As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded
in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was
never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing
car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on
the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw
the curtains(窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A
very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times        
 
louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the "enemy(敌人) " would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes(过程) growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
【小题1】 The author had _________kind(s) of fears when she was a child.
A.one B.two C.three D.none
【小题2】 _________ would scare the author at night.
A.Streetlight and car lightsB.Wild animals and enemies
C.Moving curtains and wind D.Strange sights and sounds
【小题3】When she went to some other places, she would _________.
A.walk away without others B.take a bus by herself
C.follow others closely D.make sure not to take a wrong bus
【小题4】Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?
A.She was usually popular among people.
B.She was always the leader of the others.
C.She always' got poor grades.
D.She was not at all liked by others.
【小题5】The underlined word "overcome" means "_________" in Chinese.
A.接受B.忍受C.信服D.克服



Rachel lived in a small town in America. She always wanted to help others when she was young. At the age of 5, she learned about an organization named Locks of Love. It uses hair donations to make wigs (假发) for children who have    1   their hair because of cancer or other illnesses. Rachel then asked her mother to cut her long hair and send    2   to the organization.
At 8, she learned that other children had no clean    3   in Africa, and she was shocked. When her school began    4   money to build wells (井) there, she asked her parents to    5  holding her birthday party. Also, she asked her friends each to donate $9 to the project in Africa    6   giving her birthday presents.
One year later, it was her    7   birthday on June 12. She made a    8   page on the Internet with a goal of $300. However, Rachel was able to raise only $200. This made her a little    9  .
Unluckily, Rachel was badly hurt in an accident    10   eight days. That was a terrible shock to her friends. They wanted to find some ways of showing    11   to her. They began donating on Rachel’s birthday page. Donations    12   her $300 goal quickly and kept rising.
When it was clear that she would    13   come back to herself(苏醒), her parents donated her organs (器官) to other children. They also donated her hair a    29   time to Locks of Love.
More    14   was being raised. The total donations soon reached $100,000, then $300,000. So far more than $850,000 has been raised from all over the world, including donations from the Africans who are moved (感动) by the little American girl.

【小题1】
A.soldB.lostC.borrowedD.used
【小题2】
A.themB.herC.oneD.it
【小题3】
A.roomB.airC.toyD.water
【小题4】
A.spendingB.makingC.raisingD.saving
【小题5】
A.stopB.preventC.keepD.finish
【小题6】
A.because ofB.out ofC.instead of D.such as
【小题7】
A.eighthB.ninthC.tenthD.eleventh
【小题8】
A.birthday B.familyC.childD.game
【小题9】
A.angryB.satisfiedC.excitedD.sad
【小题10】
A.beforeB.afterC.inD.during
【小题11】
A.interestB.supportC.protectionD.thanks
【小题12】
A.passedB.offeredC.showedD.brought
【小题13】
A.everB.hardlyC.seldomD.never
【小题14】
A.finalB.firstC.followingD.next
【小题15】
A.clothesB.moneyC.stationeryD.food

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