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 pursuing the things in life that really matter --- like following our dreams, and developing important relationships. 2. .

Experience fear.

I used to be very afraid of speaking in front of people. I would get sweaty palms and my stomach would be so tied up 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 make them out 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, or trying to talk ourselves out of it. 4. . In fact, a recent research shows that by simply admitting the emotion we actually begin to reverse the "fight or flight (逃避)" response in the body.

Control the breath and feel the fear.

Once we acknowledge the presence of fear, the second step is to control the breathing so that it becomes slower and gentler. We try to make the breath just a little bit longer, and feel how fear manifests (展现) in the body. 5. .

With practice, we can create enough space between us and the emotion of fear so that we're able to replace a fearful thought with a positive one. We can imagine a positive outcome for whatever we're about to do. For instance, before I get up to speak in front of a group of people, I imagine that the audience is positively impressed by what I say and that I manage to complete the speech successfully.

A. As we pay attention to the physical symptoms of fear, we can see fear objectively.

B. Fear is more than just physically unpleasant.

C. Fear, if left uncontrolled, can even destroy our life.

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

E. When we can see a positive outcome in our mind, fear no longer holds us back.

F. I have some ideas, though, of how to be free from fear.

G. Space is created only when we can honestly acknowledge that fear exists.

It was lucky to have a teacher at home. Mom was a teacher most of her life. When she wasn’t in the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren: correcting our grammar; starting us on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks; or inspiring a discussion on her most recent “Book of the Month Club” topic. Mom made learning fun.

It was sad for my three brothers and me to see her ailing in her later years. At eighty-five, she suffered a stroke(中风) and she went steadily downhill after that.

Two days before she died, my brothers and I met at her nursing home and took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. While we waited for the staff to lift her back into bed, Mom fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly.

After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a muffled sound coming from across the room. We stopped talking and looked at Mom. Her eyes were closed, but she was clearly trying to communicate with us. We went to her side.

“Whirr,” she said weakly.

“Where?” I asked. “Mom, is there something you want?” “Whirr,” she repeated a bit stronger. My brothers and I looked at each other and shook our heads sadly.

Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could muster said, “Not was, say were!”

It suddenly occurred to us that Mom was correcting brother Jim’s last sentence. “If it was up to me…”

Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek. “Thanks, Mom,” he whispered. We smiled at each other and once again shook our heads…this time in awe of a remarkable teacher.

1.When Mom said, “Whirr”, what did she really want to do?

A. She wanted to tell her sons her will.

B. She wanted to have something to eat before she died.

C. She wanted to correct the mistakes Jim made while talking.

D. She wanted to teach her sons more because she was dying.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT right?

A. Mom was a good teacher and never wanted to stop her teaching.

B.Mom was always making her teaching fun.

C.Mom didn’t forget her teaching until she died.

D.Mom was no longer a teacher when she was at home.

3.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A. Once a teacher, always… B. Mom’s will

C. A teacher’s life D. A teacher’s story

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Reading and learning new words is about finding their meaning and use within a passage. The meaning of unknown words which you ________ in your reading sometimes can be known by their ________ , that is, their contexts. The context of the sentence can tell us the part of speech(词性) of the ________ word. Using the context of the paragraph to define unknown words can also be ________ .

Readers often have trouble because they understand the sentence word by word but ________ meaning of a word, when they should identify the way it has been used in the passage.

One consideration in using the context is to determine the unknown word's part, of speech. The words around the unknown word can give you ________ . Once you know if the word is a noun or an adjective, it is often enough for you to ________ reading without having to stop to look up the meaning of the word. After coming across the word a few more times, you will know its meaning more ________ than if you had just looked it up.

Comparison clues indicate that two or more things are ________ .A comparison is possible because the known and unknown words have ________ .Words likewise show you that comparisons can be made.

________clues tell you that an example of an unknown word follows. Example clues are usually ________ by the following words and phrases: such as, such, other, for example, and like.

To find meanings from text -based clues, you should look for clues in the sentence. A second kind of clue does not ________ on specific words to indicate meaning. This kind of context clue is called frame-work -based clue. Your knowledge of the meanings of surrounding words ________ you discover the meaning of a word or sentence. Common ________ and your knowledge of the parts of speech also help in defining unknown words. For example: The angry driver shouted vehemently during his fight with the other driver. What does vehemently_________? You know what ________ means, and you know how people ________when they argue. From this, you can ________ out that vehemently has something to do with strong ________ or intense feeling.

1.A. take down B. look up. C. come across D. pick out

2.A. sentences B. words C. topics D. surroundings

3.A.unknown B. abnormal C. familiar D. negative

4.A. unique B. natural C. helpful D. common

5.A. incorrect B. inconvenient C. different D. satisfactory

6.A. cases B. reasons C. effects D. clues

7.A. translate B. interview C.continue D. examine

8.A. strangely B. uncertainly C. potentially D. firmly

9.A. alike B. meaningful C. proper D. great

10.A. properties B. similarities C. possibilities D. personalities

11.A. Popularity B. Consideration C.Example D. Comparison

12.A. affected B. adjusted C. changed D. introduced

13.A.focus B. spend C. carry D. rely

14.A. prevents B. helps C. tells D. displays

15.A. point B. taste C. awareness D. sense

16.A. mean B. use C. contain D. complete

17.A. angry B. grateful C. happy D. anxious

18.A. act B. say C. take D. think

19.A. come B. figure C. feel D. set

20.A. demand B. ambition C. attitude D. emotion

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One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried ________ for hours as the farmer tried to figure out ________ to do. Finally he decided the animal was ________ and the well needed to be________ up anyway, so it just wasn’t ________ to save the donkey.

He invited all his ________ to come over and help him. They all grabbed (握起) a shovel (铁铲) and began to shovel ________ into the well. At first, the donkey ________ what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s ________ , he was quiet.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked ________ the well and was ________ at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that ________ his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would ________ it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors ________ to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a ________ up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the ________ of the well and ran off.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of ________ out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our ________ is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest ________ just by not stopping, never ________ ! Shake it off and take a step upward!

1.A. sadly B. happily C. excitedly D. gradually

2.A. how B. what C. that D. which

3.A. strong B. old C. tall D. powerful

4.A. dug B. flowed C. covered D. emptied

5.A. important B. possible C. necessary D. worth

6.A. neighbors B. relatives C. enemies D. family

7.A. dust B. dusk C. disaster D. dirt

8.A. determined B. recognized C. realized D. admitted

9.A. sorrow B. relief C. fear D. amazement

10.A. down B. around C. above D. over

11.A. affected B. settled C. astonished D. upset

12.A. attacked B. packed C. recovered D. hit

13.A. shake B. blow C. sweep D. wash

14.A. attached B. continued C. pretended D. volunteered

15.A. base B. stage C. step D. breath

16.A. bottom B. track C. appearance D. entrance

17.A. holding B. getting C. sorting D. sticking

18.A. troubles B. happiness C. successes D. losses

19.A. ending B. distance C. mercy D. wells

20.A. setting up B. blowing up C. giving up D. picking up.

Today is Sarah’s birthday. She is seventy-five. We asked a few old friends to dinner.

Like most elderly people, I suppose, we spent most of the evening talking about old times. Thirty years ago, the village used to be a quiet place. Now it has changed. Every Sunday hundreds of cars pass through the village at what I think a dangerous speed. They make the village almost as noisy as the streets of a large town. As a boy I enjoyed riding on the backs of the farm horses. Things are different now. Today there are very few horses working on the farms. The farm workers today drive tractors, not horses. A man is not of much use on a farm unless he knows all about machines. Now almost every house in the village has a TV set. Is it a good thing for children to spend the evening sitting in front of a TV set? When I was young I did not waste my time indoors. I would spend the long summer evenings outdoors. I would play with my friends, go fishing or walk by the river. When my grandchildren asked me the reason why I haven’t bought a TV set, I tell them there are many books I still want to read. I can’t find time for both reading and watching TV.

1.The old like to talk about _______.

A. themselves B. others C. the past D. nothing

2.When I was a boy, I _______ riding on farm horses.

A. used to see people B. disliked

C. was fond of D. saw some elderly people

3.Which is NOT right according to the passage?

A. In the past the village was a quiet place.

B. It is a good time for children to watch TV all evening.

C. On Sundays many cars pass through the village at a dangerous speed.

D. When I was young I didn’t waste my time indoors.

4.I would rather _______ than _______.

A. watch TV; do some reading

B. play with friends; go fishing

C. do some reading; watch TV

D. go fishing; play with friends

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