Children find meanings in their old family tales. When Stephen Guyer’s three chi

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

试题答案

【小题1】B

【小题2】A

【小题3】C

【小题4】D

【小题5】D

【小题6】A

【小题7】B

【小题8】D

【小题9】C

【小题10】B

【小题11】A

【小题12】D

【小题13】C

【小题14】A

【小题15】B

【小题16】D

【小题17】C

【小题18】C

【小题19】A

【小题20】B

解析:

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