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 expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 33 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a 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.”
单选题
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】 依据文章可知,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。
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【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】 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。
单选题
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】 既然是破产了,也就变得身无分文,所以用penniless“身无分文的”。
单选题
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】 下文提及加拿大的家人,所以用took,带着他们去。
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【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】 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。
单选题
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】 根据下文的“echoed (共鸣) their great grandfather's”可知,Stephen Guver给孩子们讲的他祖父的故事产生了新的意义。
单选题
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】 由下文的“from a more expensive and comfortable one”可知,现在没钱了,理应住的是小房子,形成对比。