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2014届高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练：阅读理解AAchildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarises(出现)fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,two-headeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustsaysopeculiar(奇怪的)thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.1.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.madesomechangesbytheparentD.setinthepresent答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节推理题。由第一段的“Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.”可知，作者认为如果父母讲神话故事结合小孩所在的真实时间情况，而不仅仅是从故事书上读故事，效果更好。故答案为C，即父母如果对神话故事作一些变化，更有效。解答此题要注意同一意思的不同表达。2.Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis_______.A.inarealisticsettingB.heardforthefirsttimeC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第二段“Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.”可知，作者认为如果故事只讲了一遍，小孩会产生恐惧感。故答案为B。3.Theadvantageclaimed(提出)forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit_______.A.makesthemlessfearfulB.developstheirpowerofmemoryC.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidofD.encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。由第二段的最后一句话“Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.”可知，作者认为不断的重复故事可以让小孩变得熟悉(familiarity)故事,这样恐惧的痛苦（painoffear）就会变成恐惧的快乐（pleasureofafear），故答案为A。B，D在文章中未提及；C选项“让小孩相信没有什么可害怕的”意思与此不符，且此答案显得绝对。4.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays答案解析：答案为B。本题为推断题。从第三段“…Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofma...