题目内容
Five children competed in the race．
解析：
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五个孩子参加赛跑。 |
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．
1.Classical works for children are being avoided by parents they think .
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A．they contain unmoral themes |
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B．they are terrifying |
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C．they encourage stealing, kidnapping and killing |
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D．they are tired of answering questions |
2.What does the underlined word "gruesome" mean?
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A．Very horrible |
B．Very amusing |
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C．Very disappointing |
D．Very amazing |
3.Which stories are the popular bedtime stories that parents like to tell their children now?
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A．Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Cinderella |
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B．The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Little Red Riding Hood. |
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C．The Very Hungry Caterpillar andMr. Men |
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D．Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Cinderella |
4.According to Steve Hornsey , adults can see innocence in a fairy tale but a 5-year-old child might ______．
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A．think it is different from the reality |
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B．dislike it because it is scary |
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C．believe exactly what the tale says |
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D．feel there is a moral to the story |
第三节 摘录信息 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第61至第65小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。注意：每空不超过3个单词。
The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions that you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Others are only found for certain ages and in certain countries.
In China, on a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what profession the child will choose later in life.
For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are especially important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home.
In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (仪式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.
Eighteen is the traditional ‘coming of age’— the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote, join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol or buy a house.
In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!
Title: 61____
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62 |
Special age |
Ways to observe |
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China |
two |
Children pick up something. |
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Japan |
Three, five and seven |
Children go to the temple wearing 64 . Parents organize a party. |
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Latin American countries |
63 |
Girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys. |
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Britain |
eighteen |
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English-speaking countries |
Twenty-first |
The cake often has 65 on top. |