68. Which of
following statements is probable TRUE about the writer?
A. He wants to be
like his mother’s co-worker’s son.
B. He wants to
find a job in his community in the future.
C. He doesn’t
think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.
D. He wants to do
something he really likes in the future.
B ACD
8(江苏省启东中学高一第一次月考) Everybody is afraid of
something. That’s what more than 1,700 kids told us when we asked them about
fears and scary stuff. We gave kids a list of 14 scary things and asked which
one frightened them most. Here are the top 5 answers from our survey (调查): ①Scary movies and TV shows;
②Scary dreams; ③Thunderstorms, hurricanes (飓风), and other horrible weather; ④War and terrorism (恐怖行动); ⑤Sounds heard at night.
But not everyone
is afraid of the same thing. And what makes one person scared can be of no big
deal for someone else. Plenty of kids said their biggest fear wasn’t on our
list.
What is fear?
Fear is a feeling
that everyone has - it’s programmed into all of us - and that’s a good thing
because fear is there to protect us. We’re born with a sense of fear so we can
react to something that could be dangerous. The baby cries, and their mom comes
over to comfort him or her, helping the baby feel safe and OK again.
Real vs. Pretend
The best way to
get over a fear is to get more information about it. As kids get older, they
understand more and start seeing the difference between what is real and
unreal. So when William’s imagination leads him to think of witches, he can
tell himself, “Wait a minute. They’re only pretend things. I don’t need to
worry about them.”
The same goes for
the dark. A kid’s imagination can start playing tricks when the lights go out.
What’s under my bed? Is that a thief I hear? With the help of a parent, kids
can get more comfortable in the dark. Using a nightlight or shining a
flashlight under the bed to see that there’s nothing there can help kids fight
that fear.
