I am a professor of sports and exercise so I often deal with nervousness in my research with sports people.Actually, most people experience nervousness at some time or another.

If you are feeling anxious, my advice is to first find the cause or causes.Make s list of those things that are making you nervous and work out which ones you can do something about.Focus all of your efforts on managing the causes that you can control.

Most people cannot tell the difference between controllable(可控制的) and uncontrollable causes, so things they can’t control become a big reason for nervousness.Dealing with this is very important if people want to keep a healthy mind.

Simply try to accept the uncontrollable causes of nervousness.You might be worried about the weather on a big day, an accident or an attack on the train, or perhaps just things that other people are doing at work.The results may be very important but there is still no use worrying because you can’t control any of these things.Accept that you can’t control everything.Once you understand this, it becomes easier not to worry.

If a situation, such as swimming, is causing you to be anxious, try to face it as often as possible so that you can get used to it.

It can often help to think about yourself doing the thing that make s you nervous—then close your eyes and imagine it going well.Imagine how the flight or job interview is going to happen so that you can get used to it.This will help you understand that the thing you fear most is probably not going to happen.

1.The writer thinks there is no use worrying about some causes of nervousness because_____.

A.most are not very important

B.they are not the real causes of the problem

C.they cannot be controlled by people

D.it’s better to deal with one cause at a time

2.If swimming makes you nervous, what should you do according to the writer?

A.Go swimming often to get used to it.

B.Avoid going to the swimming pool.

C.Find a swimming teacher.

D.Imagine watching others swim.

3.What is true about nervousness according to the passage?

A.It usually has only one cause.

B.It is usually caused by people.

C.People can easily manage it.

D.Most people suffer from it.

4.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A.To introduce the writer’s sports experience.

B.To advise on how to deal with nervousness.

C.To help people remember their fears.

D.To explain the dangers of nervousness.

North American black bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature, and will usually run away if they see or hear people. Because of this, it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals.

In order to study black bears, researchers from New Jersey, USA, catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear, take blood to test for diseases(疾病), remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. From these studies, researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey, how long they live, and how many babies they produce.

But in Minnesota, USA, researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears know the researchers' voices and they are not afraid of die research team. With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy, researchers can touch them to check their hearts, look at their teeth, and do other jobs. Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.

In both places, the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers, are able to collect are quite different.

1. In the first paragraph, we can learn that North American black bears are _______.

A. shy and fearful animals B. not found today

C. well known to scientists D. not afraid of people

2. The word "remove" in the second paragraph probably means _____ in Chinese.

A. 拔下 B.移植 C. 清洗 D. 修补

3.Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears?

A. The age. B. The way of their communication.

C. The weight. D. The number of babies they produce.

4.In the Minnesota studies, researchers _____.

A. can never get close to the bears

B. study the bears while they are asleep

C. use grapes to make the bears full

D. learn a lot about the bears' everyday lives

5.What do the two studies have in common?

A. Research places. B. The main purpose.

C. Research methods. D. Collected information.

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man B. the servant

C. both A and B D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat B. himself C. nobody D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles

B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant B. cat C. the rich man D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy B. bad C. clever D. kind

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