Traditional fairytales(童话) are being given up by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study found.
Research uncovered that one in five parents has got rid of old literature such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel in favor of more modern books.One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the gruesome details of Little Red Riding Hood.And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplesliltshin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and killing.Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents felt it forgives stealing.
The survey of 2,000 adults was completed to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM ( 格林童话剧) , which starts tonight at 9pm on Watch, and sees six drama series based on traditional fairytales.
The survey found a quarter of parents questioned wouldn’t consider reading fairytales to their kids.And 52 percent of the parents said Cinderella didn’t send a good message to their children as it describes a young woman doing housework all day.
Steve Hornsey, General Manager of Watch, said: "Bedtime stories are supposed to calm children down and send them off to sleep soundly.But as we see in GMMM, fairytales can be dark and dramatic so it’s understandable that parents worry about reading them to young children.As adults we can see the innocence in fairytales, but a five - year - old child could take them too literally.Despite the dark nature of classic fairytales as we see in GRIMM, good will defeat evil and there is always a moral to the story."
The study also found two thirds of mums and dads try to avoid stories which might give their children nightmares.The most popular book read at bedtime is now 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle.
However half of parents said traditional tales are "more likely to have a strong moral message than a lot of modern kids' books, such as The Gruffato, The Hungary Caterpillar and the Mr. Men books.
【小题1】Classical works for children are being avoided by parents they think           .

A.they contain unmoral themes
B.they are terrifying
C.they encourage stealing, kidnapping and killing
D.they are tired of answering questions
【小题2】What does the underlined word "gruesome" mean?
A.Very horribleB.Very amusing
C.Very disappointingD.Very amazing
【小题3】Which stories are the popular bedtime stories that parents like to tell their children now?
A.Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Cinderella
B.The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Little Red Riding Hood.
C.The Very Hungry Caterpillar andMr. Men
D.Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Cinderella
【小题4】According to Steve Hornsey , adults can see innocence in a fairy tale but a 5-year-old child might ______.
A.think it is different from the reality
B.dislike it because it is scary
C.believe exactly what the tale says
D.feel there is a moral to the story

I know what you’re thinking : pizza (比萨饼)? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.

I know lots of women who skip breakfast (不吃早餐) , and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it . Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re “saving” calories (卡路里), still others just don’t like breakfast food .

But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking , R , D , who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.

Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.

So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers-it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it…you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.

1.The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________.

A.food remaining after a meal               B.things left undone

C.meals made of vegetables                 D.pizza topped with fruit

2.What can we infer from the text?

A.Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.

B.Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.

C.There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.

D.Eating vegetables helps save energy.

3.According to the last paragraph, it is important to____________.

A.eat something for breakfast               B.be careful about what you eat

C.heat up food before eating it               D.eat calorie-controlled food

4.The text is written mainly for those_____________.

A.who go to work early                    B.who want to lose weight

C.who stay up late                        D.who eat before sleep

5.What’s the writer’s attitude towards eating breakfast?  

A.He thinks it’s up to different people.        B.He is not sure about it.

C.He thinks it depends.                     D.He supports it.

 

The following are four kinds of medicine. How to use the medicine is very important. Never take some by mistake.

   Take the medicine with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For further nighttime and early morning, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in 24 hours. For children between six and twelve years old, give half the adult dosage(剂量). For children under six years old, go to your doctor for advice. Reduce dosage if nervousness, restlessness or sleeplessness takes place.

 

   Each pill of the medicine taken three times every day for fourteen-year- olds. As usual, a pill at 6:00a.m. before breakfast, one before 11:00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six years old and old persons with heart attack.

 

   The medicine for a person with a fever. Once two pills a day before sleep for adults. Don’t take the medicine without fever. Half for children under 12 years old. For children with a high fever, go to see a doctor at once.

 

   The medicine taken three times a day, once five pills for adults with a cold. Half of the pills for children under 14 years old. Take the medicine before breakfast, lunch, supper or before sleep.

1. If a little child under six has a fever, it’s suggested that he ________.

A. take two tablets before sleep                B. stop to take another pill

C. take one tablet before sleep                 D. go to see a doctor

2.Obviously a kind of medicine mentioned above isn’t proper for ________, judging from the information.

A. children over twelve years old               B. some adults of 18 years old

C. some old persons with heart attack           D. neither adults nor children

3.When an adult has a cold, he had better __________.

A. have as many as fifteen pills a day          B. have twice a day

C. have four times a day                        D. have nine pills a day

4. How many kinds of medicine can be taken by children of seven years old?

A. Two kinds.       B. Three kinds.      C. None.         D. Four kinds.

 

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