Once upon a time, there was a large mountains
ide, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four
21 eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain, 22 one of the eggs to roll down the mountain 23 a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must 24 and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen 25 to hatch and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. 26 , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n) 27 . Soon, the eagle believed he was 28 more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family, 29 his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and 30 a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle 31 , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with32 , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”
The eagle 33 staring at his real family up above, 34 that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his 35 be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is 36 the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle 37 dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. 38 , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle 39 .
You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle, 40 your dreams, not the words of a chicken.
A．large B．curious C．small D．fortunate
A．guiding B．blowing C．causing D．inviting
A．on B．over C．past D．to
A．introduce B．punish D．share
A．offered B．regretted C．managed D．turned
A．Carefully B．Gently C．Sadly D．Luckily
A．chicken B．eagle C．hero D．fool
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．and B．but C．so D．however
A．noticed B．recognized C．respected D．watched
A．cried B．smiled C．argued D．explained
A．excitement B．anger C．laughter D．surprise
A．approached B．avoided C．continued D．considered
A．promising B．proving C．believing
A．suggestion B．advantage C．dream D．discovery
A．what B．why C．how D．when
A．went B．enjoyed C．began D．stopped
A．Happily B．Finally C．Quickly D．Probably
A．gave away B．broke down C．passed away D．died out
A．steal B．follow C．have D．remember
With parents who taught at school, Sophia received a fairly good education. She would have achieved 36 in a career, but she 37 to spend most of her marriage in the 38 role of wife and mother, 39 herself to her husband and her three children.
At the beginning of their family life, Sophia took on the 40 for running the house in order for her husband to 41 his personal interest: writing novels. However, things weren’t going as 42 as expected. Nate’s writing failed to 43 the whole 
housekeeping. He had to take a position in the government to 44 for his family. Sophia tried to persuade Nate to give up his 45 for full-time writing, but he didn’t listen to her. He took his job 46 because it promised the family would be prevented from being 47 . That accounted for the shocking 48 he suffered when he lost his job. That day, he said to Sophia in a 49 , “I got fired. I am a 50 failure.”“Now you can focus your mind 51 your writing.” she responded. To make Nate believe money was no longer the major 52 ， Sophia took out a box that was fu
ll of 53 . She explained that she got the money for their hand-painted lampshades.
The unemployed husband did 54 a book that was a(n) 55 hit and is a long-lasting literary masterpiece. The story of Sophia’s turning her husband into a world famous writer has been widely talked about ever since then.
A．only a little B．quite a lot C．quite a few D．a great number
A．proved B．required C．selected D．preferred
A．central B．false C．traditional D．additional
A．devoting B．supporting C．deciding D．forcing
A．responsibility B．approach C．amusement D．occupation
A．observe B．reduce C．change D．follow
A．generally B．satisfactorily C．unfortunately D．quickly
A．preserve B．cover C．include D．overcome
A．support B．search C．provide D．comfort
A．aid B．interest C．job D．share
A．strictly B．truly C．carefully D．seriously
A．well off B．badly off C．straight away D．right now
A．cut B．loss C．disease
A．whisper B．voice C．sense D．manner
A．free B．close C．complete D．necessary
A．on B．for C．in D．to
A．connection B．discovery C．task D．concern
A．gold B．cash C．jewelry D．silver
A．pick out B．react to C．turn out D．build up
A．ordinary B．instant C．short D．humorous
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 31 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would 32 his taxi on the road. I 33 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 34 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 35 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was a 36 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 37 to be outside one evening two weeks 38 , when the garage door was 39 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 40 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 41 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 42 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 43 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove fo
r a (n） 44 .
We go to bed every night and 45 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 46 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 47 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire 
happiness and success on how much bigger and better a 48 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by 49 it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 50 we are than what we do!
A．window B．garage C．door D．yard
A．park B．stop C．check D．repair
A．knew B．understood C．asked D．wondered
A．for B．out of C．without D．from
A．business B．national C．personal D．public
A．waste B．gift C．wonder D．must
A．appeared B．intended D．happened
A．later B．more C．ago D．before
A．broken B．fine C．shut D．open
A．once B．before C．when D．until
A．far B．deep C．long D．little
A．driver B．engineer C．father D．son
A．called B．made C．elected D．turned
A．experience B．earning C．life D．work
A．stay up B．wake up C．stay home D．go home
A．competition B．performance C．debate D．party
A．family B．company C．team D．whole
A．garden B．garage C．car D．taxi
A．giving B．keeping C．driving D．parking
A．who B．what C．which D．where
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we __21__ realize that those challenges are the very things that __22__ us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with __23__.
When w
e are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __24__: we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the _25__ and call it quits. Although there are _26_ times when calling it quits is
the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is commitment and _27_.
When we are devoted to something, it means that no matter how __28__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __29__ it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __30__ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to (对照) just saying what the other person did wrong. __31__ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” __32__ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for __33__ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or _34__ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only _35__ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “H
ard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”
A．seem to B．come to C．hope to D．try to
A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape
A．success B．pressure C．friendship D．difficulty
A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects
A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense
A．hardly B．certainly C．consequently D．exactly
A．communication B．confidence C．courage D．consideration
A．doubtful B．shameful C．harmful D．painful
A．keep B．control C．face D．catch
A．space C．topic D．room
A．If B．As C．While D．Unless
A．other than B．rather than C．or rather D．or else
A．what B．who C．where D．which
A．pass by B．come across C．get through D．run over
A．serves B．means C．aims D．attempts
Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men. The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Koni-shiki, who now 16 about 230 kg. Born in Hawaii, he was 17 a big boy. When he was a teenager, some people 18 he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler.
Although he took their advice, at first it was a 19 life. “I had to clean the toilets and 20 the rubbish (垃圾),” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to 21 to life in Japan. I said to myself, ‘I 22 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could 23 it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started 24 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank. But despite his 25 he soon had health problems. The doctors told him that he should 26 some weight. “I started dieting. I 27 to do it. But I did it too 28 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got 29 in a car crash. “I must go and 30 them,” he thought. Though it was only three days 31 a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii. Despite his 32 , they were not badly injured.
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well. The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win, 33 he will go down in rank.”
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup. He was so 34 that he cried. “You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t 35 it.”
A．means B．measures C．weighs D．has
A．always B．hardly C．sometimes D．once
A．promised B．allowed C．considered D．suggested
A．real B．hard C．comfortable D．rich
A．sell B．bring C．take D．empty
A．adapt B．respond C．devote D．lead
A．would B．can C．must D．may
A．speak B．say C．learn D．tell
A．bad B．well C．suddenly D．similarly
A．failure B．success C．effort D．fame
A．gain B．lose C．save D．spare
A．failed B．began C．had D．refused
A．stupidly B．carefully C．slowly D．quickly
A．shocked B．destroyed C．ruined D．injured
A．visit B．care C．meet D．serve
A．after B．since C．before D．until
A．joy B．worry C．surprise D．regret
A．because B．but C．or D．and
A．sad B．nervous C．curious D．happy
A．do B．help C．feel D．leave
Jerry is a popular manager of a restaurant. It was his attitude 21 made the waiters follow him. He was a natural motivator (鼓舞人心的人). If a(n) 22 was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling him/her how to look on the 23 side of the situation.
This attitude really made me 24, so one day I asked him, “I don’t get it! No one can be a positive person 25. How can you manage it?”
“Every time something bad happens, I can choose to 26 it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining and I can 27 the positive side of life. Why don’t we just do that later?” Jerry said.
Jerry told me an unusual story out of his experience. One day he left the back door of his restaurant 28 and was robbed by three men. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from 29 , slipped off the combination (开启号码的号码组合). The robbers got angry and 30 him.
31 , Jerry was found quickly and taken to the hospital. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of care, Jerry 32 with fragments (碎片) of the bullets (子弹) still in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the 33 . I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. “Did you lose consciousness? Weren’t you 34 ?” I asked.
“No,” Jerry said, “35 when I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared.”
“A nurse asked if I was allergic (过敏的) to anything. ‘Yes’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped 36 as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘37 !’”
“Over the laughter, I told them, ‘Please 38 on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”
Jerry survived 39 the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. Attitude, after all, is 40 .
A．which B．that C．what D．why
A．adviser B．performer C．actress D．employee
A．right B．dark C．same D．positive
A．regretful B．curious C．bored D．content
A．up to now B．all the time C．now and then D．sooner or later
A．insist on B．get close to C．refer to D．learn from
A．point out B．pick up C．build up D．take up
A．open B．closed C．shut D．locked
A．happiness B．eagerness C．nervousness D．anger
A．shot B．killed C．beat D．hit
A．Immediately B．Fortunately C．Obviously D．Suddenly
A．died B．disappeared C．recovered D．escaped
A．robbery B．murder C．sickness D．meeting
A．astonished B．delighted C．excited D．frightened
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．to work B．working C．to talk D．talking
A．Pills B．Flowers C．Bullets D．Cakes
A．operate B．focus C．rely D．carry
A．instead of B．in spite of C．in place of D．thanks to
A．something B．none C．everything D．any
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we __21__ realize that those challenges are the very things that __22__ us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with __23__.
When w
e are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __24__: we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the _25__ and call it quits. Although there are _26_ times when calling it quits is
the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is commitment and _27_.
When we are devoted to something, it means that no matter how __28__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __29__ it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __30__ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to (对照) just saying what the other person did wrong. __31__ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” __32__ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for __33__ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or _34__ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only _35__ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “H
ard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”
A．seem to B．come to C．hope to D．try to
A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape
A．success B．pressure C．friendship D．difficulty
A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects
A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense
A．hardly B．certainly C．consequently D．exactly
A．communication B．confidence C．courage D．consideration
A．doubtful B．shameful C．harmful D．painful
A．keep B．control C．face D．catch
A．space C．topic D．room
A．If B．As C．While D．Unless
A．other than B．rather than C．or rather D．or else
A．what B．who C．where D．which
A．pass by B．come across C．get through D．run over
A．serves B．means C．aims D．attempts
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we __21__ realize that those challenges are the very things that __22__ us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with __23__.
When w
e are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __24__: we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the _25__ and call it quits. Although there are _26_ times when calling it quits is
the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is commitment and _27_.
When we are devoted to something, it means that no matter how __28__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __29__ it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __30__ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to (对照) just saying what the other person did wrong. __31__ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” __32__ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for __33__ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or _34__ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only _35__ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “H
ard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”
| A．seem to | B．come to | C．hope to | D．try to |
| A．design | B．promote | C．direct | D．shape |
| A．success | B．pressure | C．friendship | D．difficulty |
| A．opportunities | B．expectations | C．choices | D．aspects |
| A．comment | B．loss | C．trouble | D．expense |
| A．hardly | B．certainly | C．consequently | D．exactly |
| A．communication | B．confidence | C．courage | D．consideration |
| A．doubtful | B．shameful | C．harmful | D．painful |
| A．keep | B．control | C．face | D．catch |
| A．space | B．plan |
C．topic | D．room |
| A．If | B．As | C．While | D．Unless |
| A．other than | B．rather than | C．or rather | D．or else |
| A．what | B．who | C．where | D．which |
| A．pass by | B．come across | C．get through | D．run over |
| A．serves | B．means | C．aims | D．attempts |
Jerry is a popular manager of a restaurant. It was his attitude 21 made the waiters follow him. He was a natural motivator (鼓舞人心的人). If a(n) 22 was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling him/her how to look on the 23 side of the situation.
This attitude really made me 24, so one day I asked him, “I don’t get it! No one can be a positive person 25. How can you manage it?”
“Every time something bad happens, I can choose to 26 it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining and I can 27 the positive side of life. Why don’t we just do that later?” Jerry said.
Jerry told me an unusual story out of his experience. One day he left the back door of his restaurant 28 and was robbed by three men. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from 29 , slipped off the combination (开启号码的号码组合). The robbers got angry and 30 him.
31 , Jerry was found quickly and taken to the hospital. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of care, Jerry 32 with fragments (碎片) of the bullets (子弹) still in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the 33 . I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. “Did you lose consciousness? Weren’t you 34 ?” I asked.
“No,” Jerry said, “35 when I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared.”
“A nurse asked if I was allergic (过敏的) to anything. ‘Yes’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped 36 as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘37 !’”
“Over the laughter, I told them, ‘Please 38 on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”
Jerry survived 39 the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. Attitude, after all, is 40 .
A．which B．that C．what D．why
A．adviser B．performer C．actress D．employee
A．right B．dark C．same D．positive
A．regretful B．curious C．bored D．content
A．up to now B．all the time C．now and then D．sooner or later
A．insist on B．get close to C．refer to D．learn from
A．point out B．pick up C．build up D．take up
A．open B．closed C．shut D．locked
A．happiness B．eagerness C．nervousness D．anger
A．shot B．killed C．beat D．hit
A．Immediately B．Fortunately C．Obviously D．Suddenly
A．died B．disappeared C．recovered D．escaped
A．robbery B．murder C．sickness D．meeting
A．astonished B．delighted C．excited D．frightened
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．to work B．working C．to talk D．talking
A．Pills B．Flowers C．Bullets D．Cakes
A．operate B．focus C．rely D．carry
A．instead of B．in spite of C．in place of D．thanks to
A．something B．none C．everything D．any
Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men. The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Koni-shiki, who now 16 about 230 kg. Born in Hawaii, he was 17 a big boy. When he was a teenager, some people 18 he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler.
Although he took their advice, at first it was a 19 life. “I had to clean the toilets and 20 the rubbish (垃圾),” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to 21 to life in Japan. I said to myself, ‘I 22 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could 23 it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started 24 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank. But despite his 25 he soon had health problems. The doctors told him that he should 26 some weight. “I started dieting. I 27 to do it. But I did it too 28 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got 29 in a car crash. “I must go and 30 them,” he thought. Though it was only three days 31 a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii. Despite his 32 , they were not badly injured.
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well. The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win, 33 he will go down in rank.”
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup. He was so 34 that he cried. “You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t 35 it.”
A．means B．measures C．weighs D．has
A．always B．hardly C．sometimes D．once
A．promised B．allowed C．considered D．suggested
A．real B．hard C．comfortable D．rich
A．sell B．bring C．take D．empty
A．adapt B．respond C．devote D．lead
A．would B．can C．must D．may
A．speak B．say C．learn D．tell
A．bad B．well C．suddenly D．similarly
A．failure B．success C．effort D．fame
A．gain B．lose C．save D．spare
A．failed B．began C．had D．refused
A．stupidly B．carefully C．slowly D．quickly
A．shocked B．destroyed C．ruined D．injured
A．visit B．care C．meet D．serve
A．after B．since C．before D．until
A．joy B．worry C．surprise D．regret
A．because B．but C．or D．and
A．sad B．nervous C．curious D．happy
A．do B．help C．feel D．leave
Mr. Hall was a rich businessman and lived in a big house beside a beautiful river.
The river usually __16__ over in winter, and one year __17__ happened very early, so that by Christmas time it was covered with really __18__ ice. People could walk across it safely.
The sight of this ice gave Mr. Hall __19__. He decided to have a big Christmas party on the ice. He would have all the furniture in his living-room _ 20 _ out onto the ice. He would have pretty colored lights _ 21 _ all around
, and they would have a wonderful party. So he sent out __22__ to all his important friends, and on Christmas Eve they all began to _ 23 his house and then went onto the ice. They were all in very good _ 24 and thought that it _25_
a wonderful idea of Mr. Hall to have a party on the ice.
The party 26 until late at night, and as the _ 27 guests said their merry Christmas, Mr. Hall was pleased with himself for the __28 party.
He had drunk rather 29 at the party, so he did not wake up very early __30 morning. In fact, it was 31 midday when he got up and looked out of the window at the spot where the party was held last night. __32__ he saw there made him wonder whether he was still 33 _. He closed his eyes, opened them again but there was no mistake! The ice had __34 up in the early sunshine and had carried all his living-room furniture out to __35 .
A．flows C．freeze D．froze
A．freezing B．ice C．snow D．rain
A．thin B．thick C．deep D．shallow
A．a wish B．an idea C．a hope D．a plan
A．selling B．carrying C．sold D．carried
A．lay B．lain C．hung D．hanged
A．introductions B．invitations C．informations D．lights
A．look for B．come to C．see D．leave
A．spirit B．strength C．condition D．manners
A．would be B．had been C．had had D．would have
A．went to B．kept on C．happened D．took place
A．first B．last C．most D．important
A．big B．new C．interesting D．successful
A．many B．little C．a lot D．more
A．next B．the next C．following D．followed
A．most B．mostly C．near D．nearly
A．Where B．What C．That D．Which
A．afraid B．awake C．asleep D．alive
A．dried B．come C．frozen D．broken
A．his house B．the sea C．the river D．land
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The angels were 26 a small space in the cold basement instead of in the comfortable guestroom. As they made their 27 on the hard floor, the older angel saw a 28 in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked 29 , the older angel replied, "Things aren’t always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to he house of a very poor but 30 farmer and his wife. After 31 what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they 32 have a good night’s rest. When the sun 33 the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife 34 . Their cow, whose milk had been their only 35 , lay dead in the field. The younger angel was angry and asked the older angel, “How could you 36 this happen? The first man had everything, 37 you helped him. The second family had 38 but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die 39 help them. ”
"Things aren’t always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we 40 in the basement, I 41 there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. 42 the owner was greedy and unwilling to share, I covered the wall so that he wouldn’t 43 it."
"Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came 44 his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem."
Sometimes that is 45 what happens when things don’t turn out the way they should.
A．supplied B．supported C．provided D．given
A．food B．rest C．bed D．room
A．hole B．window C．spot D．circle
A．what B．how C．why D．where
A．gentle B．generous C．modest D．devoted
A．sharing B．cooking C．buying D．delivering
A．should B．must C．could D．may
A．turned up B．came up C．brought up D．sent up
A．in danger B．in rags C．in defence D．in tears
A．food B．budget C．income D．output
A．have permitted B．have got C．have let D．have caused
A．so B．yet C．however D．or
A．none B．much C．some D．little
A．less than B．other than C．more than D．rather than
A．repaired B．stayed C．lived D．settled
A．realized B．recognized C．noticed D．looked
A．Since B．Although C．If D．While
A．discover B．search C．seek D．research
A．to B．for C．over D．around
A．hardly B．exactly C．obviously D．fortunately
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 experts 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. ”
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A．missed B．lost C．forgot D．ignored
A．when B．while C．how D．why
A．friendless B．worthless C．penniless D．homeless
A．hope B．promise C．suggestion D．belief
A．tale B．agreement C．arrangement D．report
A．large B．small C．new D．grand
A．surprised B．annoyed C．disappointed D．worried
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．Otherwise
A．talked about B．cared about C．wrote about D．heard about
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．beyond B．over C．behind D．through
A．argument B．skill C．interest D．anxiety
A．study B．design C．committee D．staff
A．provide B．retell C．support D．refuse
A．trouble B．gift C．fact D．trick
A．perform B．write C．hear D．question
A．means B．ends C．begins D．proves
A．needs B．activities C．judgments D．habits
A．that B．what C．which D．whom
One day I was doing an experiment in front of the classroom, wearing my favorite shirt. A voice came, “Nice shirt”. Then another 1 said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Jimmy’s mother works for my family. We meant to throw the shirt away, but gave 2 to her instead.” Hearing the words, I was embarrassed. It was Mike. Mom worked for his family.
In the evening, I told my mom what had happened. She was silent for a while and then called her employer, “I will 3 work for your family.” That night, she knew her life’s 4 was something greater. She decided to find a more meaningful job.
The next day she 5 with the headmaster of a local public school. She was told that she could not teach without a proper education. So Mom decided to 6 a university.
A year later, she went back to the headmaster. He said, “You are serious, aren’t you? I think I have a 7 for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with some mentally disabled children with little or 8 chance of learning.” Mom accepted the opportunity very 9 .
For almost three years, she saw many teachers give up on the children and 0 , feeling upset. Then one day, the headmaster 11 in her classroom, saying, “We have watched how you 12 the children over the last three years and admire your hard-working spirit. We all agree that you should be the 13 of this class.”
My mom spent over 20 years there. I was proud of her 14 she never gave up and also showed me how to deal with 15 situations. During her career, she was chosen as “Teacher of the Year”.
A．shout B．noise C．sound D．voice
A．it B．them C．one D．this
A．even so B．in reality C．no longer D．more than
A．goal B．trick C．problem D．routine
A．ran B．met C．stayed D．worked
A．visit B．design C．attend D．start
A．condition B．function C．promotion D．position
A．no B．much C．big D．great
A．angrily B．bitterly C．eagerly D．strangely
A．come B．leave C．return D．succeed
A．went up B．took up C．handed up D．turned up
A．accuse B．blame C．treat D．cheat
A．monitor B．teacher C．headmaster D．librarian
A．because B．once C．unless D．if
A．pleasing B．challenging C．exciting D．amazing
My mother attended college during the day while my sister was in school and I was in daycare. One day at daycare I 16 a tired mother attempt to 17 her daughter. The mother refused her little girl’s request to go to McDonalds for dinner and the daughter immediately 18 over the floor, kicking and screaming, “I want to go to McDonalds. “ 19 her mother tried to stop her crying. Finally her mother gave in, the girl stopped crying and they left. To say I was amazed would be 20 ,I was delighted that 21 I wanted could be got in the same way.
That day my mother picked me up early from daycare 22 we were collecting our - Christmas shopping. As we walked through the toy section, I saw a 23 I had to have. It was a white and red telephone whose bells 24 as it was pulled along on a string.
25 lovingly at my mother, I asked, “Mama, 26 I have that telephone?” She replied, “Not now, but if you are a good girl maybe Santa will bring it to you. “ As I insisted, her eyes narrowed and her hand 27 on mine.
By now we were standing in the long line, and I figured it was 28 . I lay down on the ground and began screaming. “I want that telephone. “ Tired Christmas shoppers looked as my mother 29 said, “Becky, you ‘d better get up by the count of three 30 …”
Nothing happened. So then she lay 31 me on the floor, and began kicking and screaming, “I want a new car, I want a new house, I want some jewelry, I want…” 32 , I stood up.
“Mama, stop. Mama, get up,” I 33 said.
She stood, and 34 herself off. At first astonished, the others waiting in line began to clap. And as they were leaving, they said with a smile, “Your mom got your good. I bet you’ll never try that again. “
And I didn’t, because it left a lasting mental picture more effective than any 55 mark.
A．looked B．found C．observed D．watched
A．pick up B．hold up C．make up D．hang up
A．knocked B．fell C．came D．took
A．Anything B．Something C．Nothing D．Everything
A．enough B．abrupt C．impossible D．inaccurate
A．however B．whenever C．whatever D．whichever
A．where B．because C．though D．after
A．toy B．bell C．ring D．doll
A．hung B．burst C．stayed D．rang
A．Looking up B．Holding up C．Carrying on D．Going through
A．must B．can’t C．shall D．will
A．tended B．accumulated C．tightened D．approved
A．more or less B．again and again C．now and then D．now or never
A．calmly B．angrily C．anxiously D．disappointedly
A．at length B．and so on C．or something D．or else
A．beside B．against C．besides D．over
A．Shocked B．Excited C．Angry D．Amused
A．excitedly B．tearfully C．smilingly D．jokingly
A．lift B．polished C．breathed D．brushed
A．arbitrary B．worthy C．physical D．Necessary
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