第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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 . ”
21. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored
22. A. when B. while C. how D. why
23. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless
24. A. fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took
25. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief
26. A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report
27. A. large B. small C. new D. grand
28. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried
29. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise
30. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about
31. A. much B. many C. little D. few
32. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through
33. A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety
34. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff
35. A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse
36. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick
37. A. perform B. write C. hear D. question
38. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves
39. A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits
40. A. that B. what C. which D. whom
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. C 38. C 39. A 40. B
