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Everybody is afraid of something. That’s what more than 1,700 kids told us when we asked them about fears and scary(害怕的) things. We gave kids a list of 14 scary things and asked which one frightened them most. Here are the top 5 answers from our survey: ① Scary movies and TV shows; ② Scary dreams; ③ Thunderstorms, hurricanes (飓风), and other horrible weather; ④ War and terrorism (恐怖行动); ⑤ Sounds heard at night.

But not everyone is afraid of the same thing. And what makes one person scared can be of no big deal for someone else. Plenty of kids said their biggest fear wasn’t on our list.

What is fear? Fear is a feeling that everyone has — it’s programmed into all of us — and that’s a good thing because fear is there to protect us. We’re born with a sense of fear so we can react to something that could be dangerous. The baby cries, and their mom comes over to comfort him or her, helping the baby feel safe and OK again.

Real vs. Pretend

The best way to get over a fear is to get more information about it. As kids get older, they understand more and start seeing the difference between what is real and unreal. So when William’s imagination leads him to think of witches(女巫), he can tell himself, “Wait a minute. They’re only pretend things. I don’t need to worry about them.”

The same goes for the dark. A kid’s imagination can start playing tricks when the lights go out. What’s under my bed? Is that a thief I hear? With the help of a parent, kids can get more comfortable in the dark. Using a night light or shining a flashlight under the bed to see that there’s nothing there can help kids fight that fear.

1.What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A.The list of fears is not complete.

B.The things people fear are of no big fear.

C.Kids have more fears than people think.

D.People are afraid of different things.

2.In the writer’s opinion, ___________.

A.having a sense of fear is not a bad thing

B.babies have a weak sense of fear

C.fear is not something that we are born with

D.not all people can react to dangerous things

3.What does the underlined word “pretend” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.Ugly B.Usual C.Unreal D.Lovely

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There is an old Chinese saying, “ If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water.” That means if someone helps you a bit, you should remember it and thank them gratefully(感激的)in return.

We should live in a world of gratitude. We should prove it with actions, not just words. We thank people who hurt us, because they teach us important things. We thank people who give us up, because we learn how to be independent. We thank people who selfish(自私的),because we learn the importance of being kind. Of course, we should thank people who help us. We should thank people who teach us. We should thank people who care about us.

We thank our parents. They work hard all the time in order to give their sons and daughters a better life. They cook meals for us, they do the chores for us, they always give us food and clothes, they teach us what is right and what is wrong.

We thank our teachers who give us dreams. They teach us a lot of things but they ask for nothing from us. We are well-educated of them.

There are a lot of people that we should be grateful to in our life. We should find a way to thank them.

1.According to the writer, what should do if someone helps you?

A.We should thank them gratefully in return B.We should do nothing

C.We just go away at once D.We should give them money

2.The word “them”in the fourth paragraph refers to(指代)

A.parents B.teachers C.friends D.students

3.We should thank our parents because

A.they work hard for us all the time B.they give us everything they can

C.they teach us what is right or not D.A,B and C

4.Which of the following statements is True?

A.We don’t have to care about those who care about us

B.We learn nothing from our teachers

C.Our parents work hard to give us a better life.

D.Our parents don’t cook for us.

5.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?

A.滴水之恩,涌泉相报 B.落花有意,流水无情

C.大地回春,春意盎然 D.兵来将挡,水来土掩

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