2025屆河北省宣化市第一中學(xué)高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆河北省宣化市第一中學(xué)高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Youshouldn’thavetreatedmethatway.Myheartisbroken.—I’msorry,Paul.Ididn’tmeanyou.A．hurting B．tohurt C．hurt D．havinghurt2．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus3．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released4．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith5．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t6．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned7．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a(chǎn);the C．/;the D．a(chǎn);a8．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon9．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned10．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．a(chǎn)gainst C．on D．for11．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking12．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for13．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．a(chǎn)mnotinvited14．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．a(chǎn)pplyto C．leadto D．talkto15．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless16．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright17．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation18．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．a(chǎn)reD．is19．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when20．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Nearly20U.S.stateshavestartedcarryingoutformerpresidentBarackObama’sCleanPowerPlan,whichplaceslimitsoncarbondioxideemissionsfrompowerplantsinanefforttoreducetheimpactsofclimatechange.Theplanhasbeeninlegallimbo(邊緣)forthepastyear.Yetscientistshavenowcalculatedanotheroutcomeofthepolicy:harmtocropyields(產(chǎn)量)iftheplaniscancelled.Alongwithcarbonpollution,coal-firedpowerplantsspew(噴出)pollutantsthatformwhatweknowassmog.Thecontributionofsmogtoincreasedratesofasthma(哮喘)andprematuredeathswasalreadyknown.Thenewresearchestimatestheextenttowhichsmog,underair-pollutionpolicies-4nplacebeforetheCleanPowerPlan,wouldlimitproductionin2020offourmajorcrops:corn,cotton,potatoesandsoybeans.LedbyenvironmentalengineerShannonL.Capps,nowatDrexelUniversity,theteamalsosketchedtheextenttowhichthosecropproductionlosseswouldreduceunderthreenationwidescenarios(方案).Oneimprovedtheefficiencyofindividualpowerplants.AnothermodeledapolicysimilartotheObamaplan,settingstateCO2emissionsgoalsfortheelectricitydepartment.Athirdestablishedataxoncarbonemissions,underwhichemissionsfellthemost.Butthegreatestdropinsmog-formingpollutants—andgreatestgainsincropyields—camefrompoliciessuchastheCleanPowerPlan.Researcherscalculatedhowwelleachscenariowouldreducethepotentialproductivityloss(PPL)ofeachcrop.PPLisaprojectedvaluefor2020andindicateshowmuchcropgrowthwouldsufferbecauseofsmog.Scenario2mostcloselyagreeswithresultsexpectedfromtheCleanPowerPlan.1、What’sthemainpurposeofTheCleanPowerPlan?A．Tooffercleanpower, B．TolimitCO2emissions.C．Toslowclimatechange. D．Toincreasecropproduction.2、Thelatestresearchshowsthatsmogmaycause.A．a(chǎn)sthma B．earlydeathsC．heartdisease D．cropproductionloss3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Scenario3wasintendedtoincreasetaxes.B．Scenario2increasedcropyieldsmost.C．Scenario1didn’thaveanyeffectoncropyields.D．ThethreescenariosweremadeatDrexelUniversity.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．U.S.statesrestarttheObama’sPlan.B．TheCleanPowerPlanwascalledoff.C．Threescenariosbenefitcropyields.D．Smogdoesharmtopeople’shealth.22．（8分）TeensForPlanetEarthThisisasocialnetworkingsiteforteenagerswhowanttogetinvolvedinprotectingourplanet.Theycanconnectwithothergreen-mindedteens,chooseaprojectorcreatetheirown.TeensForPlanetEarthencouragesyoungfolkstogetbusyintheirowncommunities.Theyofferguidanceonlocalprojectswithcategoriessuchashabitats,animals,waterandeducation.Awardsaregiventoactivemembers.MeezAtMeez,teenscancreatetheirownavatars(頭像),roomsandvirtualpets.Itisasocialcommunityofcreativepeoplethatcombinesavatars,virtualworldsandgames.Meezofferscontestsandchataswellashomeworkhelp,afashioncentralandawriters’corner.Achatareaforyoungerteensisavailable.Otherareasaremusic,geek（極客）central,artandsports.CyberteensCyberteensisanothercoolsitethatcelebratestheteenyears.Hereteenagerscanfindcommunity,games,andnews.Thereisalinkcalled“creativity”whereteenscansharetheirpoems,stories,photosandartwork.The“coollinks”sectionoffersahugevarietyofoptionstothecuriousteens.Thissitealsohassurveysandhelpswithjobsandschoolwork.SSisaresourcesiteforteensandhighschoolstudents.Itssocialnetworkhasover900,000members.Membersearnpointstowinprizesjustbybrowsingandtheyofferseveralmulti-playergames.Pointsareusedtobuyitemsatauction(拍賣會).Sisfilledwithusefulinformationandarticles.1、WhatisTeensForPlanetEarthaimedto?A．Setupaproject.B．Giveawardstoteens.C．Getyoungfolksbusy.D．Giveadviceonlocalprojects.2、Whichwebsiteoffersassistanceinjobs?A．TeensForPlanetEarth.B．Meez.C．Cyberteens.D．S.3、WhatmakesSspecialamongthesewebsites?A．Ithasthemostmembers.B．Teenscanreadarticlesonit.C．Itoffershelponschoolwork.D．Teenscanmakepurchasesonit.4、Whatcanweinferaboutthewebsitesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyprovidegameplatforms.B．Theybenefitteensintheirsociallife.C．Theyawardoutstandingteens.D．Theyoffervariousstudyguidance.23．（8分）“Tomorrowisanotherday”—thislinehasimpressedvariouspeopleatvarioustimes.It’snow70yearsafter

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appearedinthefilm,butitstillseemstoholditspowerespeciallyduringaneconomicdownturn.ThephrasecomesfromafilmadaptationofMargaretMitchell’ssuccessful1936novelGoneWiththeWind.It’ssetintheAmericanSouthandtellsthestoryofastrongheroine,ScarlettO’Hara,whostrugglestofindloveduringtheCivilWarand,afterwards,ofherstrengthinsurvivingthewaranditshardships.LovestoryInamomentofdespair,ScarlettfinallyrealizesthatherlovebelongstoRhettButler.Formanyaudiences,itisthethemeofloveandstrugglethathaskeptthemoviealive.WhiletheburningofAtlantamightseemirrelevant(不相關(guān)的)totoday’sviewers,thetimelessthemeoflovekeepsitsabilitytotouchpeople.Withapromisetoherloverstillinhermind,ScarlettchoosestostayinthemidstofwarandtakecareofMelanie.ButherheartisbrokenwhenRhettjustwalksaway,leavingthewomanthatheoncelovedwithcruelwords,“Frankly,dear,Idon’tgiveadamn.”(毫不在乎)Greatepic(史詩)Thefilmshowsthelove-haterelationshipofthesecharacters,butalsoAmericanhistory,thefalloftheConfederacyandthefollowingperiodofReconstructionintheSouth.Thebackgroundmadethisfilmatrueclassicintheepicgenre.WhenthefilmopenedafterWorldWarII,Frenchviewerslovedit,anditremindedthemoftheirfightagainsttheNazis.In1940Shanghai,duringtheWarofResistanceAgainstJapaneseAggression(侵略),peoplestoodinlineforhourstowatchthisfilm,andsawthesamesufferingtheywerehavingaswellasthehopeandpossibilityofbuildinganewhomelandfromtheruins.Eachnationalitycouldidentifywiththestoryandseeitasavictory.Infact,GoneWiththeWindneverlostitscharmandabilitytoinspireandamaze.BiggestofalltimeThefilmhadfivedirectors,15-plusscreenwriters,andanunexpected$3.9millionbudget.Thefilmbroughtin$200million,whichmakesitthebiggestsellingfilmofalltimesinNorthAmerica.Italsowon10Academyawardsin1940.1、Theunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphrefersto______.A．thenovelGonewiththeWindB．“tomorrowisanotherday”C．themovieGonewiththeWindD．theAcademyAward2、Thetextiswrittenmainlyto______.A．celebratetheanniversaryofMargaretMitchellB．introducehowthefilmwasdirectedandfilmedC．throwlighton(闡述)thecharmofthemovie“GonewiththeWind”D．inspirepeopletostruggletheeconomicdownturn3、ItcanbeconcludedthatScarlettO’Harais______.A．optimisticandluckyB．childishandrealisticC．caringandstubbornD．strong-mindedandpersistent(堅(jiān)毅的)4、ThepassagementionsShanghaiinorderto______.A．provethatthebackgroundofthemovietouchedviewersB．describehowpopularthemoviewasatthattimeC．pointoutthatShanghaiwasacenterofentertainmentD．tellusthatChineseweresufferingtheWarthen24．（8分）MygrandmotherRosalindEinhornwasbornexactlyfifty-twoyear’sbeforeIwas,onAugust28,1917.LikemanypoorJewishfamiliesinNewYorkCity,herslivedinasmall,crowdedapartmentclosetotheirrelatives.Herparents,aunts,andunclesaddressedhermalecousinsbytheirgivennames,butsheandhersisterwerereferredtoonlyas“Girlie”.DuringtheDepressionmygrandmotherwaspulledoutofMorrisHighSchooltohelpsupportthehouseholdbysewingfabricflowersontoundergarmentsthathermothercouldresellforatinyprofit.Nooneinthecommunitywouldhaveconsideredtakingaboyoutofschool.Aboy’sedocationwasthefamily’shopetomoveupthefinancialandsocialladder.Educationforgirls,however,waslesssignificantbothfinancially,sincetheywereunlikelytocontributetothefamily’sincome,andculturally,sinceboyswereexpectedtostudytheTorahwhilegirlswereexpectedtoruna“properhome?!”Luckilyformygrandmother,alocalteacherinsistedthatherparentsputherbackintoschool.ShewentonnotonlytofinishhighschoolbuttograduatefromU.CBerkeley.Aftercollege,“Girlie”workedsellingpocketbooksandaccessoriesatDavid’sFifthAvenue.Whensheleftherjobtomarrymygrandfather,David’shadtohirefourpeopletoreplaceher.Yearslater,whenmygrandfatherspaintbusinesswasstruggling,shejumpedinandlookedsomeofthehardstepshewasreluctanttotake,helpingtosavethefamilyfromfinancialruin.Shedisplayedherbusinessabilityagaininherforties.Afterbeingdiagnosed(診斷)withbreastcancer,shebeatitandthendevotedherselftoraisingmoneyfortheclinicthattreatedherbysellingsomewatches.GirlieendedupwithaprofitthatApplewouldenvy.Ihavenevermetanyonewithmoreenergyanddeterminationthanmygrandmother.Whenmygrandmotherhadchildrenofherown—mymotherandhertwobrothers—sheemphasizededucationforallofthem.MymotherattendedtheUniversityofPennsylvania.Whenshegraduatedin1965withadegreeinFrenchliterature,shesurveyedaworkforcethatshebelievedconsistedoftwocareeroptionsforwomen:teachingornursing.Shechoseteaching.ShebeganaPh.D．programme,gotmarried,andthendroppedoutwhenshebecamepregnantwithme.Itwasthoughttobeasignofweaknessifahusbandneededhiswife’shelptosupporttheirfamily,somymotherbecameastay-at-homeparentandanactivevolunteer.Thecenturies-olddivisionoflabourstood.EventhoughIgrewupinatraditionalhome,myparentshadthesameexpectationsforme.Mysister,andmybrother,allthreeofuswereencouragedtodowellinschool,doequalroutinetasks,andparticipateinafter-schoolactivities.Wewereallsupposedtobeathletictoo.Mybrotherandsisterjoinedsportsteams,butIwasthekidwhogotpickedlastingym.Despitemyathleticshortcomings,Iwasraisedtobelievethatgirlscoulddoanythingboyscoulddoandthatallcareerpathswereopentome.WhenIarrivedatcollegeinthefallof1987,myclassmatesofbothgendersseemedequallyfocusedonacademics.Idon’trememberthinkingaboutmyfuturecareerdifferentlyfromthemalestudents.Ialsodon’trememberanyconversationsaboutsomedaybalancingworkandchildren.MyfriendsandIassumedthatwewouldhaveboth.Menandwomencompetedopenlyandaggressivelywithoneanotherinclasses,activities,andjobinterviews.Justtwogenerationsremovedfrommygrandmother,theplayingfieldseemedtobelevel.Butmorethantwentyyearsaftermycollegegraduation,theworldhasnotevolvednearlyasmuchasIbelieveditwould.Almostallofmymaleclassmatesworkinprofessionalsettings.Someofmyfemaleclassmatesworkfull-timeorpart-timeoutsidethehome,andjustasmanyarestay-at-homemothersandvolunteerslikemymom.Thismirrorsthenationaltrend.Incomparisontotheirmalecounterparts(相同能力者),highlytrainedwomenarescalingbackanddroppingoutoftheworkforceinhighnumbers.1、Whywerethewriter’sgrandmaandhersisterscalled“Girlie”?A．Theyhadnotyetgottheirgivennams.B．Theywerehighlyvaluedbytheirciders.C．Theysharedapparentsimilaritiesinmanyways.D．Theywereregardedaslessimportantthanboys.2、FromParagraph2wecanmainlylearn________.A．howpeoplesufferedduringtheDepressionB．whatresultedinthesocialdivisionoflabourC．whotookresponsibilityforsupportingafamilyD．whyeducationwasessentialforallthechildren3、Whatconclusioncanwedrawaboutthewriter’sgrandmother?A．Shewasanextraordinarilyableandtoughwoman.B．Shewasfullofideasforsolvingvariousproblems.C．Shebenefitedgreatlyfromherfamilybackground.D．Shehadspecialwaysofteachingherownchildren.4、Whatmightpeoplethinkwhenthewriter’smothergaveupherjob?A．Herfreedomofchoiceoughttobewellrespected.B．Herjobshouldbetakenoverbyayoungerperson.C．Itwasarealshameaboutherlosingthatgoodjob.D．Itwasquitenormalforawomanlikehertodoso.5、Fromthedescriptionofthewriter’sownlife,wecansee________.A．greatexpectationsinthestudents’mindsB．seemingsocialprogressincertainaspectC．innocentfriendshipbetweenboysandgirlsD．positiveattitudestoworkandcompetitions6、Bywritingthepassagethewriterintendstoreveal________.A．thenecessityofwomen’seducationB．theimportanceofwomen’sliberationC．theexistenceofgenderdiscriminationD．thelivesofthreegenerationsofwomen25．（10分）Livingclosertoopenfieldsandtreesreducesyourriskofbeingobese（肥胖）,researchsuggestsandthebenefitscanbeseeneveninpoorneighborhoodswhererisksofbothobesityandpoormentalhealthareknowntobemuchhigher.Thenewstudy,supportedbyFriendsoftheEarthEurope(FoE),alsoshowedthatthegreatoutdoorshadbenefitsforpregnantwomen.Thoselivingclosetotreesandopenfields,considereda“naturalhealers”bytheresearchersattheInstituteforEuropeanenvironmentalpolicy,gavebirthtochildrenofmuchhealthiersizes.Itisbelievedthattheincreasedopportunitytobeactiveandbreathinginlessairpollutionmayexplainthereduceddeathratesandobesityprevention.Afterreviewinghundredsofpreviousstudies,scientistssayitcanevenreducethechanceofanearlydeathby16percentcomparedtothoselivinginan“urbanjungle.”Thegreenspacesalsoreduceddepression（抑郁）byallowingforpeopletomeetothersmoreeasilyandgetawayfrombusyandnoisyactivitiesofacity,expertsstate.RobbieBlake,acampaignerforFoE,toldTheGuardian:“Theevidenceisstrongandgrowingthatpeopleandcommunitiescanbeenergeticandlivelywhentheyhaveaccesstonature.“Weallneednatureinourlivesanditgivesusfreedomandhelpsuslivehealthily;yetpoorcommunitiesareroutinelycutofffromnatureintheirsurroundingsanditisholdingbacktheirwellbeing.”Thefindingsbackupmuchevidencethatshowssettingupahomeinaheavily-pollutedcitycanbedamagingtosomeone’shealth.Afterstudyingthewell-beingofnearly110,000women,theyfoundlivingincitiesalsoincreasedtheriskofcancerandrespiratory（呼吸）illnesses.Thoseinthegreenestareashada34percentlowerrateofrespiratorydisease-relateddeathsanda13percentlowerrateofcancerdeaths.1、WhatcanweknowaboutobesityfromParagraph1?A．Theoutdoorscanpreventobesity.B．Obesitycancausementaltrouble.C．Urbanmotherscanhaveobesebabies.D．Pregnantwomencangetobeseeasily.2、Whatisthesocialbenefitoflivinginthecountryside?A．Havingmorefreedomtorest.B．Meetingotherpeoplemoreconveniently.C．Breathinghealthierair.D．Keepingmorewealthandhappiness.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“We”inParagraph4referto?A．Pregnantwomen.B．Patientswithrespiratoryillnesses.C．Ordinarypeople.D．Peoplelivinginpoorcommunities.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WaysoflivinginthecountrysideB．LivinginhealthyneighborhoodsC．Countryside,thegreenestareaD．Accesstonature第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Animportantpartofanybusinessrelationshipisinformalconversation.Beforeyoustartadiscussion,1,makesureyouunderstandwhichtopicsare2andwhichareconsideredtaboo(禁忌)ina3culture.LatinAmericansenjoy4informationabouttheirlocalhistory,art,andcustoms.5questionsaboutyourfamily,andbesuretoshowpicturesofyourchildren.Youmayfeelfreetoask6questionsofyourLatinAmericanfriends.TheFrenchthinkofconversationasanart7,andtheyenjoythevalueoflivelydiscussionsaswellas8.Forthem,argumentscanbeinteresting—andtheycan9prettymuchoranytopic—10theyoccurinarespectfulandintelligentmanner.IntheUnitedStates,businesspeopleliketodiscussa11rangeoftopics,includingopinionsaboutwork,family,hobbies,andpolitics.InJapan,China,andKorea,however,peoplearemuchmoreprivate.Theydonottalkmuchabout12thoughts,feelings,oremotionsbecausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawaytheharmoniousbusinessrelationshipthey’retryingto13.MiddleEasternersarealsoprivateabouttheirpersonallivesandfamily14.Itisconsidered15,forexample,toaskabusinessmanfromSaudiArabiaabouthiswifeorchildren.Asageneral16,it’sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligionwithyourbusinessfriends.This17getyouintotrouble,18intheUnitedStates,wherepeopleholddifferentviews.Inaddition,discussingone’ssalaryisusuallyconsideredunsuitable.Sportsis19afriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworld,althoughbecarefulnotto20anationalsport.Instead,befriendlyandpraiseyourhost’steam.1、A．therefore B．however C．thus D．then2、A．enjoyable B．respectable C．a(chǎn)vailable D．suitable3、A．particular B．special C．especial D．usual4、A．requiring B．requesting C．speaking D．sharing5、A．Prepare B．Collect C．Expect D．Imagine6、A．similar B．strange C．interesting D．favorable7、A．lesson B．show C．form D．exhibition8、A．a(chǎn)greements B．equipment C．disagreements D．instruments9、A．say B．cover C．make D．hold10、A．a(chǎn)sfaras B．eventhough C．a(chǎn)slongas D．forfearthat11、A．long B．various C．wide D．small12、A．other B．our C．your D．their13、A．instruct B．direct C．control D．build14、A．history B．matters C．tree D．pictures15、A．rude B．polite C．curious D．dangerous16、A．idea B．rule C．regulation D．direction17、A．can B．must C．need D．should18、A．even B．still C．never D．not19、A．hardly B．instantly C．nearly D．typically20、A．beat B．criticize C．strike D．organize第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Onceuponatime...OnceuponatimetherelivedinGermanytwobrothers.Atschooltheymetawisemanwholedthemtoatreasure—alibraryofoldbookswithtalesmorefascinatingthananytheyhadeverheard.1．(inspire),thebrothersbegancollectingtheirownstories,listeningtothefolktalespeopletoldthem.Soontheyproducedtheirowntreasure—abookoffairytalesthatwouldcharmmillionsinfarawaylandsforgenerations2．(come).ThebrothersGrimm,JacobandWilhelm,namedtheirstorycollectionChildren’sandHouseholdTalesandpublisheditinGermanyin1812.Thecollection3．(translate)intomorethan160languagesuptonow.Thestoriesandtheircharacterscontinuetofeatureinvirtuallyeverymedia:theatre,opera,comicbooks,movies,paintings,rockmusic,advertisingandfashion.SuchfamewouldhaveshockedthemodestGrimms.Duringtheirlifetimesthecollection4．(sell)fewcopiesinGermany.Theearlyeditionswerenotevenaimedatchildren.Theyhadnoillustrations,andscholarlyfootnotestookupalmostasmuchspaceasthetales5．.JacobandWilhelmGrimmbegantheirworkatatime6．GermanyhadbeenoccupiedbytheFrenchunderNapoleon.Thenewrulersrestrictedlocalculture.Asyoungscholars,thebrothersGrimmbegantoworkonthefairytalecollectioninordertosavetheendangeredoralstorytellingtraditionofGermany.7．thebrothersimpliedthattheywerejustkeepingrecordsoftales,Wilhelmcontinuedtopolishandreshapethestoriesuptothefinaleditionof1857.Inanefforttomakethemmoreacceptabletochildrenandtheirparents,hestressedthemoralofeachtaleandemphasizedgenderroles.Tothisday,parentsstillreadthemtotheirchildrenbecausetheyapproveofthelessonsinthestories:keepyourpromises,don’ttalktostrangers,workhard,obeyyourparents.Yet8．a(chǎn)llWilhelm’sadditions,themostimportantpartofthesestorieswasleftuntouched.Thecrueltreatmentofchildrenandtheviolentpunishmentshandedouttothestories’badguysaretoomuchforsomeparents.Sowhataccountsfortheirpopularity?Somehavesuggestedthatitis9．thecharactersarealwaysstrivingforhappiness.Butthetruthprobablyliesintheirorigin.Grimms’taleswerebornoutofastorytellingtraditionwithoutboundaries(界限)ofageorculture.Thebrothers’skillwastotranslatetheseintoauniversalstyleofwritingthatseemstomirror10．moodsorinterestswebring