One summer vacation in my college, my roommate Ted asked to me to work on his father’s farm in Argentina. T...

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One summer vacation in my college, my roommate Ted asked to me to work on his father's farm in Argentina. The idea was exciting. Then I had second thoughts. I had never been far from New England, and I had been homesick my first few weeks at college. What about the language? The more I thought about it, the more the idea worried me.
Finally, I turned down the invitation. Then I realized I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was scared and felt depressed(沮丧). That experience taught me a valuable lesson and I developed a rule for myself: do what makes you anxious(焦虑); don't do what makes you depressed.
In my senior year, I wanted to be a writer. But my professor wanted me to teach. I hesitated. The idea of writing was much scarier than spending a summer in Argentina. Back and forth I went, making my decision, unmaking it. Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing, that downhearted feeling went through me.
Giving up writing really depressed me. Then I learned another lesson. To avoid the depression meant having to bear much worry and concern.
When I first began writing articles, I often interviewed big names. Before each interview I would get butterflies in the stomach. One of them was the great composer Duke Ellington. On the stage and on television, he seemed very confident. Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright（害怕）. If Ellington still had anxiety attacks, how could I avoid them? I went on doing those frightening interviews. Little by little, I was even looking forward to the interviews. Where were those butterflies?
In truth, they were still there, but fewer of them. I had learned from a process psychologists（心理学家） call “extinction”. If you put an individual in an anxious situation often, finally there isn't anything to be worried about, which brings me to a conclusion: you'll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it.
The point is that the new, the different, is definitely scary. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.

（1）、We can infer from the passage that the author________.

A、finds it difficult to make decision B、has found out what causes anxiety C、was encouraged by Duke Ellington's stage fright D、no longer feels anxious about new experiences

（2）、What does the word “extinction” in Paragraph 6 means?

A、a person's loss of confidence little by little B、the natural development of a child's abilities C、the inborn ability to avoid anxious situations D、the process of losing fear by keeping facing anxiety

（3）、Which of the following opinions does the writer probably accept?

A、Anxiety can be a positive drive B、Hesitation leads to depression. C、Avoiding anxiety reduces depression. D、Depression is a signal that one is growing up.

（4）、What's the best title for the passage?

A、Confidence: Key to Success B、Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name C、Depression: A Psychological Appearance D、Success: A Trip Through Anxiety and Depression

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Some years ago on a hot summer day in South Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming lake behind his house.

In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam towards the middles of the lake, an alligator(鳄鱼) was swimming towards the shore.

His mother in the house was looking out the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In extreme fear, she ran towards the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.

From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched(夺取) his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war(拔河). The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate. A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator.

After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. The newspaper reporter asked if he would show him his scars(伤疤). The boy lifted his legs, then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. T have them because my mum wouldn't let go."

Some scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds are because love has refused to let go.

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After some time, another official climbed up to the platform and spoke to me. From his signs I understood that they were going to move me. The King of this country（which was called Lilliput）had ordered his people to carry me to the capital city, about a kilometre away. I made signs to ask whether(是否) I could be untied, but the official politely said "No". While I was eating bread, a platform had been prepared to carry me. The people of Lilliput, known as the Lilliputians, are very clever with their hands. For me, five hundred men built a special wooden platform with twenty－two wheels. Nine hundred of the strongest men worked for about three hours to lift me on to the platform, and one thousand five hundred of the King's largest horses（each eleven and a half centimetres high）pulled me to the capital. I did not know about any of this, because they had put a sleeping powder in my wine, and I was in a deep sleep. (An Extract from A voyage to Lilliput )

请阅读下面的短文，并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。

A. They were really thankful to us.

B. About one hour later, my mom came.

C. It was a cold day, and the wind was blowing hard.

D. She was the same age as me, but we looked so different.

E. "In that old car across the street!" said the girl. "Six of my family live in it."

F. On that night, my mom taught me one of the best lessons I had ever learned.

When I was about 12, I went to a restaurant for dinner with my family at night one day. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} When my mom and I walked to the restaurant from our car, a girl about the same age as me and her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare change (多余的零钱) . My mom immediately asked where they kept their things. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

After giving them a few dollars, we said goodbye. My mom said she had something to do. Then, she sent me inside the restaurant with my dad. But she didn't come. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} She said she had gone home and brought some food and clothes to the girl. I asked her why she helped those people. She told me that we were lucky and that the girl's family wasn't. I remembered that girl. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I dressed in almost new clothes but her clothes were so old. And I had my bedroom but she had to stay in an old car with 5 other people. "My mom really did the right thing," I thought to myself.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Until now, I still remember that night.

语法填空。

I am a boy from Changsha. There are three people in my family—my parents and I.

We {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(go) to Shenzhen next week. Changsha is about 800 kilometres {#blank#}2{#/blank#} from Shenzhen. There are several {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(way) to go there. We can go there by coach, by plane {#blank#}4{#/blank#} by train. Different people have different ideas. My father wants {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(go) there by coach. He thinks it is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(interesting) way to go. My mother wants to take the train there. She thinks it is {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(cheap) way to go, because the train ticket price is {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(low) of the three ways.{#blank#}9{#/blank#}, I want to take the plane. As we know, it goes {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(fast) of the three.

I hope we can enjoy ourselves on the trip.

完形填空。

At the age of 9, I heard about Lu Xun's name for the first time. One afternoon, my mother asked me to 1 From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Study (《从百草园到三味书屋》). "The 2 is Lu Xun. Chairman Mao once called him 'the sage (圣人) of modern China',"she said. I still remember there were many3 Chinese characters (汉字) for me. But I could understand the main 4 . When I finished reading it, I told my mum, "I also want my Baicao Garden 5 Lu Xun's. It's a (n)6 place for fun. " My mum asked, "What do you 7 the Sanwei Study?"I answered, "It is like a school, but 8 are there only a few students in it?" My mother smiled, "You can try to find the answer by 9 when you grow up."

As I 10 older, I got to know Lu Xun is his pen name. His 11 name is Zhou Shuren. He was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1881. He 12 in the Sanwei Study from the age of 12 to 17.13 , the Sanwei Study was a famous private (私人的) school in Shaoxing at that time. At first, Lu Xun hoped to be a doctor,14 he went to Japan to study medicine (医学). But he started writing short15 a few years later because he wanted to tell people about society. 2 of such novels are A Madman's Diary and The True Story of Ah Q.

Now students can find some of Lu Xun's works in their textbooks.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。

Most people have a favorite color，but how people feel about colors depends on their culture. This can be very important to people in business that sell products all over the world. They might choose a color because they think it is exciting or attractive，but in another country that same color could be used to give a sad message. Look at these examples:

If you ask someone in Britain what the right color is for a bride（新娘） to wear，the answer will be white In China and other eastern countries，happiness and prosperity（繁荣）. ▲In Britain，red is used as a sign of danger. Road signs and warning labels（标签） are often in red. In eastern cultures

In Egypt，yellow is the color linked to death. In Britain and other western cultures，death and funerals（葬礼），but in many eastern countries white is the color most people connect with death and funerals.

Many people like the color orange because it is bright and exciting. Some advertisers will not use orange in their advertisements because they believe it suggests that the products are cheap and perhaps not of good quality.

In a word，colors have different meanings in different cultures. We should learn to choose the proper color in some special situation.

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