Passage 3 ?(09·福建) 完形填空

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 （共鳴） 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 （接觸） 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?

答案 ?36.B ?37.A ?38.C ?39.D ?40.D ?41.A ? 42.B ?43.D ?44.C ?45.B ?46.A ?47.D ?48.C ?49.A ?50.B ?51.D ? 52.C ?53.C ?54.A ?55.B