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 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.
小題1:
A．missedB．lost C．forgotD．ignored
小題2:
A．when B．whileC．how D．why
小題3:
A．friendlessB．worthlessC．pennilessD．homeless
小題4:
A．fetchedB．a(chǎn)llowedC．expectedD．took
小題5:
A．hopeB．promiseC．suggestionD．belief
小題6:
A．taleB．a(chǎn)greementC．a(chǎn)rrangementD．report
小題7:
A．largeB．smallC．newD．grand
小題8:
A．surprisedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．disappointedD．worried
小題9:
A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．InsteadD．Otherwise
小題10:
A．talked aboutB．cared aboutC．wrote aboutD．heard about
小題11:
A．much B．many C．little D．few
小題12:
A．beyondB．over C．behindD．through
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．skillC．interestD．a(chǎn)nxiety
小題14:
A．studyB．designC．committeeD．staff
小題15:
A．provideB．retellC．supportD．refuse
小題16:
A．troubleB．gift C．factD．trick
小題17:
A．performB．write C．bearD．question
小題18:
A．meansB．ends C．beginsD．proves
小題19:
A．needsB．a(chǎn)ctivitiesC．judgmentsD．habits
小題20:
A．thatB．whatC．whichD．whom

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:D
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:D
小題17:C
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:B

試題分析：文章通過(guò)Stephen Guyer給他的三個(gè)孩子講述他們祖父艱苦創(chuàng)業(yè)的故事而未引起孩子們的共鳴的例子說(shuō)明了一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)：在給孩子們講故事時(shí)，要采用眼神的交流和孩子們易于接受的形式，不要只是一味的講道理。
小題1:B 根據(jù)后一分句中的動(dòng)詞lose可知此處選B。
小題2: A 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。
小題3: C 根據(jù)本句中的darkest times可知此處選C。
小題4: D 由本句中的he loaded his family into the car可以推斷出此處選D。
小題5: D 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。
小題6: A 由文章首句可知此處選A。
小題7: B 根據(jù)downsize可知此處選B。
小題8:D 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。
小題9: C 此處用副詞，表轉(zhuǎn)折，意思是：而是，選C。
小題10: B talk about：談?wù)�，討論；care about：注意，關(guān)心；對(duì)……感興趣；write about：寫關(guān)于…的事；hear about：聽說(shuō)。由句意可知此處選B。
小題11:A 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。
小題12:D 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。
小題13:C 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。
小題14:A 根據(jù)上下文意思可知此處所填詞意思是：研究，選A。
小題15: B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。
小題16:D 由句子意思可知所填詞意思是：技巧，計(jì)謀，選D。
小題17:C 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。
小題18:C 由后文的直接引語(yǔ)可知這是故事的開頭，故此處選C。
小題19:A 由本句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞suit可以推斷出此處選A。
小題20:B 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。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章通過(guò)Stephen Guyer給他的三個(gè)孩子講述他們祖父艱苦創(chuàng)業(yè)的故事而未引起孩子們的共鳴的例子說(shuō)明了一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)：在給孩子們講故事時(shí)，要采用眼神的交流和孩子們易于接受的形式，不要只是一味的講道理。
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He has found that tears contain some chemicals which can cause stress. One of these is the hormone prolactin (激素), which is set free when one is feeling stressed. Since women have more of this than men, that might explain why they usually cry more, he suggests.
Unsurprisingly, Dr Frey’s study seemed to prove that most people feel better after a good cry. And sex has nothing to do with it ––– the result was true for women and men. So, next time you feel like bursting into tears, go ahead. If Dr Frey is right, you’ll be doing yourself a favour.
小題1:The best title of this passage would be ________.
A．Why Do We CryB．Crying and Tears.
C．Dr Frey and Crying.D．Tears and Chemicals
小題2:According to the author, we feel like crying because________.
A．crying is one of our habits
B．we can’t control it
C．crying is one of the body’s self-repair mechanisms
D．we can get the by-products of stress by crying
小題3:According to the passage, men seem less likely to cry than women because_______.
A．their bodies contain less hormone prolactin
B．their tears contain more chemicals
C．they are not so full of feelings as women
D．the chemicals in their tears can’t cause stress
小題4:The author advised us________.
A．to plan to cry very often
B．not to cry any more
C．to go outdoors without hesitation
D．to cry as we want to
小題5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Good cries can make most people feel better
B．Only women can feel better after crying.
C．It is easy to understand that people feel better after a good cry.
D．Crying is sometimes impossible to resist.

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