题目内容
11.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)B all in the 1930s,but did not lose sight of what he valued most.In one of the darkest times(37)Ahis strong-minded grandfather was nearly(38)C,he loaded his family into the car and(39)D them to see family members in Canada with a (40)D,"there are more important thins in life than money."
The(41)A took on a new meaning recently when Mr.Guyer downsized to a(42)Bhouse from a more expensive and comfortable one.He was(43)Dthat his children,a daughter,15,and twins,22,would be upset.To his surprise,they weren't(44)C,their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather's.What they (45)B was how warm the people were in the house and how (46)Aof their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children(47)Dhard times.Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing(48)Cin telling tales,evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university(49)Aof 65families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids'ability to (50)B parents'stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The (51)Dis telling the stories in a way children can(52)C.We're not talking here about the kind of story that (53)C,"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)A,and make eye contact (接触) to create"a personal experience",.We don't have to tell children(55)B 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 |
分析 本文通过Stephen Guyer给他三个孩子讲述他祖父艰苦创业的故事而引起孩子的共鸣,这样有助于他们渡过难关,也可以缓解他们的精神压力,消除生气和焦虑.
解答 36-40 B A C D D 41-45 A B D C B 46-50 A D C A B 51-55 D C C A B
36.B考查动词辨析:A.missed错过,B.lost失去,C.forgot忘记,D.ignored忽视,他给他们讲述了他爷爷----一个银行家,在20世纪30年代失去了一切,但没有忘记他最重视的东西.本句中的but后面的lose sight of已经暗示应该填入lost.故选项B正确.
37.A 考查定语从句关系词,本句中含有定语从句,先行词是the darkest times,从句中缺少状语,所以用when.
38.C考查形容词辨析:A.friendless没有朋友的,B.worthless一文不值的,C.penniless身无分文的,D.homeless无家可归的,根据上文 ________ (lost) all in 1930s,…可知此空格应填入penniless(身无分文).选C.
39.D考查动词辨析:此句应理解为爷爷用车把全家人带到加拿大.选项A意为"去取";选项B意为"允许";选项C意为"期望";选项D意为"带走".故选项D正确.
40.D考查名词辨析:A.hope希望,B.promise许诺,C.suggestion建议,D.belief信念,空后的句子为"there are more important things in life than money".此句应为设空处的同位语.改句不是爷爷的一种"希望"、"诺言"或"建议",而是爷爷的一种"信念".故答案为选项D.
41.A 考查名词辨析:A.tale故事,B.agreement 协议,C.arrangement安排,D.report报告,根据首段最后一词Children find meanings in their old family tales.以及第二段整段内容可知,选项A为最佳选项.
42.B考查形容词辨析:A.large大的,B.small 小的,C.new新的,D.grand伟大的,本句可改为Mr.Guyer downsized from a more expensive and comfortable one to…house.改后可知Mr.Guyer原来所住的房子价格不菲,而且住起来非常舒适,而现在却住在一个小房间里.故答案为B.
43.D考查形容词辨析:由于居住条件变得很差,所以Mr.Guyer担心孩子们会感到不舒服.选项A意为"感到吃惊的";选项B意为"感到烦恼的";选项C意为"感到失望的";选项D意为"担心的".故选项D正确.
44.C 考查副词辨析.孩子们并没有因为居住条件变得糟糕而感到不舒服,他们关心的是这所房子里的一家人有多温暖、他们的心有多么贴近.前后内容相反,所以用instead.
45.B考查动词辨析:从上下文可知,孩子们并没有因为居住条件变得糟糕而感到不舒服,他们关心的是这所房子里的一家人有多温暖、他们的心有多么贴近.选项A意为"谈论";选项B意为"关心";选项C意为"写关于…的内容";选项D意为"听说".故B正确.
46.A 考查代词.他们的心有多么贴近,表达的是抽象概念,所以用much.
47.D 考查介词辨析.度过艰难时期,应该用through.故选择D.
48.C 考查名词辨析:讲故事的专家说,这种现象反映了人们对讲故事越来越感兴趣,这一点从不断增加对各种事件以及节日故事的讲述中得到印证.选项A意为"争辩";选项B意为"技巧;技能";选项C意为"兴趣";选项D意为"焦虑;担忧".故选项C正确.
49.A考查名词辨析:根据句义可知,此处是指一项对65个家庭所做的研究.选项A意为"研究";选项B意为"设计";选项C意为"委员会";选项D意为"全体职工".故选项A正确.
50.B考查动词辨析:A.provide提供,B.retell复述,C.support支持,D.refuse拒绝,通过全文可知通过父母给孩子讲故事再让孩子复述故事这一过程,孩子们减少了生气和焦虑.故B正确.
51.D考查名词辨析:A.trouble困难,B.gift礼物,C.fact事实,D.trick诡计,诀窍,此句意为:讲故事的诀窍是用孩子能够倾听故事的方式来讲(故事).Trick意为"诀窍".故D正确.
52.C 考查动词辨析.句意为,讲故事的诀窍是用孩子能够倾听故事的方式来讲(故事).所以用hear.
53.C考查动词辨析:A.means意味着,B.ends结束,C.begins开始,D.proves证明,…that begins意为"是这样开始的".此题从后面的叙述提示可以知道答案.故选C.
54.A考查名词辨析:根据上文可知,所讲的故事应该符合孩子们的"需要(needs)",而不是"活动(activities)"、"判断(judgments)"或者"习惯(habits)".故选A.
55.B 考查名词性从句.本句中含有宾语从句,从句中take缺少宾语,所以用what.
点评 完形填空主要考查考生灵活运用所学词汇的能力,尤其是以考查实词或信息词为主,着重考查考生对文章的内在逻辑和整体把握能力.因此,把握句间和段落之间的内在逻辑关系,通过上下文暗示,对篇章、段落或句意的整体把握;再则,干扰项的设置与语法结构无甚关系,重在文意干扰.因此,把握文意和具体语境,通过对词义的辨析,是解完形填空的最好手段.
| A. | can | B. | must | C. | will | D. | may |
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| A. | must | B. | may | C. | should | D. | would |
| A. | came | B. | was coming | C. | had come | D. | would come |
| A. | living; wondering | B. | lived; wondering | ||
| C. | lived; wondered | D. | living; wondered |
Two years later,a new teacher (43)A.She was a perfectionist,and I felt(44)C when she complained about my daughter's careless form.The harder she pushed,the less(45)D my kid was.I decided to chat with the teacher after one class and thought I saw something in her face:she didn't like my daughter.(46)C I didn't register for the next term.
The decision troubled me for (47)D.I suggested rejoining a later session,but my daughter quietly(48)B.Then,one day when she was about 13,she cried unexpectedly:"I wanted to stay in that gymnastics class!I (49)B wanted to quit!"
I was shocked.Had I misread the situation?Did I keep my daughter from working it out on her own terms?I shared my (50)D with a child and family expert."You have to respect that she doesn't want to do all the things you want to do,"Kolari told me.
(51)A we talked,I realized I'd ignored all the activities my daughter followed on her own.She taught (52)C to knit (编织) at eight and quickly surpassed me in skill.She can program a computer.Her (53)B always impressed me,so why did I always keep thinking about group activities?
(54)B there's one truth to a tight-scheduled child,it's that parents involve themselves too much in their kids'activities.I did make one(55)D when my daughter reached high school:she had to take a music class.Right around that time,she (56)D a friend's guitar.She (57)C a band and learned drums,then guitar.But (58)D of this required my encouragement.
"If your child is (59)C home because they're afraid of failure,it's worth (60)B them,"Kolari says.
| 41.A.group | B.society | C.club | D.class |
| 42.A.sadness | B.pride | C.impatience | D.disappointment |
| 43.A.took over | B.took in | C.took after | D.took back |
| 44.A.satisfied | B.amazed | C.annoyed | D.puzzled |
| 45.A.touched | B.invited | C.concerned | D.inspired |
| 46.A.But | B.Even | C.So | D.Ever |
| 47.A.hours | B.days | C.months | D.years |
| 48.A.accepted | B.declined | C.yelled | D.agreed |
| 49.A.seldom | B.never | C.sometimes | D.often |
| 50.A.happiness | B.regrets | C.sorrows | D.worries |
| 51.A.As | B.Since | C.Whenever | D.Before |
| 52.A.myself | B.himself | C.herself | D.themselves |
| 53.A.ideas | B.talents | C.marks | D.actions |
| 54.A.Since | B.If | C.While | D.Although |
| 55.A.suggestion | B.advice | C.explanation | D.rule |
| 56.A.turned up | B.put up | C.took up | D.picked up |
| 57.A.founded | B.organized | C.joined | D.created |
| 58.A.All | B.Some | C.Both | D.None |
| 59.A.leaving | B.heading | C.staying | D.returning |
| 60.A.watching | B.pushing | C.pulling | D.helping. |