Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity(默默无闻).
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.
Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes pletely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joey’s paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which bees the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked(邪恶的) stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.
“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “The focus is firmly on following your dream.”
【小题1】The first paragraph is mainly to .A．build interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream B．remind us why Cinderella is popular all the yearsC．inform us of the main topic of the whole passageD．tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is【小题2】In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who . A．is brave in expressing her loveB．is attended badly by the stepmotherC．has a dream of meeting a princeD．is embarrassed by the pop singer【小题3】 What can we infer from the passage?A．Joey is just like other boys in Mary’s class.B．Mary’s mother influences her a lot in singing.C．Not many people have a dream to be realized.D．The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.【小题4】The passage is mainly about .A．an introduction to a filmB．a review about a filmC．an essay about dreamsD．an advertisement of Cinderella【小题5】According to the passage, Another Cinderella Story . A．follows Cinderella with nothing newB．pays more attention to the looks of the actorsC．encourages young people to follow their dreamsD．focuses more on materialism than other filmsA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】A 推理判断题。第一段好比一个引子，主要用以引起读者的兴趣，并进而引出Mary内心深处的梦想。
【小题1】B 细节判断题。根据第四段倒数第二句Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school.可判断，Mary的继母对待她很不好。
【小题1】D 推理判断题。根据第四段第四句But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which bees the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams.可推断答案为D。
【小题1】B 主旨大意题。这篇文章简要介绍了影片的内容，并进行了评价，可见是一篇影评。
【小题1】C 细节判断题。根据最后一段最后一句The focus is firmly on following your dream可以判断，这个电影故事鼓励年轻人去追求自己的梦想。