閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出一個可以填入空白處的最佳選項）。
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,   1  all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   2  his strong-minded grandfather was nearly  3  , he loaded his family into the car and   4   them to see family members in Canada with a   5  , “there are more important things in life than money”.
The   6  took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to  7   house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  8     that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren’t.  9     , their reaction echoed (共鳴) their great-grandfather’s．What they 10   was how warm the people were in the house and how  11    of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children
  12   hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing   13    in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university   14   of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 15  parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The  16  is telling the stories in a way children can 17   . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that  18  , “ 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 19 , and make eye contact (接觸) to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children 20   they should take from the story and what the moral is.
小題1:
A．missedB．lost C．forgotD．ignored
小題2:
A．when B．whileC．howD．why
小題3:
A．friendlessB．worthlessC．pennilessD．homeless
小題4:
A．fetchedB．a(chǎn)llowedC．expectedD．took
小題5:
A．hopeB．promiseC．suggestionD．belief
小題6:
A．taleB．a(chǎn)greementC．a(chǎn)rrangementD．report
小題7:
A．largeB．smallC．newD．grand
小題8:
A．surprisedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．disappointedD．worried
小題9:
A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．InsteadD．Otherwise
小題10:
A．talked aboutB．cared aboutC．wrote aboutD．heard about
小題11:
A．much B．manyC．little D．few
小題12:
A．beyondB．overC．behindD．through
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．skillC．interestD．a(chǎn)nxiety
小題14:
A．studyB．designC．committeeD．staff
小題15:
A．provideB．retellC．supportD．refuse
小題16:
A．troubleB．giftC．factD．trick
小題17:
A．performB．writeC．bearD．question
小題18:
A．meansB．endsC．beginsD．proves
小題19:
A．needsB．a(chǎn)ctivitiesC．judgmentsD．habits
小題20:
A．thatB．whatC．whichD．whom
小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:D
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:D
小題17:C
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:B

【文章大意】本文通過Stephen Guyer給他三個孩子講述他祖父艱苦創(chuàng)業(yè)的故事而引起孩子的共鳴，這樣有助于他們渡過難關(guān)，也可以緩解他們的精神壓力，消除生氣和焦慮。
小題1:B 他給他們講述了他爺爺----一個銀行家，在20世紀(jì)30年代失去了一切，但沒有忘記他最重視的東西。本句中的but后面的lose sight of已經(jīng)暗示應(yīng)該填入lost.故選項B正確。
小題2:A 本句的主句為he loaded his family into his car and…,由此可知設(shè)空處引導(dǎo)定語從句，根據(jù)句義此處應(yīng)該用表示時間的關(guān)系副詞when.
小題3:C 根據(jù)上文 ________ (lost) all in 1930s,…可知此空格應(yīng)填入penniless(身無分文).
小題4:D 此句應(yīng)理解為爺爺用車把全家人帶到加拿大。選項A意為“去取”；選項B意為“允許”；選項C意為“期望”；選項D意為“帶走”。故選項D正確。
小題5:D 空后的句子為“there are more important things in life than money”.此句應(yīng)為設(shè)空處的同位語。改句不是爺爺?shù)囊环N“希望”、“諾言”或“建議”，而是爺爺?shù)囊环N“信念”。故答案為選項D.
小題6:A 根據(jù)首段最后一詞以及第二段整段內(nèi)容可知，選項A為最佳選項。
小題7:B 本句可改為Mr. Guyer downsized from a more expensive and comfortable one to…h(huán)ouse.改后可知Mr. Guyer原來所住的房子價格不菲，而且住起來非常舒適，而現(xiàn)在卻住在一個小房間里。故答案為B.
小題8:D 由于居住條件變得很差，所以Mr. Guyer擔(dān)心孩子們會感到不舒服。選項A意為“感到吃驚的”；選項B意為“感到煩惱的”；選項C意為“感到失望的”；選項D意為“擔(dān)心的”。故選項D正確。
小題9:C 使他感到吃驚的是，他們并沒有感到不舒服。相反，他們的反應(yīng)與他們的曾祖父一樣。instead表示與前面提到的事情相反。故選項C正確。
小題10:B 從上下文可知，孩子們并沒有因為居住條件變得糟糕而感到不舒服，他們關(guān)心的是這所房子里的一家人有多溫暖、他們的心有多么貼近。選項A意為“談?wù)摗�；選項B意為“關(guān)心”；選項C意為“寫關(guān)于……的內(nèi)容”；選項D意為“聽說”。故B正確。
小題11:A 根據(jù)句義可知，孩子們關(guān)心的是全家人心靈之間有多么貼近。Much表示程度。故選A.
小題12:D  through hard times意為“度過艱難時期”。
小題13:C 講故事的專家說，這種現(xiàn)象反映了人們對講故事越來越感興趣，這一點從不斷增加對各種事件以及節(jié)日故事的講述中得到印證。選項A意為“爭辯”；選項B意為“技巧；技能”；選項C意為“興趣”；選項D意為“焦慮；擔(dān)憂”。故選項C正確。
小題14:A 根據(jù)句義可知，此處是指一項對65個家庭所做的研究。選項A意為“研究”；選項B意為“設(shè)計”；選項C意為“委員會”；選項D意為“全體職工”。故選項A正確。
小題15:B 通過全文可知通過父母給孩子講故事再讓孩子復(fù)述故事這一過程，孩子們減少了生氣和焦慮。故B正確。
小題16:D 此句意為:講故事的訣竅使用孩子能夠傾聽故事的方式來講(故事)。Trick意為“訣竅”。故D正確。
小題17:C 選項A意為“履行；完成；表演”；選項B意為“寫”；選項C意為“容忍；此處意為：傾聽”；選項D意為“質(zhì)問；質(zhì)疑”。故選C.
小題18:C  …that begins意為“是這樣開始的”。此題從后面的敘述提示可以知道答案。故選C.
小題19:A 根據(jù)上文可知，所講的故事應(yīng)該符合孩子們的“需要(needs)”,而不是“活動(activities)”、“判斷(judgments)”或者“習(xí)慣(habits)”。故選A.
小題20:B 根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此空格為賓語從句的引導(dǎo)詞，而且從句中動詞take缺少賓語，what既引導(dǎo)賓語從句又作賓語從句的賓語。故選B。
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C．is good to the imagination of the children
D．benefits the healthy growth of the children
小題4:The purpose of the author in writing this article is________.
A．to persuade and adviseB．to argue and instruct
C．to amuse and interest　D．to explain and comment

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Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting.But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 ?15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day — which really for handwriting is pretty much.
Many adults remember learning that way — by copying letters over and over again. Today’ s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself.Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.
Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility,_which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency — writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.
But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about one?fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.
But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.
小題1:We can learn ________ from Paragraph 1.
A．teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching job
B．most teachers prefer to teach handwriting
C．teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting
D．a(chǎn) keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely
小題2:Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA?
A．The students are taught by practicing a long period.
B．The letters are repeated many times.
C．Handwriting includes two skills.
D．To write in cursive is taught first.
小題3:The underlined word “l(fā)egibility” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A．easy to readB．complexC．unexpectedD．unreadable
小題4:The best title for the passage is ________.
A．How to improve handwriting in school
B．Right or wrong: the death of handwriting
C．Handwriting involves two skills
D．Handwriting lessons are on the way out
小題5:The author’ s attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school is________.
A．negativeB．objectiveC．criticalD．optimistic

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