As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a street light or car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains(窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the dark would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination(想象) would run wild,and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy(敌人)” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get on the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my sight.

Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.

One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

1.The author had _____ kind(s) of fears when he was a child.

A. one B. two C. three

2._____ would scare the author at night.

A. Street lights and car lights

B. Wild animals and enemies

C. Strange sights and sounds

3.When the author went to some other places on school or family trips, he would _____.

A. walk away without others B. take a bus by himself C. follow others closely

4.Which of the following would be possibly true when the author was a child?

A. He was usually popular among people.

B. He was always the leader of the others.

C. He always got poor grades.

5.The underlined word “overcome” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 接受 B. 忍受 C. 克服

We all know that the British people love their manners. They are part of their national identity (特性), as well as having fish and chips and complaining about the weather. Recently I read online that they said “sorry” up to eight times a day.

After some research I have not been able to find any specific reasons why they are like this. I suppose, for centuries, manners, including how they behave at table and talk to other people have been one of the differences between the lower and upper classes and those manners show their social classes. Britain has traditionally been a quite conservative (保守的) country. There are many articles suggesting that their seemingly polite attitude of always saying “please” and “thank you” is quite false because it is impossible for a person to always feel that he or she wants to thank someone or say “please”.

Maybe it is for this reason that people are going one of two ways:they are too polite and hold back their feelings or they are not polite at all and express their true feelings directly. Some British people are tired of pretending that they are always happy and having to please others. But sometimes because they feel they have to be polite, they are prevented from saying what they truly think.

1.What don't the British people often do?

A. Eat fish and chips. B. Have no quite good manners.

C. Be polite to others. D. Talk about the weather.

2.What do the British people say up to eight times every day?

A. Hello. B. Thank you. C. I don't know. D. Sorry.

3.What does the writer think are the reasons why the British people are so polite?

①The upper classes should have good manners.

②They have learned much about politeness at school.

③They like to hold back their true feelings.

④They are not honest at all.

A. ①② B. ③④ C. ①③ D. ②④

4.What does the underlined word “pretending” mean in Chinese?

A. 打算 B. 假装 C. 想象 D. 体验

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A. British people are too polite B. British people should not be so polite

C. How to learn the British manners D. It's time to change our manners

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