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1、Module3课时跟踪练(一)Introduction&Reading—Pre-readingⅠ.阅读理解AWaltDisneyiscreditedforcreatingsuchwonderfulthingsasDonaldDuckandMickeyMouse.However,hecannottakethecreditforcreatingotherwelllovedcharacters,suchasCinderellaandSnowWhite.TheyarealmostautomaticallyassociatedwithDisneybecauseDisneyturned
2、oldfables(寓言)intocartoonmovies.TheoriginalCinderellavariesverymuchfromtheDisneyversionweknowtoday.Itstartedoffwiththegirlmourninghermother’sdeathandgoingtohertombthreetimesaday.Inaddition,therewereonlybirdsthathelpedCinderella。therewasnosuchthingasafairygodmotherorhelpfulmice,norwasthereme
3、ntionofahorseandcarriage.Thestepsisterswerecruel:theyalwaysthrewCinderella’sfoodintotheashesofthefire,andmadehersleepontheashesonthefloor,hence(因此,由此)hername.Intheoriginalstory,theking’sballactuallylastedforthreedays.Withthehelpofthebirds,thegirl,beautifullydressed,dancedwiththeprinceonall
4、threenightsandtheprincefellinlovewithher.However,shebrokeawayfromhimtorushbackhomeeachnight.Onthelastnight,theprinceplacedsomethingstickyonthestairs。asCinderellamadeherescape,ashoegotstuckonit.Herenowiswherethestorybecomesunpleasant:whentheprincewenttothehouselookingforthegirlwhosefootfitt
5、heshoe,thewicked(邪恶的)stepmothertoldoneofhertwodaughterstocutoffherbigtoetofitintotheshoe.Thedaughterdidastold.Sotheprincetookherawaytobehisbride.But,whentheypassedthetombofCinderella’smother,thebirdscalledouttotheprince,“Turnandpeep,there’sbloodwithintheshoe;Theshoeistoosmall,thetruebridew
6、aitsforyou.”Realizinghehadbeentricked,theprincereturnedthedaughtertohermother。theotherthenhadtocutoffpartofherheelinordertofitintotheshoe,with7/7thesameresult.OnlyCinderella’sfootfitperfectlyandsotheprincechosetomarryher.Thestoryendswiththeweddingday:asCinderella’stwostepsistersfollowedher
7、,pretendingtobedevotedtohersothattheycouldenjoytheking’sriches,twobirdsflewbyandplucked(啄)outtheireyes.Becauseoftheirwickednessandfalsehood,theyhadtospendtherestoftheirdaysblind.TheoriginalCinderellaissodifferentfromtheDisneyversion.ThankgoodnessDisneymadesuch