As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange  26  things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 27  me so much. There was never total  28 , but a streetlight or passing car lights  29   clothes hung over a chair take on(呈现) the  30  of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 31 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no  32 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My  33  would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would  34  very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost,  35 on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home .That was no  36 . After school, 37 , when all the buses were  38  up along the street, I was afraid that I’d get on the wrong one and be taken to some  39  neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my 40 .
Perhaps one of the worst fears  41  all I had as a child was that of not being liked or  42  by others. Being popular was so important to me  43 , and the fear of not being liked was a 44  one.
One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to  45  and overcome(克服) our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

As the sound of footsteps behind her grew louder, she quickened her pace. She didn’t want to turn around as the memory of that morning’s newspaper headline made her afraid of what she would see: “City Killer Claims Fourth Victim.”
“Why did I stop for a few drinks in the bar after work?” she thought to herself. Now it was dark and the streets deserted. She was alone and a sitting duck.
She felt as if she was walking in the rain. Her clothes were damp from nervous sweat and as each short hot breath hit the night air, it turned to steam, coating her glasses in a thin film so all she saw seemed covered in fog.
The footsteps were closer now. She needed to get off this street. Her eyes began a useless search for an open store or lighted window. Passing a small lane she looked through，for a possible escape route. But the lane was a dead - end and she laughed to herself at the irony.
The sound of a car behind her turning onto the street interrupted her self – pity. Escape was at hand. But as she was about to throw herself onto the road and shout for the car to stop, the car’s headlights cast a shadow that paralyzed （使瘫痪） her with terror.
It was the footsteps’ owner. The figure was huge and in its raised arm it held what looked like a lead-pipe, no doubt the one that was about to claim victim number five.
The shadow dissolved as the car passed by and disappeared into the distance. She felt a hand on her shoulder. It was all happening as if in slow – motion. She was waiting for her life to flash before her eyes like all those novels said it would – but it didn’t. The only thing she thought of was her dear husband. She recalled phoning him from work that very afternoon and joking about, of all things, the city killer. It was a night full of ironies.
There was a voice talking to her now but she was lost in thoughts of her fate and didn’t respond. The hand then began turning her around. It was surprisingly gentle given what was about to come. She allowed it to guide her without resistance. （抵抗；反抗）
She looked up. She recognized the face, but she didn’t know from where. Its mouth was still talking to her but she couldn’t understand. Then she remembered. The face belonged to the foreign looking man who had served her at the bar. She looked down to his hand and saw in it not a lead – pipe but a rolled up copy of a work report she had been correcting in the bar as she drank.
His words suddenly started to register in her brain and she could hear him. “Miss, Miss. Are you OK? You left this in the bar and it looked important so I thought I’d better give it to you.”
【小题1】The woman was feeling nervous because        .

As a teacher．I often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip，there will be no talking aswe enter a building．This rule?? ? ?? to entering any place，whether it is a cinema，a church，a theatre, or any other place．

??? Once，in New York City，I took my class to see a(n)?? ? ? near Times Square．When we

arrived at the theatre，there were about twenty other classes ?? ? ? outside waiting to get in．The students from the other schools were not?? ? ?? and there was pandemonium(乌烟瘴气)．I told my students to stay in a line and keep?? ?? ．I told them that we would not carry ourselves like those other ?? ? ? ． Soon we started to file into the theatre，and it was very disorganized．There was a lady ? ? ?? the groups and get them to their seats，? ? students were everywhere and?? ? ?? really knew where to go．My class，observing our rule，walked in ?? ? ? in two single-file lines． We stood near the door behind everyone else，and we?? ? ?? ．All of a sudden，the lady who was?? ? ?? noticed us and she walked ?? ? ?? our direction． She asked the students?? ? ?? the teacher was for our group, and I raised my ?? ? ?? ．She asked,“Very, very nice to meet you．Come this way．”We were led into the theatre，?? ? ??? ，and we were given front-row seats．

Sometimes?? ? ?? for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect，especially when you ?? ? ?? no one around who is taking manners into?? ? ?? ．However，that is usually the time when such?? ? ? actions will be most appreciated and recognized．

1.A．leads????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．applies????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．turns????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．belongs

2.A．play????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．lady????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．teacher????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．exhibition

3.A．sorted out????????????? ????????????? B．settled down????????????? ????????????? C．turned away????????????? ????????????? D．lined up

4.A．behaving????????????? ????????????? B．listening????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．concentrating? ????????????? D．watching

5.A．order????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．contact????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．watch????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．time

6.A．places????????????? ????????????? B．seats????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．classes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．teachers

7.A．scold????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．dismiss????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．attract????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．organize

8.A．and????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．but????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．so????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．while

9.A．anyone????????????? ????????????? B．nobody????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．everyone????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．somebody

10.A．anxiously????????????? ????????????? B．immediately????????????? ????????????? C．quietly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．hurriedly

11.A．passed????????????? ????????????? B．chatted????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．rushed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．waited

12.A．in trouble????????????? ????????????? B．on guard????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．in charge????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．on business

13.A．in????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．to????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．for????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．under

14.A．how????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．where????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．what????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．whether

15.A．voice????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．arm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．head????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．hand

16.A．finally????????????? ????????????? B．somehow????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．first????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．instead

17.A．respect????????????? ????????????? B．love????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．concern????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．support

18.A．receive????????????? ????????????? B．visit????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．recognize????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．meet

19.A．practice????????????? ????????????? B．effect????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．account????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．operation

20.A．urgent????????????? ????????????? B．kind????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．legal????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．firm

As the sound of footsteps behind her grew louder, she quickened her pace. She didn’t want to turn around as the memory of that morning’s newspaper headline made her afraid of what she would see: “City Killer Claims Fourth Victim.”

“Why did I stop for a few drinks in the bar after work?” she thought to herself. Now it was dark and the streets deserted. She was alone and a sitting duck.

She felt as if she was walking in the rain. Her clothes were damp from nervous sweat and as each short hot breath hit the night air, it turned to steam, coating her glasses in a thin film so all she saw seemed covered in fog.

The footsteps were closer now. She needed to get off this street. Her eyes began a useless search for an open store or lighted window. Passing a small lane she looked through，for a possible escape route. But the lane was a dead - end and she laughed to herself at the irony.

The sound of a car behind her turning onto the street interrupted her self – pity. Escape was at hand. But as she was about to throw herself onto the road and shout for the car to stop, the car’s headlights cast a shadow that paralyzed （使瘫痪） her with terror.

It was the footsteps’ owner. The figure was huge and in its raised arm it held what looked like a lead-pipe, no doubt the one that was about to claim victim number five.

The shadow dissolved as the car passed by and disappeared into the distance. She felt a hand on her shoulder. It was all happening as if in slow – motion. She was waiting for her life to flash before her eyes like all those novels said it would – but it didn’t. The only thing she thought of was her dear husband. She recalled phoning him from work that very afternoon and joking about, of all things, the city killer. It was a night full of ironies.

There was a voice talking to her now but she was lost in thoughts of her fate and didn’t respond. The hand then began turning her around. It was surprisingly gentle given what was about to come. She allowed it to guide her without resistance. （抵抗；反抗）

She looked up. She recognized the face, but she didn’t know from where. Its mouth was still talking to her but she couldn’t understand. Then she remembered. The face belonged to the foreign looking man who had served her at the bar. She looked down to his hand and saw in it not a lead – pipe but a rolled up copy of a work report she had been correcting in the bar as she drank.

His words suddenly started to register in her brain and she could hear him. “Miss, Miss. Are you OK? You left this in the bar and it looked important so I thought I’d better give it to you.”

1.The woman was feeling nervous because        .

A．she had left her report in the bar

B．there was a killer in the city

C．she was being followed by someone

D．the streets were dark and empty

2.The underlined expression “a sitting duck” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “        ”.

A．an easy target                          B．a frightened person

C．a foolish animal                         D．a still position

3.What is the correct order of events that happened to the woman on the day of the story?

a. She went for a drink in a bar.   b. She corrected the report.

c. She heard loud footsteps.    d. She read the newspaper.

e. She called her husband.  f. She felt a hand on her shoulder.

A．d,c,a,e,b,f         B．c,d,a,e,f,b          C．d,a,b,e,c,f         D．d,e,a,b,c,f

4.Why did the woman laugh when she looked into the lane?

A．She was excited because she thought it may be a way to escape.

B．She felt bitter because she had no chance to escape.

C．She was becoming more and more nervous.

D．She realized that she was behaving foolishly.

5.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A．It was raining when she left the bar.

B．The woman had felt nervous about the city killer for days.

C．The temperature was very low that evening.

D．The woman was behaving unreasonably.

As is known to us, the new minister will be ______ in office by the Queen.