15:
A.Careless
B.Funny
C.Busy
D.Successful
小题16:
A.Remember
B.Read
C.Sell
D.Create
小题17:
A.replace
B.combine
C.look
D.check
小题18:
A.such as
B.because of
C.instead of
D.as a result of
小题19:
A.anyone
B.nobody
C.something
D.anything
小题20:
A.troubles
B.mistakes
C.jokes
D.friends

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