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　　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, 　　1　　 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most．In one of the darkest times 　　2　　 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 　　3　　 , he loaded his family into the car and 　　4　　 them to see family members in Canada with a 　　5　　, “there are more important things in life than money”．

　　The 　　6　　took on a new meaning recently when Mr．Guyer downsized to　　7　　house from a more expensive and comfortable one．He was 　　8　　 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren't．　　9　　 , their reaction echoed(共鸣)their great-grandfather's．What they　　10　　was how warm the people were in the house and how 　　11　　 of their heart was accessible．

　　Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children 　　12　　 hard times．Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 　　13　　 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals．

　　A university 　　14　　 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to 　　15　　 parents' stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety．

　　The 　　16　　 is telling the stories in a way children can 　　17　　．We're not talking here about the kind of story that 　　18　　, “ 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 　　19　　, and make eye contact(接触)to create “a personal experience”．We don't have to tell children 　　20　　 they should take from the story and what the moral is．

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　　Children find meanings in their old family tales．

　　When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker, 　　1　　 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most．In one of the darkest times 　　2　　 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 　　3　　, he loaded his family into the car and 　　4　　 them to see family members in Canada with a 　　5　　,“there are more important thins in life than money．”

　　The 　　6　　 took on a new meaning recently when Mr．Guyer downsized to a 　　7　　 house from a more expensive and comfortable one．He was 　　8　　 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren’t 　　9　　, their reaction echoed(共鸣)their great-grandfather’s．What they 　　10　　 was how warm the people were in the house and how 　　11　　 of their heart was accessible．

　　Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 　　12　　 hard times．Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 　　13　　 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals．

　　A university 　　14　　 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to

　　　　15　　 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety．

　　The 　　16　　 is telling the stories in a way children can 　　17　　．We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 　　18　　,“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 　　19　　, and make eye contact(接触)to create“a personal experience”,We don’t have to tell children 　　20　　 they should take from the story and what the moral is．”

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完形填空，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。

　　This year 　　1　　 the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic．Like some American 　　2　　 in the 2008 financial crisis, the ship was thought to be “too big to 　　3　　 ”．But the banks failed and the Titanic failed．．．spectacularly! After hitting an iceberg, it plunged to the bottom of the 　　4　　 Ocean．In less than three hours, the “unsinkable” ship was just a wreck and over1, 500 people were dead．

　　Most of us know the story of the Titanic from watching the James Cameron film．It's now been released in a 3D version and new audiences can see the tragic event 　　5　　 and be moved by the love story of the two main characters, Jack and Rose．But Titanic is 　　6　　 a love story; it's the story of 　　7　　 ordinary people react when faced with 　　8　　 circumstances．

　　In 1852, the HMS Birkenhead foundered on rocks near the coast of South Africa．The British ship was carrying soldiers, and also many women and children．There weren't enough 　　9　　 for everyone so the order was given, “women and children first．” 　　10　　 the women and children were being saved, the soldiers stood at attention on deck and, 　　11　　 , went down with the ship．They faced their death with bravery and 　　12　　．

　　The 　　13　　 , “women and children first, ” became the standard on all British ships and it's exactly what happened on the Titanic．The ship's crew and many passengers realized that they would not be saved, 　　14　　 they did not panic．They helped others or 　　15　　 calmly for the icy death they knew was inevitable．In the movie, we see the ship's musicians playing to help 　　16　　 the passengers．We see the ship's officers keeping order as the lifeboats are loaded．And we see British gentlemen “keeping their heads” as all about them are losing theirs．

　　No one knows how they will react in the face of a disaster．It all 　　17　　 one's character．Remarkably, most people behave well．We have seen this in America's 911, in the 2008 Sichuan 　　18　　 and in Japan last year．　　19　　 such as the Titanic will happen, but the character of good people is 　　20　　．

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