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: Scary movies and TV shows; Scary dreams; Thunderstorms, hurricanes, and other terrible weather; War and terrorism*; Sounds heard at night.

It seems that not everyone is afraid of the same thing. 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.

1.Which of the following can’t help a kid fight the fear of dark?

A. Using imaginations to think of witches.

B. Their parents coming over to comfort them.

C. Using a nightlight to see there’s nothing under the bed.

D. Shining a flashlight to see there’s nothing under the bed.

2.What does the underlined word “pretend” in paragraph 4 mean?

A. Ugly. B. Usual.

C. Unreal. D. Lovely

3.What is the second paragraph of the passage mainly about?

A. Fourteen scary things kids list.

B. People are afraid of different things.

C. The biggest fear for kids are always the same.

D. The things frighten people are the same as the survey.

4.Which is TRUE about the writer’s opinion?

A. Having a sense of fear is not a bad thing.

B. Nothing can help kids to get over a fear.

C. Fear is something we get when we are older.

D. Not all people can react to dangerous things.

 

As space science develops, man has learned more and more about space. Space is not only amazing but also dangerous. While working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as success.

Scientists have found out that radiation(辐射) is the greatest danger to spacemen in space. When spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The damage(危害) done by radiation won't be discovered until their children or even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but no really helpful medicine has been.

Space junk is also thought a great danger to spacemen. It's reported that there are 9,000 man-made things flying in space. About 30% of these are satellites, 10% are spaceships, and the rest are space junk. An explosion(爆炸) in 1996 made a cloud of 300,000.fragments, each at least 4mm in size, and even a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did some damage. Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. They are working on helpful ways to do with space junk.

Although space is really dangerous, it interests everyone on the earth. In the near future, it may become usual for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space in a few years. So we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment.

1.__________ shows the man-made things in space in the correct way.

2.Space junk and radiation in space are dangerous to___________ .

A. spacemen working in space B. people only on the earth

C. all the people except children D. the old people on the earth

3.The underlined word “fragments” means “ ”.

A. 烟雾B. 泡沫 C.云块 D. 碎片

4.Which of the following about the passage(短文) is TRUE?

A. The passage tells us that radiation in space comes from the sun and other stars.

B. Every one of us can make a trip to space now.

C. Scientists have found out ways to solve any problem in space.

D. People are afraid to travel to space because it’s too dangerous.

5.The best title(标题) of the passage is .

A. Space RadiationB. Space Danger C. Space Junk D.Space Travel

 

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