题目内容
18.After my brother died in an accident,my mom's attitude toward safety greatly changed.Suddenly,everything around us was potentially(16)D.I grew up with a lot of restrictions and rules that were meant to protect me.I(17)Cmy mom was only trying to protect me.She worried about me because after my brother died,I was her only child-and what if something happened to me?
I became a natural worrier.I worry about things like getting cancer,losing my wallet,car accidents,earthquakes,and losing my job-disasters big and small,real and imagined.
The funny part is you'd(18)Bknow it by looking at my life,because I'm constantly forcing myself to do the things that frighten or worry me.In fact,I've developed a(19)C for myself:If it scares me,then I have to do it at least once.I've done lots of things that my mom would have worried about:I've ridden a motorcycle,and I've traveled-a lot.
There's something else I don't usually talk about,(20)B it's a cornerstone in my belief.When I was 14,my mother died suddenly in a car accident.At her funeral I remember making a choice.I could either live out the rest of my life trying to be"safe"or I could be brave enough to live out a satisfied,(21)A and,yes,sometimes dangerous life.
In the end I think she would have been(22)Dof me.Courage isn't a natural quality of human beings.I believe that we have to(23)Abeing courageous; using courage is like developing a muscle.The more often I do things that(24)Cme or that make me uncomfortable,the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I orginally thought I could do.
Even though I inherited(继承) my mother's cautious nature,I've also come to believe that fear can be a good thing,if we(25)Ait.Believing that has made my world a less scary place.
| 16.A.boring | B.difficult | C.amazing | D.dangerous |
| 17.A.agreed | B.disliked | C.knew | D.imagined |
| 18.A.still | B.never | C.always | D.even |
| 19.A.hope | B.nature | C.rule | D.courage |
| 20.A.so | B.but | C.since | D.when |
| 21.A.exciting | B.frightening | C.smooth | D.independent |
| 22.A.careful | B.aware | C.afraid | D.proud |
| 23.A.practice | B.admit | C.enjoy | D.remember |
| 24.A.interest | B.confuse | C.scare | D.surprise |
| 25.A.face | B.attack | C.share | D.govern |
分析 文章大意:本文通过作者的经历告诉我们,勇气是锻炼出来的.你越经常去做那些令你害怕或感到不舒服的事情,你就会越勇敢.
解答 16.D 考查形容词辨析.A表示无聊的;B表示困难的;C表示令人讶异的;D表示危险的.由my mom's attitude toward safety greatly changed和I grew up with a lot of restrictions and rules that were meant to protect me可知此处表示我周围的一切都变得有潜在危险,选D.
17.C 考查动词辨析.A表示同意;B表示不喜欢;C表示知道;D表示想象.此处表示我知道我的妈妈只是努力地想保护我,远C.
18.B 考查副词辨析.A表示仍然;B表示从不;C表示总是;D表示甚至.由because I'm constantly forcing myself to do the things that frighten or worry me可推测此处表示有趣的是你从我的生活上来看是永远不会知道这一点的(这一点指的是上文说到的I worry about things like getting cancer,losing my wallet,car accidents,earthquakes,and losing my job-disasters big and small,real and imagined),选B.
19.C 考查名词辨析.A表示希望;B表示自然;C表示规则;D表示勇气.此处表示我给自己定了一个规则:如果有什么使我害怕的,我至少得做它一次,选C.
20.B 考查连词辨析.A表示所以;B表示但是;C表示自从;D表示当…时.结合语境可知还有一件事是我不常说的与它是我信念的基石是转折关系,选B.
21.A 考查形容词辨析.A表示令人激动的;B表示令人害怕的;C表示平和的;D表示独立的.此处表示我足够勇敢地去过一个令人满意的,令人激动的,有时危险的生活,选A.
22.D 考查形容词辨析.A表示仔细的;B表示意识到;C表示害怕的;D表示自豪的.由下文说到的我有勇气可知,此处表示最后我觉得她会为我自豪,选D.
23.A 考查动词辨析.A表示练习;B表示承认;C表示享受;D表示记得.practice doing sth表示练习做某事,此处由Courage isn't a natural quality of human beings表示我相信我们都不得不练习变得有勇气,选A.
24.C 考查动词辨析.A表示 使…感兴趣;B表示使…迷惑;C表示使…害怕;D表示使…吃惊.由上文的If it scares me,then I have to do it at least once可知此处表示我越多做使我害怕或使我不舒服的事情,我就越意识到我能做超越我原来觉得我能做的事,选C.
25.A 考查动词辨析.A表示面对;B表示攻击;C表示分享;D表示治理.此处表示我觉得如果我们能面对害怕,它也能成为好事情,选A.
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| A. | watches | B. | watched | C. | is watching | D. | was watching |