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, 26 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 27 , he loaded his family into the car and 28 them to see family members in Canada with a 29 , “There are more important things in life than money.”
The 30 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 31 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 32 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 33 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 34 times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon (现象) reflects a growing 35 in telling tales, evidenced (证明) by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university 36 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 37 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The 38 is telling the stories in a way children can hear. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 39 , “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 40 , 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.
【小题1】A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored
【小题2】A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless
【小题3】A. fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took
【小题4】A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief
【小题5】A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report
【小题6】A. large B. small C. new D. grand
【小题7】A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried
【小题8】A. talked B. cared C. wrote D. heard
【小题9】A. good B. hard C. old D. modern
【小题10】A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety
【小题11】A. study B. design C. party D. staff
【小题12】A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse
【小题13】A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick
【小题14】A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves
【小题15】A. needs B. activities C. hobbies D. habits
【答案】
BCDDA BDBBC ABDCA