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1、Directions:Readthefollowingpassage(s)carefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesas
2、sacred(神圣的)texts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimora
3、rousinghissadistic（施虐狂的）impulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofear,Ithink,wealsoneedwell-authenticatedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrified(使害怕)bysomefa
4、irystory.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches(巫婆),two
5、-headeddragons,magic(有魔力的)carpets,etc.,donotexist;andthat,insteadofindulging(沉溺)hisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustconfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Ifthei
6、rcaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstick（女巫乘骑的扫帚柄）orcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchanted(使着魔的)girl-friend.Nofairystoryeverclaimedtobeadescriptionoftheexternalworldandnosane(神志正常的)childhase
7、verbelievedthatitwas.(320words)1.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis_______.A.repeatedwithoutvariationB.treatedwithrespectC.adaptedbytheparentD.setinthepresent2.Somepeopledislikefairystoriesbecausetheyfeelthatthey________.A.temptpeopletobecrueltochi
8、ldrenB.showtheprimitivecrueltyinchildrenC.lendthemselvestoundesirableexperimentswithchildrenD.increaseatendenc
