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,    36   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   37   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   38    , he loaded his family into the car and   39    them to see family members in Canada with a   40   ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”  

The  41   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   42    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  43     that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t   44      , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   45    was how warm the people were in the house and how  46     of their heart was accessible.   

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   47    hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  48     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.   

A university   49    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to Ks50   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.   

The  51    is telling the stories in a way children can  52     . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   53    , “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  54    , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children  

55   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 bow his grandfather, a banker,    36   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   37   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   38    , he loaded his family into the car and   39    them to see family members in Canada with a   40   ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The  41   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   42    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  43     that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t   44      , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   45    was how warm the people were in the house and how  46     of their heart was accessible. 

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   47    hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  48     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals. 

A university   49    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 50   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. 

The  51    is telling the stories in a way children can  52     . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   53    , “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  54    , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. ”
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. 
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. 
A university   46   of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 47  parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. 
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 . ”

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1.5分，满分30分)

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was no wonder I was not looking forward to entering ninth grade. High school is well-known for being a battleground, where everyone seems to be  36  through physical changes, emotional mood swings, and low self-respect. For me,  37  was my punishment.

I had always felt insecure and out of 38 as one of the  39  members of my class, standing a head above the other girls and bending at the  40  of the line to avoid sticking  41 .

I especially hate being around large groups of people, like during the social hour after services at my church.  42  the prayers were finished, I would leave as quickly as possible so I could  43  other well-meaning congratulations, "Ruthie! Look how tall you' re getting!"

My grandfather would watch me  44  increasingly uncomfortable, but he did not  45  at my self--consciousness or try to comfort me.  46 , he would remind me. "Stand straight and tall," he would say, as I unsuccessfully tried to shrink (使缩小) myself. Moreover, each time, I would embarrassedly obey. Even at age 15, I understood that his advice was about  47  than just feet and inches.

My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe. When German soldiers  48  his hometown, he wound up joining the Soviet army to fight  49  his country's freedom. "Stand straight, stand tall," meant something else back then.

_50  the war, he boarded a boat for  51  , and on January 27, 1947, he stepped onto the dock in Manhattan. He was hungry and  52  from seasickness. All alone in a new country, he was  53  about his future. Still, he marched head-on into the streets of New York. Soon he met  54  European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way. If they could do it, why couldn't he? "Stand straight, stand tall," he would remind himself. He felt his faith  55 . When he walked into the church that first time, he walked in proudly.

36. A. going                     B. getting            C. looking               D. putting

37. A. age                        B. sex                    C. height               D. face

38. A. place                    B. order              C. control              D. date

39. A. younger                    B. shorter                    C. fatter              D. taller

40. A. head                  B. bottom            C. back                D. side

41. A. to                    B. out                C. with                D. off

42. A. Until                  B. Unless             C. Once               D. Before

43. A. avoid                 B. receive               C. accept             D. refuse

44. A. change                B. grow                C. sense              D. make

45. A. look                   B. stare             C. stay                 D. laugh

46. A. Instead               B. Besides       C. However              D. Therefore

47. A. other                  B. more          C. less               D. rather

48. A. fought                 B. developed    C. occupied                D. marched

49. A. against                          B. for              C. with                D. to

50. A. Before                 B. During               C. Without              D. After

51. A. German                B. Australia             C. America             D. Canada

52. A. coming                B. learning            C. suffering             D. differing

53. A. frightened              B. excited              C. serious              D. sorrowful

54. A. few                   B. more               C. most               D. other

55. A. increasing              B. returning              C. gaining               D. disappearing