Question

Fairy tale(童话) fiction or not?

One hot debate topic from I Can I Bibi (《奇葩说》) has become popular on Weibo: Should parents tell their children that fairy tales are fake(假的)? Some people think we shouldn’t. Fairy tales give kids hope and teach life lessons. But others think that children need the ability to distinguish (区分) real from fake, and this role is best played by their parents. What’s your opinion?

YES 

Hu Enqi, 16

There is no doubt that the world of fairy tales is beautiful, but the real world is cruel (残酷的). If children are always deep in fairy tales, they might not adjust(调节) themselves to society. That’s why there are so many “giant babies” in society. It is parents’ duty to tell children that beauty and darkness are coexistent(共存的). They need to be stronger to adapt to (适应) society.

Li Ziyi, 16

It’s important to tell kids the wisdom in fairy tales, not whether or not they’re fake. If I’m a parent, I will tell my kids: “Dear, the Queen’s poisoned apple is fake, but in our daily lives, fake apples may be many other seductions (诱惑) that you need to be careful of.” Fairy tales can never solve all problems. After all, dangers are always present in both fairy tales and reality (现实). 

NO 

Yuan Siyi, 16

Not every fairy tale is fake — they’re from our lives. The essence (本质) of fairy tales is to teach children the most basic truths based on the real world. The content of fairy tales is not meaningless. Parents could look on them as partners to children when they grow up. Children will understand the truth step by step.

Hu Pei, 16

As a kid bathed in fairy tales, I don’t want to be told that they are fake. Fairy tales get kids to read, help shape their world outlook, encourage their imaginations and give them entertainment. Even if parents tell the kids the cruel reality, they may miss the point. Instead, they may be filled with fear of the future and the world, which is not our purpose.

1.According to the passage, “the giant babies” are ___________.

A.those babies who can’t grow up B.those babies who are big in shape

C.those adults who can adapt to society well D.those adults who can’t distinguish real from fake

2.According to Li Ziyi, ___________.

A.we shouldn’t tell children fairy tales are fake

B.some fairy tales have wisdom while others don’t

C.there are many dangers in different shapes in reality

D.“poisoned apples” needn’t be afraid of because they are fake

3.From the passage, we can know _________.

A.in fairy tales everything is beautiful and good

B.fairy tales can give kids hope and teach life lessons

C.fairy tales have nothing to do with the real world

D.fairy tales mainly need to tell kids cruelty of reality

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文，主要介绍了不同的人对于父母应不应该告诉孩子童话故事是假的这一事件表达的不同观点。

1.

细节理解题。根据第2大段“If children are always deep in fairy tales, they might not adjust(调节) themselves to society.”如果孩子深陷在童话里，他们可能不能调整自己适合社会。可知，巨型婴儿是指深陷童话，不能区分现实与童话的成人。故选D。

2.

推理判断题。根据第3大段“It’s important to tell kids the wisdom in fairy tales, not whether or not they’re fake.”告诉孩子们童话里的智慧是重要的，而不是它们是否虚假。可知，李子怡是支持父母应该告诉孩子们童话是假的，故A错误；据第3大段“It’s important to tell kids the wisdom in fairy tales, not whether or not they’re fake.”告诉孩子们童话里的智慧是重要的，而不是它们是否虚假。可知，童话里有智慧，但是没有提及其他有没有智慧，故B错误；根据第3大段“After all, dangers are always present in both fairy tales and reality”毕竟，在童话和现实里危险都总是存在的。可知，现实里存在不同形式的危险，故C正确；根据第3大段“the Queen’s poisoned apple is fake, but in our daily lives, fake apples may be many other seductions (诱惑) that you need to be careful of”皇后的毒苹果是假的，但是你要注意现实中的毒苹果，可知，需要小心毒苹果，故D错误。故选C。

3.

推理判断题。根据第3大段“the Queen’s poisoned apple is fake” 皇后的毒苹果是假的。可知童话故事里并不是所有的都是美好的事情，故A错误；根据第1大段“Fairy tales give kids hope and teach life lessons.”童话给了孩子希望并给他们教授了生活经验。可知，B正确；根据第3大段“It’s important to tell kids the wisdom in fairy tales,”告诉孩子们童话里的智慧是重要的。可知，童话对现实生活是有帮助的，故C错误；根据第5大段“Instead, they may be filled with fear of the future and the world,”相反，孩子们可能会对未来和世界充满恐惧。可知，童话不能告诉孩子们现实生活的残酷。故D错误。故选B。