Tell a story and tell it well,and you may open wide the eyes of a child,open up lines of communication in a business,or even open people’s mind to another culture or race.
People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them.For example,most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources,cultures,and times.They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education,but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.
“Most local stories are based on a larger theme,”American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says,“Cinderella(灰姑娘),or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness,appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world.”
Working with students in schools,Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories.She works with prisoners too,helping them know who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write,direct,and act in their own lives.If they don’t like the story they are living,they can rewrite the story.Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers.“For every advance in business,”she says,“there is a greater need for communication.”Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship,she says.
Pugh spent several years in Nigeria,where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there.The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere,she says.
“I learned how people used stories to spread their culture,”she says.“What I do is to focus on the value of stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs.We are all storytellers.We all have a story to tell.We tell everybody’s story.”
1.What do we learn about American storytellers from Paragraph 2?
A.They share the same way of storytelling.
B.They prefer to tell stories from other cultures.
C.They learn their stories from the American natives.
D.They find storytelling useful for both children and adults.
2.The underlined sentence(Paragraph 4) suggests that prisoners can _______.
A.start a new life
B.settle down in another place
C.direct films
D.become good actors
3.Pugh has practised storytelling with _______ groups of people.
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Storytelling can influence the way people think.
B.Storytelling is vital to the growth of businesses.
C.Storytelling is the best way to educate children in school.
D.Storytelling helps people understand themselves and others.
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Tell a story and tell it well,and you may open wide the eyes of a child,open up lines of communication in a business,or even open people’s mind to another culture or race.
People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them.For example,most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources,cultures,and times.They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education,but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.
“Most local stories are based on a larger theme,”American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says,“Cinderella(灰姑娘),or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness,appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world.”
Working with students in schools,Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories.She works with prisoners too,helping them know who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write,direct,and act in their own lives.If they don’t like the story they are living,they can rewrite the story.Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers.“For every advance in business,”she says,“there is a greater need for communication.”Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship,she says.
Pugh spent several years in Nigeria,where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there.The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere,she says.
“I learned how people used stories to spread their culture,”she says.“What I do is to focus on the value of stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs.We are all storytellers.We all have a story to tell.We tell everybody’s story.”
1.What do we learn about American storytellers from Paragraph 2?
A.They share the same way of storytelling.
B.They prefer to tell stories from other cultures.
C.They learn their stories from the American natives.
D.They find storytelling useful for both children and adults.
2.The underlined sentence(Paragraph 4) suggests that prisoners can _______.
A.start a new life
B.settle down in another place
C.direct films
D.become good actors
3.Pugh has practised storytelling with _______ groups of people.
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Storytelling can influence the way people think.
B.Storytelling is vital to the growth of businesses.
C.Storytelling is the best way to educate children in school.
D.Storytelling helps people understand themselves and others.
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Today we tell about the expression “down to earth”.Down to earth means being open and honest.It is easy to deal with someone who is down to earth.Such people could be important members of society, but they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important.They do not let their importance “go to their heads.” Someone who lets something go to his head feels he is better than others.He has a “big head.”
A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to have “his nose in the air.”Often the person who has a big head and his nose in the air has no reason to feel better than others.
Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to down to earth---“both feet on the ground.” Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality.She has what is called “common sense.” She does not allow her dreams to block her understanding of what is real.
The opposite kind of person is one who has his “head in the clouds.” Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life.Such a person may be called a “daydreamen.”
The person who is down to earth usually has both feet on the ground.But the opposite is not always true.Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down to earth.
When we have both our feet firmly on the ground,and when we are down to earth,we do not have our noses in the air.We act honestly and openly to others.And our lives are like the ground below up—solid and strong.
1.He who considers himself to be better and more important than others is likely to________.
A. have his head in the clouds B. be easy to deal with
C. have a “common sense” D. have “a big head”
2.Which of the following expressions is similar to “down to earth”?
A. “his nose in the air” B. “go to his head”
C. “both feet on the ground” D. “daydreamer”
3.The passage is mainly about________.
A. some popular American expressions B. how to be down to earth
C. why to be honest and open D. how to deal with someone who is down to earth
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— Did you see it with your own eyes, Mike?
— Yes. Otherwise I _______you about it.
A. didn’t tell B. hadn’t told
C. wouldn’t tell D. wouldn’t have told
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—You mustn’t tell ________ about the matter. It’s a secret between you and me.
—OK. I promise you.
A.anyone else B.no one else C.nobody else D.someone else.
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—Excuse me. Could you tell me about the local history and culture?
—Of course. You can check it on this computer.
A.how can I get the information
B.what information did I get
C.where I can get the information
D.that I got the information
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Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you 1.
helmet
I wanted to do something very 2for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He 3all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it 4it looked almost new. I was so 5of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.
I could 6wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon a wakening, I went to the kitchen to 7the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 8:” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so 9. It had been a log-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 10lessons. “ Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s 11.
I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 12this expensive gift.
Of course, the 13awoke, and my son was thrilled(激动的)with my reaction. Many kisses were 14, and I immediately wanted him to 15my gift.
AS he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not 16what I was expecting. Then I 17that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother 18on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still 19and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
keyboard
I thought you’d love to 20this story.
Yours,
Hilary
P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.
1.A. hope B. advice C. support D. courage
2.A. polite B. similar C. special D. private
3.A. played B. studied C. traveled D. worked
4.A. after B. before C. unless D. until
5.A. sure B. fond C. proud D. confident
6.A. perhaps B. really C. almost D. hardly
7.A. start B. cook C. set D. serve
8.A. note B. notice C. word D. sign
9.A. disturbed B. confused C. astonished D. inspired
10.A. give B. take C. draw D. teach
11.A. reason B. request C. comment D. response
12.A. present B. afford C. find D. order
13.A. neighbor B. building C. home D. house
14.A. exchanged B. experienced C. expected D. exhibited
15.A. tear B. open C. check D. receive
16.A. purely B. basically C. obviously D. exactly
17.A. realized B. remembered C. imagined D. supposed
18.A. only B. still C. ever D. even
19.A. works B. exists C. matters D. counts
20.A. send B. publish C. share D. write
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Do you know how to tell a story? The following are some tips:
Who Will Listen?
Will you tell your story to children of your own age? Will they be friends or young people you haven’t met before? Perhaps you will tell it to younger children.Or, will it be an audience of adults? Will it be just a few people, a small group, or a large audience?
Why Are You Telling It?
There are many reasons for telling a story.Knowing why you are telling it may be the most helpful reason for choosing a story for a particular audience.
Many storytellers choose tales just to entertain (娱乐).They tell jokes or silly stories.Others want to teach something, such as how to be kinder to animals, the environment, or other people.One storyteller likes to encourage his listeners to try new things.Some babysitters tell stories to help children feel not afraid of thunder, lightning or scary shadows in their rooms.Others want to make people think or to help people remember.Some like to frighten their audiences with ghost stories.
Where Will You Speak?
How you tell your story and what story helpers you use depend on where you will be speaking.Will you be talking at an evening party, in your classroom, in a library storytelling program, at a family dinner, at a museum, at a storytelling festival, or during a religious program?
1.The author mainly shows his ideas by ______.
A.listing questions | B.describing |
C.comparing | D.giving examples |
2.According to the author, when telling a story, you should pay attention to ______.
①the hobbies of the audience
②the jobs of the audience
③the age of the audience
④the size of the audience
⑤the reason for telling a story
A.①②③ | B.②③④ | C.③④⑤ | D.①③④ |
3.The purpose of knowing why you are telling a story is to ______.
A.choose stories suitable for a certain audience |
B.do something good to animals, the environment or other people |
C.decide what can help you |
D.satisfy different listeners |
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I’m a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories.
I grew up reading British and American children’s books. When I began to write, I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading: All my characters were white and blue-eyed, they ate apples and talked a lot about the weather, despite the fact that I lived in Nigeria. We ate mangoes, and we never talked about the weather. Because all I had read were books in which characters were foreign, I had become convinced that books by their very nature had to have foreigners in them. Things changed when I discovered African books. Because of writers like Chinua Achebe and Camara Laye, I went through a mental shift in my idea of literature. I realized that people like me, girls with skin the color of chocolate, could also exist in literature. I started to write about things I recognized. So what the discovery of African writers did for me was this: It saved me from having a single story of what books are. The year I turned eight, we got a new house boy Fide from a nearby rural village. The only thing my mother told us about him was that his family was very poor. And when I didn’t finish my dinner, my mother would say, “Finish your food! Don’t you know? People like Fide’s family have nothing.” So I felt enormous pity for Fide’s family. Then one Saturday, we went to his village to visit, and his mother showed us a beautifully patterned basket that his brother had made. I was astonished. It had not occurred to me that anybody in his family could actually make something. Their poverty was my single story of them.
Years later, when I left Nigeria to go to university in the United States, my American roommate asked where I had learned to speak English so well, and was confused when I said that Nigeria happened to have English as its official language. What struck me was this: She had felt sorry for me even before she saw me. My roommate had a single story of Africa: a single story of catastrophe.
Of course, Africa is a continent full of catastrophes. But there are other stories that are not about catastrophe, and it is very important, it is just as important, to talk about them. The consequence of the single story is this: It robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. It emphasizes how we are different rather than how we are similar.
So what if my mother had told us that Fide’s family was poor and hardworking? What if we had an African television network that broadcast diverse African stories all over the world? What if my roommate knew about my Nigerian publisher, Muhtar Bakare, a remarkable man who left his job in a bank to follow his dream and start a publishing house? What if my roommate knew about my friend Funmi Iyanda, a fearless woman who hosts a TV show, and is determined to tell the stories that we prefer to forget?
My Nigerian publisher and I have just started a non-profit called Farafina Trust, and we have big dreams of building libraries and providing books for state schools, and also of organizing lots of workshops in reading and writing, for all the people who are eager to tell our many stories.
Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity. When we realize that there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise.
1.What is probably people’s first impression of the writer when it comes to her nationality?
A.She mainly eats apples and mangoes.
B.She may not speak fluent English.
C.She comes from a place free of catastrophes.
D.She prefers stories based on foreign characters.
2.The underlined phrase “a mental shift” in Paragraph 2 refers to the writer’s ________.
A.discovery of African books with characters of her skin color
B.acquaintance with local African writers like Chinua Achebe
C.realization that not only foreign characters exist in literature
D.change that she started to write about things she recognized
3.How many personal stories has the writer mentioned in the passage?
A.Two. B.Three.
C.Four. D.Five.
4.The writer uses several single stories in the passage to illustrate that the single story ________.
A.matters in keeping listeners well informed
B.tends to convey a prejudiced idea to listeners
C.gets increasingly popular among story tellers
D.fails to produce a lasting effect on listeners
5.The writer lists many “what ifs” in Paragraph 6 to ________.
A.emphasize our differences rather than similarities
B.indicate the way that stories are used to break dignity
C.show the hardship of recognizing our equal humanity
D.stress the importance of telling diverse, balanced stories
6.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A.The danger of the single story B.The importance of telling stories
C.The single stories that matter D.Stories that can repair broken dignity
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I’m a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories.
I grew up reading British and American children’s books. When I began to write, I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading: All my characters were white and blue-eyed, they ate apples and talked a lot about the weather, despite the fact that I lived in Nigeria. We ate mangoes, and we never talked about the weather. Because all I had read were books in which characters were foreign, I had become convinced that books by their very nature had to have foreigners in them. Things changed when I discovered African books. Because of writers like Chinua Achebe and Camara Laye, I went through a mental shift in my idea of literature. I realized that people like me, girls with skin the color of chocolate, could also exist in literature. I started to write about things I recognized. So what the discovery of African writers did for me was this: It saved me from having a single story of what books are. The year I turned eight, we got a new house boy Fide from a nearby rural village. The only thing my mother told us about him was that his family was very poor. And when I didn’t finish my dinner, my mother would say,“Finish your food! Don’t you know? People like Fide’s family have nothing.” So I felt enormous pity for Fide’s family. Then one Saturday, we went to his village to visit, and his mother showed us a beautifully patterned basket that his brother had made. I was astonished. It had not occurred to me that anybody in his family could actually make something. Their poverty was my single story of them.
Years later, when I left Nigeria to go to university in the United States, my American roommate asked where I had learned to speak English so well, and was confused when I said that Nigeria happened to have English as its official language. What struck me was this: She had felt sorry for me even before she saw me. My roommate had a single story of Africa: a single story of catastrophe.
Of course, Africa is a continent full of catastrophes. But there are other stories that are not about catastrophe, and it is very important, it is just as important, to talk about them. The consequence of the single story is this: It robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. It emphasizes how we are different rather than how we are similar.
So what if my mother had told us that Fide’s family was poor and hardworking? What if we had an African television network that broadcast diverse African stories all over the world? What if my roommate knew about my Nigerian publisher, Muhtar Bakare, a remarkable man who left his job in a bank to follow his dream and start a publishing house? What if my roommate knew about my friend Funmi Iyanda, a fearless woman who hosts a TV show, and is determined to tell the stories that we prefer to forget?
My Nigerian publisher and I have just started a non-profit called Farafina Trust, and we have big dreams of building libraries and providing books for state schools, and also of organizing lots of workshops in reading and writing, for all the people who are eager to tell our many stories.
Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity. When we realize that there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise.
1.What is probably people’s first impression of the writer when it comes to her nationality?
A. She mainly eats apples and mangoes.
B. She may not speak fluent English.
C. She comes from a place free of catastrophes.
D. She prefers stories based on foreign characters.
2.The underlined phrase “a mental shift” in Paragraph 2 refers to the writer’s____.
A. discovery of African books with characters of her skin color
B. acquaintance with local African writers like Chinua Achebe
C. realization that not only foreign characters exist in literature
D. change that she started to write about things she recognized
3.How many personal stories has the writer mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
4.The writer uses several single stories in the passage to illustrate that the single story____.
A. matters in keeping listeners well informed
B. tends to convey a prejudiced idea to listeners
C. gets increasingly popular among story tellers
D. fails to produce a lasting effect on listeners
5.The writer lists many “what ifs” in Paragraph 6 to____.
A. emphasize our differences rather than similarities
B. indicate the way that stories are used to break dignity
C. show the hardship of recognizing our equal humanity
D. stress the importance of telling diverse, balanced stories
6.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. The danger of the single story B. The importance of telling stories
C. The single stories that matter D. Stories that can repair broken dignity
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--- Mary had a traffic accident and has been sent to the hospital. Did you tell her boss about it?
--- Yes, but I _____ her husband first.
A.should have told | B.shouldn’t have told |
C.must have told | D.needn’t have told |
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