阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个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, 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.
A．missed B．lost C．forgot D．ignored
A．when B．while C．how D．why
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．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．Otherwise
A．talked about B．cared about C．wrote about D．heard about
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．beyond B．over C．behind D．through
A．argument B．skill C．interest D．anxiety
A．study B．design C．committee D．staff
A．provide B．retell C．support D．refuse
A．trouble B．gift C．fact D．trick
A．perform B．write C．bear D．question
A．means B．ends C．begins D．proves
A．needs B．activities C．judgments D．habits
A．that B．what C．which D．whom
（2013·新课标Ⅱ卷) 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets him, especially those who are.
For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that ?
He looks like any otner businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's _. His briefcase always has some gloves。
In winter,Mr.Greenberg does not like other New Yorkers,who look at the sidewalk and the street.He looks around at .He stops when he someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he ,looking for more people with cold .
On winter days,Mr.Greenberg gloves.During the rest of the year,he gloves.People who have heard about him him gloves,and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them .
It runs in the .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the .A pair of gloves may be a thing,but it can make a big difference in winter.
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I was out late watching a movie with a friend in Georgetown．By the time the ended，it was 2 a．m．We walked to my car which was across the street．When we arrived，I noticed something strange-the doors were ．I took a quick of the car and was relieved to find everything undamaged, one thing-my briefcase was gone. After a further search with my friend，I the fact that it was gone, I considered myself incredibly that nothing valuable was taken and nothing else in the car was ．
The next day I a surprising voieemail from a man．He said he had walked his dog in the morning and a pile of papers and bills with my name all over them．I him back immediately．He promised to the materials back or I could pick them up．At first I asked him to send them，but then I ．We were in the same city and plus I didn’t want to inconvenience him．Normally，it probably wouldn’t be to go to a stranger's house to something up，but he gave me an so I figured I was relatively safe．
I met the man and thanked him very much．He said he would me if he found anything else. Words could not express my of this stranger’s kindness. I thought to myself-there’s so much goodness in the world and there are so many people who that inner goodness through acts kindness. Though it feels good to give kindness, it feels nice to others want to give too.
A．party B．movie C．meeting D．night
A．driven B．stopped C．bought D．parked
A．unlocked B．broken C．scratched D．changed
A．charge B．attempt C．survey D．repair
A．rather than B．along with C．as for D．except for
A．declared B．accepted C．doubted D．predicted
A．anxious B．confident C．fortunate D．satisfactory
A．damaged B．attacked C．guarded D．emptied
A．took B．got C．made D．met
A．made out B．went through C．passed down D．came across
A．turned B．fought C．called D．wrote
A．bring B．find C．hold D．mail
A．reconsidered B．discussed C．criticized D．remembered
A．honest B．proud C．smart D．true
A．took B．pick C．send D．put
A．example B．excuse C．order D．address
A．meet B．charge C．inform D．greet
A．appreciation B．approval C．sympathy D．satisfaction
A．search B．express C．drive D．remove
A．force B．challenge C．help D．realize
My daughter and I went out for some shopping．While I was waiting to ，my daughter asked if she could wait for me at the door．
Minutes later she returned to ask if she could give the she had just bought to a man in the street, so there she went and her sweets away．Another 2 minutes later, she again to ask me for something else she could give to the man．I told her that I only had some biscuits for dessert，so she took them to the man and came back with a huge on her face．
When we got out of the shop I that the “man”was an old man in his 80's．It tooked like he was going to the night there. We made eye contact(接触)and he thanked us a lot．
On the way to the parking lot my daughter wanted to buy a drink for the old man, but I had no ．So I went to the cash machine，took some cash and my daughter gave it to the old man，so he could buy a drink．My daughter was over when she came back from the old man．
It was probably my daughter's first random act of ，and that was amazing．
A．order B．pay C．leave D．rest
A．sweets B．toys C．clothes D．drinks
A．kept B．put C．threw D．gave
A．cried B．waved C．returned D．went
A．smiie B．kiss C．gift D．feeling
A．decided B．realized C．believed D．imagined
A．enjoy B．make C．prepare D．spend
A．choice B．idea C．change D．plan
A．excited B．crazy C．angry D．smart
A．politeness B．service C．honesty D．kindness
I arrived in the classroom，ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English literature class．Having taught in the US for 17 years，I had no about my ability to hold their attention and to on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue．
I was shocked when the monitor shouted，“ !” The entire class rose as I entered the room，and I was somewhat about how to get them to sit down again，but once that awkwardness (尴尬) was over，I quickly calmness and began what I thought was a fact—packed lecture，sure to gain their respect—perhaps their admiration．I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a(n) of achievement．
My students diaries．However，as I read them，the happy mood was gradually by a strong sense of sadness．The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today． her next lecture will be better．”Greatly surprised，I read diary after diary，each expressing a theme．“Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework (哲学体系) of Western thought and laid the historical for all the works we’ll study in class，” I complained．“How they say I didn’t teach them anything?”
It was a long term，and it became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as of my students．I thought a teacher’s job was to raise questions and provide enough background so that students could ＿ their own conclusions．My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide information as directly and clearly as possible．What a difference!
，I also learnt a lot，and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a＿ American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.
A．certainty B．idea C．doubt D．experience
A．impress B．put C．leave D．fix
A．Attention B．Look out C．At ease D．Stand up
A．puzzled B．sure C．curious D．worried
A．found B．returned C．regained D．followed
A．more B．even C．yet D．still
A．thought B．sense C．emotion D．idea
A．shared B．borrowed C．kept D．read
A．replaced B． taken C．caught D．moved
A．Naturally B．Perhaps C．Fortunately D．Reasonably
A．different B．same C．similar D．usual
A．happenings B．characters C．development D．background
A．should B．need C．will D．must
A．immediately B．certainly C．simply D．gradually
A．that B．what C．those D．ones
A．difficult B．interesting C．ordinary D．unusual
A．draw B．get C．decide D．give
A．strange B．standard C．exact D．serious
A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Though
A．stricter B．happier C．worse D．better
My friend Tom came across an accident when driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but in the cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke and then the of the rescue team.
It is almost that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his . “First of all I checked my conditions and found myself not in danger. As there was no to call for help, I leaned（斜靠）back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from . In this way I dozed（打盹）off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the of an exploration that happened last year. A group of young men to explore a mountain cave and got lost. to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of . Finally, they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the team that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to themselves, they would probably have sensed a faint light glowing(发出) not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with itself? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness. Focus that it’s unclear to you yet and you needn’t put up struggle . It seems to be a negative attitude, a person who can do so must have foresight as well as a great in the first place.
A．hopeless B．worse C．more D．best
A．service B．way C．control D．work
A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep
A．delay B．success C．team D．arrival
A．untrue B．unimaginable C．possible D．useless
A．plan B．decision C．explanation D．excuse
A．physical B．mental C．working D．medical
A．method B．way C．tools D．strength
A．rotting B．spreading C．bleeding D．running
A．loss B．failure C．sadness D．disappointment
A．had B．managed C．tried D．planned
A．Willing B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding
A．hearing B．sight C．feeling D．direction
A．rescue B．village C．local D．brave
A．end B．top C．opening D．side
A．save B．help C．stop D．calm
A．adventure B．work C．life D．mankind
A．really B．immediately C．carefully D．hopefully
A．and B．so C．but D．while
A．courage B．imagination C．thought D．opinion