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Fear can be a wonderful feeling in our lives, protecting us from dangerous situations and keeping us safe. But fear can also limit our lives significantly. While it may not be conscious, fear may make us think we are unacceptable or that what we have to offer isn’t valuable. Fear may make us feel that we are not safe being ourselves.

To avoid feeling fear, we may limit our lives greatly, living in tiny boxes. Living this way gives us the illusion(假象) of safety but leaves us with an unfulfilling life of no passion. If we shine a light on many of our fears, we see they have a very limited view of what is “safe” and how to “protect” us. Many of our fears are concerned only with protecting us from humiliation(羞辱) and failure. While these fears are doing their jobs incredibly well, they are doing so with faulty and outdated programming. Many fears we have as adults are trying to protect us as they protected us when we were children. Indeed, many of our current, automatic reactions to fear were actually formed when we were children.

Even so, it’s important not to judge ourselves for feeling these types of fears. If we judge ourselves, we will bury our fears or disguise them. By denying our fears, however, we also deny our energy, creativity and passion.

So what do we do with fear? We recognize the fear for what it is— a feeling we’ve experienced many times in the past and a feeling we will experience many times in the future. We become very familiar with our own particular brand of fears and how we allow them to control our lives. It is especially beneficial for each of us to become aware of the particular behavior patterns we’ve adopted when we feel fear, so we can look at our reactions with a sense of humor and compassion. Then, if we wish, we can choose a different response, which can be a scary yet very exciting experience.

1.According to the first paragraph, fear sometimes ________.

A. protect us when we’ve made mistakes

B. makes sure our feelings are not hurt

C. brings great change to our everyday life

D. makes us lose confidence in ourselves

2.According to the author, the ways we react to fear ________.

A. vary from person to person

B. have been formed since childhood

C. develop during our growth

D. will not change until we get old

3.The last paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A. what is the essence of fears

B. usual reactions we have when feeling fear

C. how to deal with fears reasonably

D. the importance of humor and compassion

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Is fear managing your life?

B. Be calm when feeling fear

C. What do you fear most?

D. Passion, chance and fear

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Approved and Prohibited Items

The following items are approved for use in residential rooms: electric blankets, hair dryers, personal computers, radios, televisions and DVD players. Items that are not allowed in student rooms include: candles, ceiling fans, fire works, waterbeds, sun lamps and wireless routers. Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of Residence Life.

Access to Residential Rooms

Students are provided with a combination for their room door locks upon check-in. Do not share your room door lock combination with anyone. The Office of Residence Life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is found that the student has shared the combination with others. The fee is $25 to change a room combination.

Cooking Policy

Students living in buildings that have kitchens are only permitted to cook in the kitchen. Students must clean up after cooking. This is not the responsibility of housekeeping staff. Kitchens that are not kept clean may be closed for use. With the exception of using a small microwave oven to heat food, students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.

Pet Policy

No pets except fish are permitted in student rooms. Students who are found with pets, whether visiting or owned by the student, are subject to an initial fine of $100 and a continuing fine of $50 a day per pet. Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect. If, one week from the date of written notice, the pet is not removed, the student is referred to the Student Court.

1.Which of the following items is allowed in student rooms?

A. Ceiling fans and waterbeds.

B. Wireless routers and radios.

C. Hair dryers and candles.

D. TVs and electric blankets.

2.What do we know about the cooking policy?

A. A microwave oven can be used.

B. Cooking in student rooms is permitted.

C. A housekeeper is to clean up the kitchen.

D. Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking.

3.If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the warning, he will face .

A. parent visits B. a fine of $100

C. the Student Court D. a written notice

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项。

Dear Harry,

You ask me whether you should spend the next three years at university,or get a job.I will give you three different answers.Take_your_pick.

Answer A.You are ambitious.Your sights are set on going to the top,in business or the government.In today's high-tech times,big companies cannot be managed by uneducated amateurs.Even the middle managers are at a disadvantage unless they get a university degree and an MBA.Same thing in government.

Anyway,you are too young to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life.If you spend the next few years at university,you will get to know the world—and yourself—before the time comes to choose your career.

Answer B.Stop wasting your time on academia(学术界).Stop subjecting yourself to the boredom of textbooks and classrooms.Stop cramming for exams(应考)before you acquire a strong love for reading.

The lack of a college degree will only be a slight influence on your career.In Britain,you can still get to the top without a degree.What industry and the government need at the top is not experts but leaders.The character traits(性格特点)which make people scholars in their youth are not the traits which make them leaders in later life.You put up with education for 12 boring years.

Answer C.Don't judge the value of higher education in terms of careemanship.Judge it for what it is—a priceless opportunity to furnish your mind and enrich the quality of your life.My father was a failure in business,but he read Horace in the washroom until he died,poor but happy.

If you enjoy being a scholar,and like the company of scholars,go to a university.Who knows,you may end your days as a Regius Professor.And bear in mind that British universities are still the best in the world.You have a first-class mind.Stretch it.If you have the opportunity to go to a university,don't pass it up.You would never forgive yourself.

Tons of love,

David

1.What does the underlined sentence“Take your pick.”in Para 1 mean?

A.To choose what you want.

B.To cherish what you have.

C.To follow others' opinions.

D.To take action immediately.

2.What did the author think play a key part in high-tech times?

A.Ambition in careers.

B.Academic degrees.

C.Experience in business.

D.Experience in the government.

3.In the second answer the author mainly reminds Harry ________.

A.he should make use of time

B.he should learn in the classroom

C.what he should avoid at university

D.he should give up learning if he doesn't like it

4.According to the passage,the author's father might ____.

A.succeed in business

B.live a rich and happy life

C.enjoy reading in life

D.live a poor and miserable life

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It was two days before Christmas and young Maggie Dotson was already being told that her Christmas wish would not be coming true. Paxton, she was _________, would not be coming back.

Before that December day a/an _________baby deer had been abandoned in the woods behind the Dotson’s home. So _________was the little deer that he hadn’t the strength to run from Maggie’s father when he _________him. _________ he carried the little deer towards their home, Maggie rushed outside and _________rubbed the little deer’s nose; it licked (舔) Maggie’s hand, which made her laugh. Mr. Dotson smiled and just shook his head. He proceeded to carry the little deer to the _________.

In what seemed like a few seconds to Mr. Dotson, Maggie rushed to the house and came back carrying a medical bag, and a _________of lettuce (莴苣) she had _________from the refrigerator. Maggie handed her father the bag, and then placed the lettuce by the little deer’s mouth — but he wasn’t _________.

As Mr. Dotson placed a _________around the little deer’s injured hoof (蹄), Maggie became excited as the little deer began to bite on the lettuce. It was dark outside and the temperature was quite _________. Maggie insisted that her father return with carrots and warm blankets for him. He promised he _________.

After he _________the light in the garage, Maggie turned to her father and said, “I’m going to name him Paxton, Daddy.

With time and _________, Maggie finally gained the little deer’s _________. In fact, he was soon eating carrots right out of her hand. And when the holidays were over and Maggie was back in school, she never left _________feeding Paxton first thing every morning.

Mr. Dotson could see the _________ that his daughter felt for the little deer. That scared him, _________, because he knew Maggie would never be able to say _________. So when his hoof had finally healed, Mr. Dotson came home early one afternoon to set him free.

1.A. askedB. advisedC. toldD. meant

2.A. lostB. injuredC. escapedD. freed

3.A. weakB. sickC. tiredD. frightened

4.A. threatenedB. scratchedC. witnessedD. approached

5.A. BeforeB. SinceC. WhileD. As

6.A. gentlyB. slightlyC. toughlyD. voluntarily

7.A. houseB. garageC. woodsD. backyard

8.A. rowB. mouthfulC. handfulD. basket

9.A. stoleB. grabbedC. threwD. kept

10.A. absorbedB. engagedC. satisfiedD. interested

11.A. ingredientB. labelC. restrictionD. bandage

12.A. freezingB. warmC. hotD. normal

13.A. couldB. wouldC. shouldD. might

14.A. turned upB. turned onC. turned offD. turned out

15.A. persistenceB. recognitionC. sequenceD. sacrifice

16.A. appetiteB. securityC. awarenessD. trust

17.A. exceptB. withoutC. afterD. until

18.A. beautyB. bridgeC. bondD. bitterness

19.A. thereforeB. thusC. stillD. though

20.A. goodbyeB. good nightC. helloD. apology

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