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

　　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。]

　　2．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

　　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。]

　　3．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

　　D．show how fairy tales help children shape values

　　D　[写作目的题。总览全文可知，作者主要介绍了童话故事有助于孩子们形成正确的价值观，故选D项。]

　　B

Captain Ralph Crewe is a wealthy English man，who has lost his wife and lives with his young daughter Sara.He sends Sara to Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London，in order to prepare her for a future life in society.Crewe pays for her special treatment at the school，such as her own room with great things，her own maid，and her own carriage.The headteacher，Miss Minchin，secretly dislikes Sara，but she hides her true feelings and publicly fawns over(奉承) Sara because her father is so rich.Though