67．Their house has wonderful views across the ______(山谷)．

(2009·黄冈市3月高三质检)

66．The school has all the computers checked at ______(定期) intervals.

(2009·北京市海淀区第一学期期末)

Mike: Hello.

Jane: Hello, Mike. This is Jane.

Mike: Oh, hello, Jane.

Jane: Listen, Mike, __61__

Mike: What is it?

Jane: __62__

Mike: Oh, not again.

Jane: Yeah. I checked the oil and I checked almost everything. It’s just not starting at all.

Mike: __63__

Jane: I know, I know. But look, the thing is that I’ve got to pick Tom up at the airport. Can I．..

Mike: __64__ Yes, of course.

Jane: That will be great. It’s very kind of you.

Mike: __65__ I don’t need it until tonight.

Jane: OK, I’ll be around in about an hour. Thanks a lot.

Mike: It’s all right. See you then.

Jane: See you.

A. Use my car?

B. I’ve got a real problem.

C. You have to get rid of it, you know.

D. Come around when you like.

E. What do you want to do?

F. You had better check it.

G. The car’s broken down.

[答案]

61-65 BGCAD

(2009·福建)

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 __22__ his strong－minded grandfather was nearly __23__， he loaded his family into the car and __24__ them to see family members in Canada with a __25__， “There are more important things in life than money.”

The __26__ took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a __27__ house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was __28__ that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. __29__， their reaction echoed(共鸣) their great－grandfather’s. What they __30__ was how warm the people were in the house and how __31__ of their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children __32__ hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing __33__ in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.

A university __34__ of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to __35__ parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

The __36__ is telling the stories in a way children can __37__. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that __38__， “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 __39__， and make eye contact(接触) to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children __40__ they should take from the story and what the moral is.

21．A. missed　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lost

C. forgot　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

22．A. when　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. while

C. how　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

23．A. friendless　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. worthless

C. penniless　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. homeless

24．A. fetched　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. allowed

C. expected　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. took

25．A. hope　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. promise

C. suggestion　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. belief

26．A. tale　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. agreement

C. arrangement　 　　　　　　　　 D. report

27．A. large　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. small

C. new　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. grand

28．A. surprised　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. annoyed

C. disappointed　 　　　　　　　　 D. worried

29．A. Therefore　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. Besides

C. Instead　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Otherwise

30．A. talked about　 　　　　　　　　 B. cared about

C. wrote about　 　　　　　　　　　 D. heard about

31．A. much　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. many

C. little　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. few

32．A. beyond　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. over

C. behind　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

33．A. argument　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. skill

C. interest　 　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. anxiety

34．A. study　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. design

C. committee　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. staff

35．A. provide　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. retell

C. support　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. refuse

36．A. trouble　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gift

C. fact　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trick

37．A. perform　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. write

C. hear　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. question

38．A. means　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ends

C. begins　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. proves

39．A. needs　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. activities

C. judgements　 　　　　　　　　　 D. habits

40．A. that　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what

C. which　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whom

[答案]

给孩子们讲家庭故事，能够收到意想不到的效果，而且，给孩子们讲家庭故事，也能够引起他们的共呜，帮助他们渡过比较困难的时期。

21．B。依据文章讲的故事可知，Stephen Guyer的祖父当时破产了，也就是说失去了所有的一切，而且下文的“but did not lose sight of what he valued most”也给出了暗示。

22．A。此处描述的是Stephen Guyer的祖父当时的境况，故用when，相当于at that time。

23．C。既然是破产了，也就变得身无分文，所以用penniless“身无分文的”。

24．D。下文提及加拿大的家人，所以用took，带着他们去。

25．D。下文的“There are more important things in life than money”是一种信念，一种想法，所以用belief。

26．A。根据下文的“echoed(共鸣) their great－grandfather’s”可知，Stephen Guyer给孩子们讲的他祖父的故事产生了新的意义。

27．B。由下文的“from a more expensive and comfortable one”可知，现在没钱了，所以判断住的是小房子，形成对比。

28．D。由富人变成穷人，住房条件发生了天翻地覆的变化，家里面的孩子是否会不适应，这是“父母们所担心的”，所以用worried。

29．C。上文讲的是“让他吃惊的是：孩子们并没有(不适应这种落差)”。下文给出的是孩子们的反应，前后为转折关系，所以选C。

30．B。从这一段可以看出，孩子们关心的不是住房条件的好坏，而是房子里面的人的温暖程度和大家是否心心相印。故此处用care about“在乎，在意”。

31．A。同30题解析。

32．D。through hard times“渡过难关”。

33．C。人们对讲家庭故事的兴趣逐渐增强。

34．A。依据后面的found一词，可以得出这里说的是调查。所以用study。

35．B。上文提及父母给孩子讲故事，这里又说孩子讲故事，所以可以判断出这里是孩子复述父母给他们讲的故事。

36．D。这里说的是讲故事的技巧：用孩子可以听的方式。

37．C。既然是讲故事，所以孩子就要听，所以用hear。

38．C。下文的“When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.”是通常讲故事的开头语，所以这里需用begins。

39．C。这里说的是讲故事的技巧，讲的故事应该与孩子们的判断相一致。

40．B。take后缺少宾语，take后面的从句也缺少宾语，故用what。我们不必告诉孩子他们应该从故事中得到什么以及教育意义是什么。

20．C。the door won’t open“门开不了”，won’t+v，表示习惯性动作倾向，“不会……”；第二空用过去式，表示说话之前已发生的事情。