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Children find meanings in their old family tales.

When Stephen Guyer's three children were growing up, he told them sto?ries about how 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 things in life than money."

  The 6took 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(共鸣)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 experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.

A university 13of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to 15  parents' stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

    The16is 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 up hills both ways, barefoot in the snow. " Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child's 19 ， and make eye contact (接触)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

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1. B根据下文中的动词lose可知，答案为B。

2.A 引导定语从句，先行词是times ，指时间，关系词作从句的状语，用when,故答案为A„

3. C

4. D 由本句中的"…he loaded his family into the car..."可以推断,答案为D。

5.D 根据后文的直接引语可以推断出，所填词意思为"信念"，故答案为0。

6.A 由文章首句可知，答案为A。

7.B

8.D 句意：他担心他15岁的女儿和22岁的双胞胎会沮丧。

9.C 此处用副词，表示转折，意思是"相反"。

10 B  talk about谈论，讨论；care about注意，关心，对.. 感兴趣；write about写关于. 的事；hear about
听说。由语境可知答案为B。

11. A "how +形容词"修饰heart，由其修饰词their以及后面的谓语was可知，此处heart是不可数名词，故答案为A。

12D 所填介词与hard times构成搭配，意为"度过艰难时期"，故答案为0。

13. C

14 A 根据上下文意思可知，此处意为"研究"，故答案为A。

15. B 句意：一项大学对于65个有14岁到16岁孩子的家庭的研究表明：能复述父母故事的孩子们不易发怒和

焦虑。

16.D 由下文可知，此处指使故事达到预期效果的"技巧， 计谋"，故答案为D。

17.C 句意:讲这种故事的技巧是用一种孩子们能听下去的方式来讲。

18.C 由后文的直接引语可知，这是故事的开头，故答案为C。

19. A

20. B 所填词引导宾语从句，引导词在从句中作take的宾语，故答案为3。