Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used．If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away．Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn the child to keep away from the fire that had burnt him or her before．A really fearless soldier-and some do exist –is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army．Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out.

In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used．If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much．Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: a plane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the wood in your roof, and they later may fall on you, or you may get cancer!

The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide．Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger．For example, you see a car coming straight toward you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is OK.

In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger．For example, you cannot prevent a plane from crashing into your house, and you may not want to go and live in a desert where there are no plants．In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it．

1．Children would play with fire until their hands were burnt away if _______.

  A．they were given no warning beforehand

  B．they didn’t have any sense of pain at all

  C．they had never burnt themselves

  D．they felt afraid of the fire

2．A really fearless soldier _______.

    A．is of a little use to his army                  B．is not afraid of battles at all

    C．is nothing but a dead soldier                D．is easy to get killed in a battle

3．People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding dangers because _______.

    A．they are warned of the danger and take quick action

    B．they are quick both in mind and in action

    C．they are calm in face of danger

    D．they have gained much experience

4．It is implied but not stated that _______.

    A．fear is always something helpful

    B．too much fear is harmful

    C．fear should be used as a servant and guide

    D．fear is something strange and particular

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确

Dear friends,

    I’m awfully sorry to hear that a horrible and severe earthquake

unexpectedly hit your hometown．F      with such a rarely-seen          1.________

disaster, you remain so calm and strong-willed_____ we are all                2．________

moved to tears．A friend in _____ is a friend indeed．Thinking               3．________

about your _____（目前）situation, we can not wait a minute                 4．________

to _____ every effort to help you．On behalf of all my classmates,         5．________

I, as the _____ （主席） of the students’ union, express our                 6．________

most sincere pity and care for you．B     , we make a                         7．________

donation of 120 thousand yuan to you, h      that it can                       8．________

help you go through the _____ （困难）．A better hometown               9．________

can be r     ．Therefore, never give up whatever happens.                   10．________

  Remember we won’t be far away when you need any help!

                                       Yours sincerely,

                                        Li Hua

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

例：have

       A．gave               B．save                C．hat                  D．made

答案是C

1．aloud

       A．camera                B．cinema                C．carriage               D．many

2．mankind

       A．machine              B．bank                   C．rank                    D．language

3．club

       A．pollution              B．struggle               C．useful                 D．bury

4．hear

       A．heart                   B．search                 C．nearly                 D．bear

5．suggestion

       A．traditional            B．emotion               C．exhibition            D．question

--- It’s reported that more than 200,000 people lost their lives in Haiti Earthquake．

--- Yes, ______ news came as ______ shock to us．

A．the , a             B．the, the            C．a, a              D．a, the

--- Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game?

--- Oh, that’s _____ ．

A．how I feel about it                                       B．whatever I feel excited

C．what makes me feel excited                         D．when I feel excited

He ______ his paper to see if there are any obvious mistakes．

A．looked into                                   B．looked up

C．looked around                              D．looked through

The house rent is expensive．I’ve got about half the space I had at home but I’m paying _____ here．

A．as much three times                                    B．three times as much

C．much as three times                                    D．twice times much

On the day I was to take the driving test, so ______ was I that I could not understand what I was

A．nervous                  B．anxious                   C．upset                 D．shy

--- It’s the office! So you ______ know smoking is not allowed here．

--- Oh, sorry．

A．must               B．will                  C．may                D．need

The teachers were discussing the research project that they would like to see _____ in the coming holiday．

A．complete                 B．completed               C．completing              D．to complete