题目内容
After my brother died in an accident, my mother was very sad. I was only 4 years old at the time, but I still understood the ______ in my mom’s attitude toward safety. ______, everything around us was potentially ______.
I grew up with a lot of ______ and rules that were meant to ______ me. For example, I was not ______ to walk home from school by myself, even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn’t ______ evening parties or go to summer camp, ______ what if something happened to me?
As I got older, the list of things to ______ got longer. I became a natural ______. I was concerned about things like getting cancer, losing my wallet, being caught in car accidents and earthquakes —______ big and small, real and ______.The funny part is that you’d never know it by looking at my life, because I’m constantly ______ myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact, I’ve developed a ______ for myself: If it scares me, then I have to do it ______ once. I’ve done lots of things that would have ______ my mom: I’ve ridden a motorcycle, I’ve traveled alone, and I’ve performed stand-up comedy.
Courage isn’t a natural attribute (品质) of human beings. I believe that we have to practice being courageous. The more ______ I do things that scare me or that make me ______, the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.
Even though I inherited (经遗传获得) my mother’s cautious ______, I’ve also come to believe that fear can be a good thing, if we ______ it. Believing that has made my world a less scary place.
1.A. hint B. change C. scene D. lesson
2.A. Slowly B. Logically C. Fortunately D. Suddenly
3.A. important B. inspiring C. convenient D. dangerous
4.A. restrictions B. considerations C. judgments D. comparisons
5.A. limit B. help C. protect D. train
6.A. allowed B. encouraged C. reminded D. advised
7.A. arrange B. attend C. decorate D. support
8.A. but B. though C. or D. because
9.A. hope B. fear C. count D. bear
10.A. worrier B. dreamer C. adult D. thinker
11.A. ideas B. affairs C. actions D. disasters
12.A. special B. common C. imaginary D. practical
13.A. expecting B. warning C. forcing D. promising
14.A. rule B. form C. case D. hobby
15.A. in all B. at most C. after all D. at least
16.A. threatened B. shocked C. confused D. entertained
17.A. rarely B. quickly C. often D. fairly
18.A. confident B. uncomfortable C. happy D. generous
19.A. nature B. duly C. work D. task
20.A. know B. get C. avoid D. face
