When she passes the test, we learn that her dream comes true because she stays true to herself. In The Little Mermaid (《小美人鱼》), the mermaid, who lives under the sea, wishes to be with the humans on land. Through her experiences, we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures. In Pinocchio, a wooden puppet (木偶) turns into a boy when he finally learns how to tell the truth.

　　Teaching values is the reason most often given for encouraging children to read stories. These fairy tales can teach children lessons about human relationships that are accepted around the world for many centuries. This might be the reason why they have been around for so long and will not disappear any time soon.

语篇解读：本文是说明文。作者主要介绍了童话故事对孩子们的积极影响。

　　5．Why do fairy tales have a great influence on children?

　　A．Fairy tales can teach them how to make a choice.

　　B．Fairy tales can help them get higher scores at school.

　　C．They can learn how to avoid most difficulties in their lives.

　　D．Good and evil are shown in a way they can easily understand.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。由第二段中的"they describe the two sides of good and evil (邪恶) very clearly"可知，童话故事对孩子们的影响大是因为它们将善恶很直白地呈现给了孩子们，便于他们辨别是非，故选D项。

　　6．The Little Mermaid may be helpful when children ______.

　　A．are given a difficult test

　　B．make friends with foreigners

　　C．wish to be a princess or prince

　　D．are going to lie to their parents

　　解析：选B　推理判断题 。由第三段中的"we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures"可知，当孩子们和外国人结交朋友时，《小美人鱼》会告诉他们如何去接受其他文化，故选B项。

　　7．The author writes the text mainly to ________.

　　A．introduce some fairy tales

　　B．talk about the history of fairy tales

C．discuss how to improve human relationships