Question

Children find meanings in their old family tales.

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker,　 1　 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times　 2　 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly　 3　 , he loaded his family into the car and　 4　 them to see family members in Canada with a　 5　 ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The 6　 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a　 7　 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 8　　 that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t　 9　　 , their reaction echoed （共鳴） their great-grandfather’s. What they 10　 was how warm the people were in the house and how 11　　 of their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children　 12　 hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13　　 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.

A university　 14　 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to Ks15　 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

The 16　 is telling the stories in a way children can 17　　 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that　 18　 , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19　 , and make eye contact （接觸） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children

20 they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”

1. A. missed　 　 B. lost　 C. forgot 　 D. ignored

2. A. when　 B. while C. how　 D. why

3. A. friendless　 B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless

4. A fetched　 　 B. allowed　 C. expected D. took

5. A. hope　 B. promise　 C. suggestion 　 D. belief

6. A. tale　 B. agreement　 　 C. arrangement 　 D. report

7. A. large　 B. small　 　 C. new　 D. grand

8. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried

9. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise

10. A. talked about　 　 B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about

11. A. much B. many C. little　 D. few

12. A. beyond　 B. over　 C. behind 　 D. through

13. A. argument B. skill　 　 C. interest D. anxiety

14. A. study　 　 B. design　 C. committee　 D. staff

15. A. provide　 B. retell　 C. support D. refuse

16. A. trouble　 B. gift C. fact　 D. trick

17. A. perform　 B. write C. hear D. question

18. A. means　 　 B. ends C. begins 　 D. proves

19. A. needs B. activities 　 C. judgments　 　 D. habits

20. A. that　 B. what　 C. which　 　 D. whom

 

Answer 1

1.解析：根據(jù)后一分句中的動(dòng)詞lose可知此處選B。

答案：B

難易度：難

2.解析：引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞是times，指時(shí)間，也可指物，關(guān)系詞做從句的狀語(yǔ)，用when，選A。

答案：A

難易度：難

3.解析：根據(jù)本句中的darkest times可知此處選C。

答案：C

難易度：難

4.

解析：由本句中的he loaded his family into the car可以推斷出此處選D。

答案：D

難易度：難

5.解析：根據(jù)后文的直接引語(yǔ)可以推斷出所填詞意思是：信念，選D。

答案：D

難易度：難

6.解析：由文章首句可知此處選A。

答案：A

難易度：難

7.解析：根據(jù)downsize可知此處選B。

答案：B

難易度：難

8.

解析：句子意思是：他擔(dān)心他15歲的女兒和22歲的雙胞胎兒子會(huì)沮喪。選D。

答案：D

難易度：難

9.解析：此處用副詞，表轉(zhuǎn)折，意思是：而是，選C。

答案：C

難易度：難

10.解析：talk about：談?wù)摚�討論；care about：注意，關(guān)心；對(duì)……感興趣；write about：寫(xiě)關(guān)于…的事；hear about：聽(tīng)說(shuō)。由句意可知此處選B。

答案：B

難易度：難

11解析：how+ 形容詞修飾heart，由其修飾詞their可知此處heart是不可數(shù)名詞，故選A。

答案：A

難易度：難

12.解析：所填介詞與hard times構(gòu)成搭配，意思是：度過(guò)艱難時(shí)期，選D。

答案：D

難易度：難

13.解析：本句意思是：故事專家們說(shuō)此現(xiàn)象反映了人們對(duì)講述家庭故事越來(lái)越大的興趣，……。選C。

答案：C

難易度：難

14.解析：根據(jù)上下文意思可知此處所填詞意思是：研究，選A。

答案：A

難易度：難

15.解析：句子意思是：一項(xiàng)大學(xué)對(duì)于65個(gè)有14到16歲孩子的家庭的研究表明：的孩子們復(fù)述父輩艱苦故事時(shí)，能體驗(yàn)到父輩困境的幾率很低。所填詞意思是：復(fù)述，選B。

答案：B

難易度：難

16.解析：由句子意思可知所填詞意思是：技巧，計(jì)謀，選D。

答案：D

難易度：難

17.解析：句子意思是：講這種故事的技巧是用一種孩子們能容忍的方式來(lái)講。選C。

答案：C

難易度：難

18.

解析：由后文的直接引語(yǔ)可知這是故事的開(kāi)頭，故此處選C。

答案：C

難易度：難

19.解析：由本句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞suit可以推斷出此處選A。

答案：A

難易度：難

20. 解析：所填詞引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句，引導(dǎo)詞在從句中做take的賓語(yǔ)，指物，選B。

答案：B