试题情况：
阅读理解4篇，40分
难度：中等
小编建议：
要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性。对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准。
近年来，英语阅读解题加强了对长、难句的考察，阅读材料中出现了不少省略句、复合句和特长句，给正确理解全文造成了很大困难。但实际上，一般情况下，不在长难句中设题。文章难，题不难。一旦考到长，难句，大家也不要心慌。
真题模拟：
The most famous collections of fairy tales are the ones by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. The Grimms published their first fairy-tale collection in 1812.They disappearing German folk culture. Their first edition was a scholarly book that carefully recorded the oral tales. They were surprised when some of their early readers suggested that the stories might be interesting to children.
But the Grimms needed money. They had made a bad deal with their publisher and received little payment for their first book. At one point Wilhelm complained there wasn‘t a chair in his house one could sit on without worrying it would break. So he took the hint and set to work to make a book that would be suitable for children. He selected a few of the tales， made them much longer ， and polished up the language. He didn’t add morals ， but he did slip in character judgments and moralizing comments wherever he could.
The Grimms‘ fairy tales also have one characteristic that would seem to make them unsuitable for children. Many of them include violent incidents. In “Hansel and Gretel” eaten by a wolf. When he revised the tales for children， Wilhelm Grimm retained the violence. In fact， he sometimes even ramped it up. For example， in the first edition， the one intended for children， that her birds peckout their eyes.
Why， then， have the Grimms‘ fairy tales become classic of children’s literature， so much so that it is hard to imagine a child who doesn‘t know Cinderella’s story or Snow White‘s?
One answer is that only a few of the tales survived into modern times. The first edition of the Grimms‘ fairy tales had 210 tales. By 1825 it was down to 50. And taday only a dozen or so of the tales are often reprinted in children’s collections.
But the deeper answer is that the tales that have lasted are magical adventures that help children deal with the struggles and fears of their everyday lives.
1.Why did Wilhelm Grimm set out to adapt his book for children?
A.To deal with readers‘ complaints. B.To improve his financial situation.
C.At the request of his publisher. D.To preserve the ancient stories in print.
2.When revising the fairy tales， Wilhelm did all of the following EXCEPT_______.
A. adding character judgments. B. making the tales much longer
C. deleting the violent scenes D. polishing up the language
3. What does the expression “ramped it up” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Started B. Allowed C. Classified D. Increased
4. Which of the following statements about the Grimms‘ fairy tales is TRUE according to the passage?
A. They were originally intended to be children‘s stories.
B. Generally speaking， the tales that have endured can help children deal with the challenges life bring to them.
C. A large number of the tales made it to the modern age.
D. They are less violent than the children‘s stories being written today.
5. What is the passage mainly concerned with?
A. History of fairy tales. B. Ways to preserve the oral tradition.
C. The Grimms‘ fairy tales. D. Violence in fairy tales.
正确答案：
1.【答案】B。细节题。根据第二段But the Grimms needed money. So he took the hint and set to work to make a book that would be suitable for children.。可知Grimm家是因为缺钱而去为儿童写书，因此选择B。
2. 【答案】C。细节题。根据第三段When he revised the tales for children, Wilhelm Grimm retained the violence，可知选项C错。
3. 【答案】D。词汇解释题。根据第三段From example后面几句话的描述，在第一个版里，Cinderella最终原谅了她的姐妹们。但是在专门写给孩子们看的第二版里，Cinderella的鸟把她姐妹们的眼睛啄下来了。可知是增加了暴力性。
4. 【答案】B。细节题。根据文章最后一句，延续下来的童话是一些奇幻的冒险，这些冒险的经历能帮助孩子们应付日常生活中的恐惧和挣扎。
5. 【答案】C。主旨题。全文都是围绕格林童话展开的。A、D概念太宽泛，B只有在第一段里才提到。
