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  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 24       in my mums attitude towards safety. 25      ,everything around us was potentially 26       . 1 grew up with a lot of 27        and rules that were meant to 28        me. For example,I was not 29      to walk home from school by myself,even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn't 30      evening parties or go to summer camp,31      what if something happened to me?

  As I got older,the list of things to 32       got lon?ger. I became a natural33       . I was concerned about things like getting cancer,losing my wallet,being caught in car accidents and earthquakes—34       big and small,real and 35      .The funny part is that you'd never know it by looking at my life,because I'm constantly 36      myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact,I've developed a37      for myself; if it scares me,then I have to do it38      once. I've done lots of things that would have39      my mum:Ive ridden a motorcycle,I've travelled alone,and I've performed standup comedy.

  Courage isn't a natural attribute (品质) of human be ings. I believe that we have to practise being courageous. The more 40        I do things that scare me or that make me 41       ,the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.

  Even though I have inherited (经遗传获得) my mother's cautious 42      ,I've also come to believe that fear can be a good thing,if we 43       it. Believing that has made my world a less scary place.

24. A. hint   B. change   C. scene   D. lesson

25. A. Slowly   B. Logically   C. Fortunately   D. Suddenly

26. A. important   B. inspiring   C. convenient   D. dangerous

27. A. restrictions   B. considerations   C. judgements   D. comparisons

28. A. limit   B. help   C. protect   D. train

29. A. allowed   B. encouraged   C. reminded   D. advised

30. A. arrange   B. attend   C. decorate   D. support

31. A. but   B. though   C. or   D. because

32. A. hope   B. fear   C. count   D. bear

33. A. worrier   B. dreamer   C. adult   D. thinker

34. A. ideas   B. affairs   C. actions   D. disasters

35. A. special   B. common   C. imaginary   D. practical

36. A. expecting   B. warning   C. forcing   D. promising

37. A. rule   B. form   C. case   D. hobby

38. A. in all   B. at most   C. after all   D. at least

39. A. threatened   B. shocked

   C. confused   D. entertained

40. A. rarely   B. quickly   C. often   D. fairly

41. A. confident   B. uncomfortable   C. happy   D. generous

42. A. nature   B. duty   C. work   D. task

43. A. know   B. get   C. avoid   D. face 

 Considered by many to be America's finest author,Jack London,whose name  was John Griffith Chaney,was born in San Fran?cisco,California,on January 12,1876. Much of his youth was spent in Oakland,California.

  Jack had little formal schooling. At first,he attended school only through the Sth grade,although he desired to read,educating himself at public libraries,especial?ly the Oakland Public Library. In later years ( mid-1890s) ,Jack returned to high school in Oakland and graduated. He was eventually admitted to University of Cali?fornia,Berkeley,but stayed only for six months,finding it to be "not alive enough".

  Jack's life experiences included being a labourer,factory worker,oyster pirate on the San Francisco Bay,member of the California Fish Patrol,sailor,railroad ho?bo,and gold miner. In his teens,he joined Coxey's Army in its famous march on WashingtonD. C. , and was later arrested for vagrancy (流浪罪) in Erie County,New York. As a journalist,Jack covered the Russo-Japanese War for the Hearst newspapers in 1904,and in 1914,he covered the Mexican Revolution for Collier's.

  It was during his crosscountry travels that he came to know about socialism. He became known as the "Boy Socialist of Oakland" because of his passionate (充满热情的) street corner speeches. In fact,he unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Oak?land several times as the socialist party candidate.

  In 1900,Jack married his maths tutor and friend,Bessie Maddern. It was a Vic?torian marriage typical of the time,based on "good breeding", not love. With Bess,he had two daughters—Joan and Becky. Following his separation from Bess three years later,he married his secretary,Charmian Kittredge,whom he considered his "Mate Woman" and with whom he found true love. Together,they played,travelled,wrote and enjoyed life. Their one child,Joy,only lived for thirtyeight hours. In 1907,with Charmian,Jack sailed the Pacific to the South Seas in the Snark,which became the basis for his book,The Cruise of the Snark,

5. Jack left University of California,Berkeley because he thought       .

   A. he did badly there

   B. it was not dynamic enough

   C. he was forced to do so

   D. it didn't have outstanding professors

6. Which of the following can best describe Jack London's life in his early years?

   A. Hard. B. Lucky. C. Comfortable. D. Happy.

7. Jack is a failure as         .

   A. a husband   B. a candidate

   C. an author   D. a journalist

8. Wc can learn from the passage that         .

   A. Jack London married Bessie Maddern due to religion

   B. Jack London had a happy life with Charmian Kittredge

   C. Jack London and Charmian Kittredge had two children

   D. Jack London didn't like schooling when he was young

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