A child, who has once got interested in a tale, likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to “tell” a story than just “read” it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce his own as an improvement on the printed text, according to his child’s actual situation, so much the better.
There is a charge made against some fairy tales, as they probably harm children by frightening them or leaving them sad feelings. To prove it, an experiment has been done to show that children who have heard terrible fairy stories often feel more uneasy than those who have not. As for fears, there are some cases where children get timid (胆怯的) by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition may weaken the pain of fear.
There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that the stories are not objectively true, and that those giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets etc. do not really exist, so children should be taught to learn the reality by studying history, instead of being got fond of the strange side in fairy tales. Those, who prefer to create such stories, are so peculiar (奇怪的) that it is hard to argue with them. If their creative exaggeration (夸张) were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl-friend.
Not once is a fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world, but not every child is clever enough to be aware of it. Parents should choose their children’s “bed-time” reading materials with much care. Only the fairy stories containing positive effect will make a clever and caring child with rich imagination.
【小题1】The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is .A．repeated without any changeB．treated as no more than a jokeC．made some changes by parentsD．set in the present situation【小题2】According to the passage, when a child hears a terrible fairy story, .A．he will get more interestedB．great fear can take place in himC．he will like it to be repeatedD．an experiment is being done【小题3】The word “sound” in Para.3 can be understood as .A．fashionable B．forgettableC．availableD．believable【小题4】The author mentions “sticks” and “telephones” to prove that .A．fairy stories are all made upB．fairy tales lead to misunderstandingC．children are cheated by old storiesD．there is more concern for children【小题5】One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that .A．they are made up far from the truthB．they are so full of imaginationC．they are not interesting at allD．they make history difficult to teach【小题6】It makes sense that parents choose fairy stories with as “bed-time” reading materials..A．formal printingsB．creative scenesC．positive effectD．terrible charactersC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述的是人们会选择一些不太现实的神话故事让孩子读，会给孩子带来一些不好的影响，但是如果父母能够选择一些合适的读物，作者还是持有积极的态度的。
【小题1】C 细节题。根据 It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better. 可推知此题答案为C。
【小题2】 B 细节题。根据 this arises from the child having heard the story once. 可推知此题答案为B。
【小题3】D 推理题。根据本句If their creative exaggeration (夸张) were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl-friend.说明这里的夸张手法如果可信，这个世界上久会充满这样的疯狂的人。
【小题4】 B。推断题。有些人认为神话不现实，都是教孩子一些不存在的东西，会对孩子有不好的影响。作者用虚拟语气作了一个假设，如果这些观点站得住脚的话，可能会出现这样的情况：the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl-friend. 可见持这种观点的人实际上是对神话的一种误解。
【小题5】A推断题。根据 …not objectively true, do not exist可知有些人不赞成神话故事的原因是这些故事是编出来的，远离现实。
【小题6】C 推理题。本文讲述的是人们会选择一些不太现实的神话故事让孩子读，会给孩子带来一些不好的影响，但是如果父母能够选择一些合适的读物，作者还是持有积极的态度的。故C正确。