阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项）。

Children find meanings in their old family tales．

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories 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   6  took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to  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 that 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   14   of 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.

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.

Children find meanings in their old family tales. 

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,    21   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   22    , he loaded his family into the car and   23    them to see family members in Canada with a   24   ,“There are more important things in life than money. ”

The  25   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   26    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was   27   that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. Instead, their reaction echoed（共鸣）their great-grandfather’s. What they   28    was how warm the people were in the house.K   Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing   29     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals. 

A university   30    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to retell parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Children find meanings in their old family tales.                     

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,   31   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   32   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   33    , he loaded his family into the car and   34    them to see family members in Canada with a   35   ,“There are more important things in life than money. ”

The  36   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   37    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was _ 38   that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t.   39   , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   40   was how warm the people were in the house and how   41    of their heart was accessible.  

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   42    hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing  43   in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  

A university  44  of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to  45_   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  

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

32. A. when         B. while        C. how         D. why

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

41. A. much         B. many        C. little        D. few

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

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

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

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

完形填空 (共10小题; 每小题2分, 满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 
Children find meanings in their old family tales.   
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,    21   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   22    , he loaded his family into the car and   23    them to see family members in Canada with a   24   ,“There are more important things in life than money. ”  
The  25   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   26    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was   27   that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. Instead, their reaction echoed（共鸣）their great-grandfather’s. What they   28    was how warm the people were in the house.K   Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing  29     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  
A university   30    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to retell parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  
21. A. missed       B. lost           C. forgot        D. ignored
22. A. friendless           B. worthless          C. penniless  D. homeless
23. A. fetched      B. allowed   C. expected  D. took
24. A. hope           B. promise   C. suggestion        D. belief
25. A. tale            B. agreement      C. arrangement            D. report
26. A. large           B. small        C. new          D. grand
27. A. surprised    B. annoyed   C. disappointed    D. worried
28. A. talked about      B. cared about      C. wrote about     D. heard about
29. A. argument   B. skill           C. interest    D. anxiety
30. A. study          B. design      C. committee     D. staff

第一节 完形填空 (共10小题; 每小题2分, 满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。  

Children find meanings in their old family tales.   

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,    21   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   22    , he loaded his family into the car and   23    them to see family members in Canada with a   24   ,“There are more important things in life than money. ”  

The  25   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   26    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was   27   that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. Instead, their reaction echoed（共鸣）their great-grandfather’s. What they   28    was how warm the people were in the house.K   Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing   29     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  

A university   30    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to retell parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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