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18．Traditional fairytales are being abandoned by parents because they are too scary for their young children，a study found．
    Research revealed one in five parents has ditched old classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel in favour of more modern books．One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the horrible details of Little Red Riding Hood．And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplestiltskin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and execution．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 conducted to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM，which starts tonight at 9pm on Watch，and sees six episodes based on traditional fairytales．The poll found a quarter of parents polled wouldn't consider reading a fairytale to their child until they had reached the age of five，as they prompt too many awkward questions from their offspring．
Steve Hornsey，General Manager of Watch，said："Bedtime stories are supposed to soothe children and send them off to sleep soundly．But as we see in GRIMM，fairytales can be dark and dramatic tales 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 with an over active imagination could take things too seriously．Despite the dark nature of classic fairytales，as we see in GRIMM，good will triumph over 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．
   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 Gruffalo，The Hungary Caterpillar and the Mr．Men books．
36．Why some parents don't want to read Rumplestiltskin to their kids？D
A．Rumplestiltskin is too long
B．Rumplestiltskin is too difficult
C．Rumplestiltskin forgives stealing
D．Rumplestiltskin may have bad influence on Children
37．We can learn from paragraph 3 that Grimm isD
A．a fairytales book
B．a movie for children
C．a play loved by children
D．a drama based on traditional fairytales
38．The underlined word"soothe"in paragraph4 can be replaced byB
A．put down   B．calm down C．take down D．come down
39．Which of the following may Steve Hornsey agree to？A
A．There is a moral to a classic fairytale
B．Fairytales are dark
C．Adults take fairytales too seriously
D．Fairytales are not good for children's sleep
40．What's the author's attitude towards traditional fairytales？B
A．Optimistic    B．Not mentioned     C．Casual     D．Disapproving．

分析本文讲述了一项研究发现，父母们开始摒弃传统的童话故事，因为它们对年幼的孩子来说太吓人．这一调查涵盖了2000名成人．开展该调查是为了纪念美国热门电视剧《格林》今晚9点在Watch首播，人们将看到6集根据传统童话故事改编的情节大胆的电视剧．文中阐述了传统童话的利于弊．

解答 36．D 细节理解题．根据"And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplestiltskin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and execution．"父母们不愿给孩子念童话故事《纺线姑娘》，因为故事的主题是绑架和处决．这些都会极坏地影响孩子．故选D
37．D 细节理解题．根据"The survey of 2，000 adults was conducted to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM，which starts tonight at 9 p．m．on Watch，and sees six episodes（片段） based on traditional fairytales．"可知Grimm是以传统童话故事为基础的戏剧，故选D．
38．B，词义猜测题．原文Bedtime stories are supposed to soothe children and send them off to sleep soundly．我们通过and后面部分send them off to sleep soundly （让孩子熟睡）．可知soothe的意思应该是安抚，让某人平静的意思．
39．A，细节题，B项太绝对，原文fairytales can be dark，注意can be．C项对象混淆了，不是adult，而是children take fairytales too seriously．D项也是过于绝对．
40．B，推理题．第五题其实要求我们通读全文，推断作者对于传统童话故事的态度．全文只是呈现一种现象，然后提及了一些人的看法，由始至终都没有提及作者自己对于传统通话的态度．所以选B．

点评阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．

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