Children find meanings in their old family

题目内容：

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, 33all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 34his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 35, he loaded his family into the car and 36them to see family members in Canada with a 37,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The 38took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 39house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 40that 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 42was how warm the people were in the house and how 43of their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 44hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 45in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.

A university 46of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 47parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

The 48is 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 52they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”

小题1:

A．missed

B．lost

C．forgot

D．ignored小题2:

A．when

B．while

C．how

D．why小题3:

A．friendless

B．worthless

C．penniless

D．homeless小题4:A fetched B. allowed C. expectedD. took

小题5:

A．hope

B．promise

C．suggestion

D．belief小题6:

A．tale

B．agreement

C．arrangement

D．report小题7:

A．large

B．small

C．new

D．grand小题8:

A．surprised

B．annoyed

C．disappointed

D．worried小题9:

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．Otherwise小题10:

A．talked about

B．cared about

C．wrote about

D．heard about小题11:

A．much

B．many

C．little

D．few小题12:

A．beyond

B．over

C．behind

D．through小题13:

A．argument

B．skill

C．interest

D．anxiety小题14:

A．study

B．design

C．committee

D．staff小题15:

A．provide

B．retell

C．support

D．refuse小题16:

A．trouble

B．gift

C．fact

D．trick小题17:

A．perform

B．write

C．hear

D．question小题18:

A．means

B．ends

C．begins

D．proves小题19:

A．needs

B．activities

C．judgments

D．habits小题20:

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．whom

最佳答案：

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

答案解析：

略

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