【题文】My mother used to take me to my grandparents’ in Belgium during the school holidays. While I would play chess with my grandfather, he would tell me stories about growing up, falling in love, and travelling around the world.

I didn’t realize the importance of preserving memories until my grandfather passed away, which ultimately changed my outlook on remembering our loved ones and the stories we share. I thought about solutions to help other people record the precious memories for those they love—before it’s too late. So I began matching ghostwriters (代笔人) to clients to help them write a book as smoothly and beautifully as possible, and Story Terrace was born.

Since then, we have explored the power of stories and their ability to connect us with our past and make sense of the present. It has been documented that increased family connection is significantly linked to less loneliness. Learning more about one’s family history, however, has been linked to boosting emotional health, increasing compassion and providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions.

What we have found through our own research is that so many of us have missed out on the opportunity to explore our origins. 56 percent of Brits agreed that much of their family history is lost because they are no longer able to speak with the person who knows the most about it. A further 51 percent expressed regret as they wished they could tell their younger self to document their family’s life story, feeling that most of it had been forgotten. But when it comes to telling these stories, many don’t know where to begin.

We have seen numerous times when people come to us with random journal entries and notes from over the years, and these can be developed into a wonderful work of art that can be passed down for generations to come.

Half of the projects we see at StoryTerrace are heritage stories, with family occupying a dominant theme for most stories. Alongside this, common themes we see are of course love, overcoming challenges, settling in new surroundings and so on. However, family is a thread that always ties these together.

【小题1】What does Story Terrace do?

A．It boosts the mood of your family members.

B．It gives treatment to people with mental illness.

C．It links people from different cultures together.

D．It helps turn your beloved one’s stories into a book.

【小题2】What does the author intend to show by listing the numbers in paragraph 4?

A．Why StoryTerrace matters.

B．How StoryTerrace functions.

C．What StoryTerrace focuses on.

D．Where StoryTerrace beings your story.

【小题3】What can you infer about Story Terrace from the last paragraph?

A．It is part of the national heritage.

B．Its stories are mostly about family.

C．It dominates half of the market.

D．Its stories gain much popularity.

【小题4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Family Stories Worth Telling

B．Create Your Own Story Books

C．Documents of Family History

D．Preserve Memories with StoryTerrace

人教版(2019) 高中英语 必修第三册 Unit 5 The Value of Money

人教版(2019) 高中英语必修第三册 Unit 5 The Value of Money