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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, 33 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 34 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 35 , he loaded his family into the car and 36 them to see family members in Canada with a 37 ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ” Ks5u
The 38 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 39 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 40 that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. 41 , their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather’s. What they 42 was how warm the people were in the house and how 43 of their heart was accessible. Ks5u
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 44 hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 45 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals. Ks5u
A university 46 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to Ks5u47 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. Ks5u
The 48 is telling the stories in a way children can 49 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 50 , “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 51 , and make eye contact(接触)to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children5u 52 they should take from the story and what the moral is . ” Ks5u
A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored Ks5u
A. when B. while C. how D. why Ks5u
A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless Ks5u
A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took Ks5u
A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief Ks5u
A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report Ks5u
A. large B. small C. new D. grand Ks5u
A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried Ks5u
A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise Ks5u
A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about Ks5u
A. much B. many C. little D. few Ks5u
A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through Ks5u
A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety Ks5u
A. study B. design C. committee D. staff Ks5u
A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse Ks5u
A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick Ks5u
A. perform B. write C. hear D. question Ks5u
A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves Ks5u
A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits Ks5u
A. that B. what C. which D. whom Ks5u
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once a group of tourists who were staying at a hotel in Birmingham were having dinner in the restaurant. Fish was brought in and while they were 16 it, some of them told interesting stories about 17 pearls and other 18 things inside fish.
An old gentleman, who up to now had 19 quietly to their conversation, at last said,
“ I’ve heard all your stories, now I’ll tell you 20 . When I was a young man I was working in a large importing factory in New York, and 21 is usual with young persons, I fell in 22 with a pretty young girl. Very __23__ we were engaged(订婚). About two months __24___ our marriage was to take place, I was suddenly 25 to Birmingham on a very important business. I left my sweetheart, 26 to write to her. ”
“ I had to stay in Birmingham longer than I had 27 . At last my work was done and I could leave Birmingham. But just before I 28 New York, I bought a beautiful and very expensive diamond 29 , planning to give it to my sweetheart. ”
“ On my way to New York, I was__30___ the morning newspaper, which had been brought on board by the sailor. Suddenly I 31 an announcement of my sweetheart’s 32 with another. This made me so angry that I threw the ring overboard. A few days 33 , when I was eating fish, I bit(咬) on something 34 . What do you think it was ? ”
“ The diamond ring, ” cried his companions. “ No ” , said the old gentleman 35 , “ it was a fish-bone.”
16. A. eating B. cooking C. peeling D. weighing
17. A. exchanging B. tasting C. finding D. searching
18. A. valuable B. terrible C. common D. cheap
19. A. sat B. listened C. stood D. thought
20. A. one B. all C. some D. another
21. A. it B. which C. that D. as
22. A. trouble B. debt C. quarrel D. love
23. A. quickly B. fast C. soon D. lucky
24. A. when B. before C. after D. since
25. A. reported B. sent C. caught D. taken
26. A. promising B. agreeing C. refusing D. wishing
27. A. regretted B. wondered C. expected D. finished
28. A. left for B. left to C. returned back D. returned from
29. A. watch B. ring C. earring D. necklace
30. A. looking at B. looking up C. looking through D. looking for
31. A. looked B. saw C. heard D. recognized
32. A. marriage B. fight C. talk D. agreement
33. A. before B. later C. earlier D. ago
34. A. hard B. sweet C. soft D. crisp
35. A. happily B. loudly C. angrily D. sadly
. The workmen made so much _____ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.
A. trouble B. damage C. mess D. nuisance
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36--55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。
Keeping a Diary in English
Our teacher asks us to keep a diary in English. I 36 doing so because I think keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to 37 our English writing ability.
Compared with 38 forms of writing, it is shorter and 39 less time. It can help us to 40 the habit of thinking in English. 41 we persist in(坚持) this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, 42 can use the important phrases and sentences we’ve 43 in or out of English classes to describe our 44 , and this way we can master and use freely 45 we’ve learned, which will do good 46 us in English learning. But 47 we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, it often happens that we have 48 finding proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there 49 many idiomatic (惯用的) ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard 50 us to put them into English properly.
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is that we 51 always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever 52 beats(难倒) us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then look it up in our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for 53 , if necessary.
In short, I believe that it is of 54 use to keep a diary in English for the development of our 55 skills.
36. A. imagine B. can’t stand C. enjoy D. finish
37. A. get B. gain C. improve D. prove
38. A. other B. the other C. another D. others
39. A. spends B. takes C. pays D. spares
40. A. develop B. make C. give up D. pick
41. A. Before B. After C. If D. While
42. A. they B. he C. she D. we
43. A. learned B. forgotten C. thought D. listened
44. A. eyes B. books C. texts D. feelings
45. A. that B. which C. what D. when
46. A. to B. across C. between D. along
47. A. at a time B. at one time C. all the time D. at times
48. A. trouble B. difficulties C. chance D. choice
49. A. is B. has C. are D. have
50. A. of B. for C. at D. on
51. A. can B. shall C. may D. should
52. A. nothing B. something C. somebody D. anybody
53. A. money B. dictionary C. question D. help
54. A. great B. much C. very D. more
55. A. speaking B. writing C. listening D. reading
The workmen made so much _____ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.
A. trouble B. damage C. mess D. nuisance
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