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, all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly , he loaded his family into the car and them to see family members in Canada with a , “There are more important things in life than money.”
The took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. Instead, their reaction echoed (重复) their great-grandfather’s. What they about was how warm the people were in the house and how much of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon (现象) reflects a growing in telling tales, evidenced (证明) by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The is telling the stories in a way children can hear. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that , “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 (适合) to the child’s , and make eye contact to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children what they should take from the story and what the moral is.
A．missed B．lost C．forgot D．ignored
A．friendless B．worthless C．penniless D．homeless
A．fetched B．allowed C．expected D．took
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．talked B．cared C．wrote D．heard
A．good B．hard C．old D．modern
A．argument B．skill C．interest D．anxiety
A．study B．design C．party D．staff
A．provide B．retell C．support D．refuse
A．trouble B．gift C．fact D．trick
A．means B．ends C．begins D．proves
A．needs B．activities C．hobbies D．habits
When the weather turns warm, everyone wants to be in or around the water. Hanging out at the pool the beach on a hot day is a great way to beat the heat.
Most people don’t think much about water -but they should. For people between the ages of 5 and 24, drowning is the second cause of accidental death.
It doesn’t have to be that way, .By knowing how to stay safe and following a few simple guidelines, most water related accidents can be .
It’s a good idea to swim only in places that are watched over by a lifeguard. can predict changing ocean currents, sudden storms, or other dangers. In the event that something does go wrong, lifeguards are trained in techniques.
Swimming in an body of water(like a river, lake, or ocean) is different from swimming in a pool. You need more to handle the currents and other changing conditions in the open water.
If you do find yourself in a current, don’t panic and don’t fight the current. Try to swim parallel(平行) to the shore until you are able to the current, which is usually a narrow channel of water. try to make your way back to shore as you do so. If you’re to swim away from the current, stay calm and with the current. The current will usually ,then you can swim to shore.
a very good swimmer who tries to swim against a strong current will get worn out. If you’re going to in open water, better take lessons that provide you with tips on unexpected dangers.
Some areas with extremely strong currents are limits when it comes to swimming. Do your research so you know not to swim, and pay attention to any warning signs posted in the area.
A．pollution B．safety C．supply D．shortage
A．changing B．reasonable C．unknown D．leading
A．though B．besides C．therefore D．otherwise
A．ignored B．determined C．avoided D．delayed
A．Nobody B．Everybody C．Anybody D．Some body
A．hidden B．immediate C．obvious D．increased
A．medical B．teaching C．rescue D．managing
A．active B．attractive C．open D．empty
A．time B．energy C．money D．skill
A．flooded B．injured C．impressed D．caught
A．catch up with B．get out of C．take hold of D．keep away from
A．Eventually B．immediately C．Frequently D．Gradually
A．unwilling B．unable C．unlikely D．unfortunate
A．fight B．bargain C．compete D．float
A．set off B．slow down C．break out D．roll over
A．Yes B．So C．Also D．Even
A．swim B．surf C．dive D．relax
A．handling B．foreseeing C．reducing D．identifying
A．within B．above C．beyond D．below
A．why B．when C．where D．how
My father used to like drinking. Every time when he got ____，he would shout loudly and beat my ____，who left my father and I when I was seven.
I went to a boarding(寄宿的)____when I was thirteen，and I finally didn’t have to see my father drunk every day. However，I didn’t talk to anybody and ____all my spare time alone in school because of the pain in my heart. When other boys were ___on the playground，I would sit there alone. This lasted for several weeks until a new____who was about forty came to our class. She，of course，____I was different. She asked me to answer her question in her first class. I ____and answered her question in a very ____voice，with my head down. That noon，after lunch，she found me and had a ____with me. She asked me ___I needed any help. Nobody had ever cared about me like that. I ____told her everything about my family.
“Things won’t get ____，”she said.
From that day on，every time when she saw me，she would give me a ____.She often asked me to answer her questions in class，and she helped me with my ____after class. As time went by，I didn’t feel so ____as before.
The day I left that school，I ____her why she did all that for me.
“My mother ____when I was ten. I know how hard it is ____a mother，”she said.
I will never____her—my dearest teacher.
A．hurt B．drunk C．lost D．bored
A．brother B．grandma C．mother D．aunt
A．class B．factory C．school D．office
A．wasted B．saved C．got D．spent
A．playing B．singing C．performing D．pushing
A．student B．worker C．teacher D．friend
A．ignored B．noticed C．smelt D．felt
A．work up B．went through C．stood up D．calmed down
A．angry B．low C．terrible D．sad
A．meal B．talk C．sentence D．test
A．if B．why C．when D．how
A．firstly B．finally C．interestingly D．strangely
A．better B．smaller C．worse D．higher
A．look B．smile C．hand D．book
A．phrases B．accent C．vocabulary D．studies
A．happy B．dangerous C．hard D．lonely
A．told B．asked C．answered D．troubled
A．died B．married C．appeared D．fell
A．with B．for C．without D．as
A．cheat B．forget C．believe D．upset
“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to what they had done. “Who did this?” asked my teacher once more. She wasn’t really asking, she was demanding a(n) . She seldom became , but she was this time. She held up a piece of glass and asked, “Who this window?” Unfortunately, I was the one who broke the window. I had not done it . It was caused by an errant (偏离的) throw of a baseball.
Why did it have to be me? If I admitted guilt, how would I be able to pay for a big like that? I didn’t want to confess (坦白) it, but something strong inside my body made me my hand. I told the . “I did it.” I said no more. My teacher went to one of our library shelves and took down a . She then began walking towards me. I knew my teacher had never a student, but I she was going to start with me and she was going to use a book for the swatting (重击). “I know how you like ,” she said as she stood looking down at my guilt-ridden face.
“Here is that book about birds that you constantly out. It is yours. It’s time we get a(n) one for the school anyway. The book is yours and you will not be as long as you remember that I am not rewarding you for your misdeed, but I am rewarding you for your .” I couldn’t it! I wasn’t being punished, and I was getting my favorite book, the one that I had been saving up money to buy!
What happened that day has deeply rooted in my memory and the my teacher taught me that day will last .
A．look after B．look over C．get over D．think about
A．letter B．answer C．question D．problem
A．angry B．happy C．excited D．sorry
A．closed B．opened C．broke D．repaired
A．on purpose B．by accident C．in demand D．on time
A．door B．table C．plate D．window
A．give B．raise C．change D．hold
A．lie B．secret C．truth D．question
A．book B．picture C．map D．cartoon
A．fired B．warned C．helped D．beaten
A．wondered B．feared C．regarded D．explained
A．fish B．pets C．birds D．animals
A．check B．take C．put D．watch
A．old B．strange C．new D．beautiful
A．fined B．found C．taught D．punished
A．honesty B．dream C．progress D．study
A．accept B．believe C．guess D．refuse
A．nice B．little C．very D．big
A．lesson B．lecture C．art D．method
A．never B．still C．ever D．forever
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was working in a store three years ago. I remember one girl who started there a few months after me. I remember always meeting her. I don’t know but for a strange reason we would never talk. We would just see each other and smile.
She would smile in a really happy way until one day when we got to work in the department again. She as if she was the happiest girl in the world. But I had a strange feeling. So I went up to her and said, “What’s wrong with you?” She answered, “Why?” I said, “I could feel you’re very today and you’re trying to hide it.”
She was shocked as if I had her deepest secret, so we started . She told me why she was feeling like that and why she was to hide it and we had a good time together. Time and we became good friends. She’d always tell me I had changed her in so many ways, but I could not how it had happened. I would just smile, not understanding what she by that.
Today this girl is one of my best . I really don’t know what I would do her. She has been there for me in every possible way a friend could be.
I guess what I’m trying to say is you know when you’re helping yourself. I this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a(n) friend.
So the next time you see a , and he looks as if he needs who will listen to him, listen to what he has to say. You never know, you might just end up helping yourself.
A．working B．learning C．playing D．living
A．where B．when C．why D．how
A．secretly B．hardly C．always D．perhaps
A．great B．same C．modern D．small
A．shouted B．cried C．spoke D．smiled
A．happy B．angry C．proud D．sad
A．kept B．told C．discovered D．watched
A．talking B．shouting C．discussing D．arguing
A．planning B．trying C．refusing D．failing
A．went off B．went by C．went up D．went down
A．life B．hobby C．habit D．road
A．introduce B．promise C．suggest D．imagine
A．meant B．wanted C．offered D．received
A．classmates B．sisters C．friends D．workers
A．with B．without C．through D．besides
A．often B．sometimes C．forever D．never
A．helped B．accepted C．recognized D．praised
A．kind B．rich C．true D．honest
A．student B．stranger C．manager D．listener
A．someone B．anyone C．none D．everyone
I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was rather organized. Each of her objects had its , but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. time, Kate got neater and I got . She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got of each other.
One evening war . Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her shouting, "Take your away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I to my feet and started shouting. She shouted back louder.
The room was filled with . We could not have stayed together for a single but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she , she quickly hid under her covers, sobbing(呜咽). , that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a feeling of sympathy(同情) rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, on her side. I was so buried in my work I even didn't notice Kate had sat up.
She was watching, her tears dried and her one of disbelief. Then, to my surprise, she out her hands to catch mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. "Thanks."
Kate and I stayed for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to together: giving in,cleaning up and holding on.
A．room B．place C．station D．seat
A．Over B．During C．With D．For
A．uglier B．cleaner C．messier D．lazier
A．angry B．tired C．sad D．mad
A．broke in B．took place C．set off D．broke out
A．socks B．clothes C．shoes D．trousers
A．ran B．jumped C．flew D．walked
A．angry B．concern C．sadness D．anger
A．hour B．week C．minute D．day
A．tell B．express C．forecast D．show
A．put up B．hung up C．held on D．went on
A．Surprisingly B．Clearly C．Happily D．Excitedly
A．warm B．strange C．cold D．funny
A．brought B．caught C．made D．changed
A．but B．and C．even D．so
A．that B．which C．what D．who
A．tongue B．expression C．sign D．position
A．took B．held C．reached D．threw
A．workmates B．classmates C．deskmates D．roommates
A．living B．studying C．study D．live
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