Question

【题目】七选五。

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Of the many unpleasant emotions we can experience, fear may top the list. 【1】____________. Fear can also keep us from hunting for the things in life—like following our dreams, and developing important relationships. 【2】____________.

Experience fear.

I used to be very afraid of speaking in public. I would get sweaty palms and my stomach would be so full that I wouldn’t be able to eat. However, each time I spoke, I noticed afterwards that it wasn’t that bad. Things I fear are never as bad in reality as I have in my mind. 【3】___________.

Create space.

The first and most important step to being fearless is to create some space between ourselves and the emotion of fear. This isn’t accomplished by ignoring the fear. 【4】_____________. In fact, a recent research shows that by simply admitting the emotion we actually begin to reverse (颠倒) the “fight or escape” response in the body.

Control the breath and feel the fear.

Once we admit the presence of fear, the second step is to control the breath, making it just a little bit longer. We feel how fear shows in the body. 【5】______________.

With practice, we can create enough space between us and the emotion of fear so that we can replace a fearful thought with a positive one.

A. Fear no longer holds us back.

B. Fear can even destroy our life.

C. Fear is more than just physically unpleasant.

D. I have some ideas of how to be free from fear.

E. Space is created only when we admit fear exists.

F. So one way to get rid of fear is to push ourselves to do things that we fear.

G. As we know the physical symptoms of fear, we can see fear objectively (客观地).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】F

【4】E

【5】G

【解析】

本文讲述了恐惧情绪的害处以及几个缓解恐惧的方法。

【1】C 根据空格处的前一句可知，恐惧会阻碍我们追求真正应该追求的东西，C选项“恐惧不仅仅是身体上的不舒服”符合语境，故选C。

【2】D 根据下文的小标题可知，文中给出的这些都是缓解恐惧的方法，D选项“我有一些关于缓解恐惧的方法”符合语境，故选D。

【3】F 根据空格处的前一句可知，内心觉得恐惧的事情实际上根本没有这么糟糕，F选项“所以缓解恐惧的一个方法是迫使自己做害怕的事情”符合语境，故选F。

【4】E 根据前句话This isn’t accomplished by ignoring the fear.这不是通过忽视恐惧或是不去谈论而完成的，E选项“空间是通过我们承认自己的恐惧而被创造出来的”符合语境，故选E。

【5】G 根据上句话“我们可以感受到自身的恐惧”，G选项“通过感受自身的恐惧，我们可以客观地对待恐惧”符合语境，故选G。