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 While these fears are doing their jobs incredibly well, they are doing so with faulty and outdated programming.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.
66. 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
67. It can be inferred from the passage that the author                 .
A. thinks it difficult to control our fear             B. believes fears protect us negatively
C. thinks it’s good to criticize ourselves            D. values the advantages of feeling fear
68. 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
69.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
70.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

Many Chinese students who have learnt English for more than ten years are still unable to speak English very well when they meet a foreigner. They seem to have mastered the basic language structure, but a conversation in English will make them feel uneasy. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.
It’s uncommon that many students who are bad speakers of English can write English perfectly. This proves that they are unable to organize their ideas in English. The center of the problem is that they lack practice and confidence(自信).
Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those foreigners with whom you are speaking? Don’t be shy, they will not laugh at you just for a little mistake you make. The best way to get rid of trouble is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that constant practice will help you succeed.
【小题1】What’s the best topic for the passage?

A.How to speak to foreignersB.How to study English well
C.How to organize the idea in EnglishD.Practise speaking English all the time
【小题2】 Many Chinese students can write English very well, but they cannot speak English freely because_______.
A.they seldom meet foreigners
B.they seldom practise speaking English
C.they had no chance to speak English
D.they think it’s enough to master the basic language structure
【小题3】 So many Chinese students are afraid to speak to foreigners because _________.
A.they are afraid they can’t understand foreigners
B.they don’t think their English is poor
C.they worry about making mistakes in their speaking
D.they didn’t like speaking to foreigners
【小题4】According to the passenger, which of the following is NOT true?
A.We can speak English fluently by doing more speaking.
B.If you can write English perfectly, you are able to organize your idea in English.
C.If you can write good English composition, you can speak English very well.
D.Many Chinese students can’t speak English freely because they are afraid of making mistakes.

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.It can be inferred from the passage that the author   .

A.thinks it difficult to control our fear

B.believes fears protect us negatively

C.thinks it’s good to criticize ourselves

D.values the advantages of feeling fear

3.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

4.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

5.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

 

Many Chinese students who have learnt English for more than ten years are still unable to speak English very well when they meet a foreigner. They seem to have mastered the basic language structure(结构), but a conversation in English will make them feel uneasy. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.

    It's uncommon that many students who are bad speakers of English can write English perfectly. This proves that they are unable to organize their idea in English. The center of the problem is that they lack practice and confidence (自信).

    Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those foreigners with whom you are speaking? Don't be shy, they will not laugh at you just for a little mistake you make. The best way to get rid of trouble is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that constant practice will help you succeed.

1.What's the best topic for the passage?

   A. How to Speak to Foreigners            B. How to Study English Well

   C. How to Organize the Idea in English       D. Practice Speaking English All the Time

2. Many Chinese students can write English very well, but they cannot speak English fluently because _______________.

A. they seldom meet foreigners

   B. they seldom practice speaking English

   C. they had no chance to speak English

   D. they think it's enough to master the basic language structure only

3.So many Chinese students are afraid to speak to foreigners because __.

   A. they are afraid they can't understand foreigners

   B. they don't think their English is poor

   C. they worry about making mistakes in their speaking

   D. they didn't like speaking to foreigners

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

   A. We can speak English fluently by doing more speaking.

   B. If you can write English perfectly, you are able to organize your idea in English.

   C. If you can write good English composition, you can speak English very well.

   D. Any Chinese students can't speak English fluently because they are afraid of making mistakes.

5.In the last paragraph, the expression "get rid of" means_______.  

A. throw away       B. free oneself from        C. give up      D. do with

 

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