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  After my brother died in an accident,my mother was very sad. I was only 4 years old at the time,but I still understood the 24       in my mums attitude towards safety. 25      ,everything around us was potentially 26       . 1 grew up with a lot of 27        and rules that were meant to 28        me. For example,I was not 29      to walk home from school by myself,even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn't 30      evening parties or go to summer camp,31      what if something happened to me?

  As I got older,the list of things to 32       got lon?ger. I became a natural33       . I was concerned about things like getting cancer,losing my wallet,being caught in car accidents and earthquakes—34       big and small,real and 35      .The funny part is that you'd never know it by looking at my life,because I'm constantly 36      myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact,I've developed a37      for myself; if it scares me,then I have to do it38      once. I've done lots of things that would have39      my mum：Ive ridden a motorcycle,I've travelled alone,and I've performed standup comedy.

  Courage isn't a natural attribute (品質(zhì)) of human be ings. I believe that we have to practise being courageous. The more 40        I do things that scare me or that make me 41       ,the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.

  Even though I have inherited (經(jīng)遺傳獲得) my mother's cautious 42      ,I've also come to believe that fear can be a good thing,if we 43       it. Believing that has made my world a less scary place.

24. A. hint   B. change   C. scene   D. lesson

25. A. Slowly   B. Logically   C. Fortunately   D. Suddenly

26. A. important   B. inspiring   C. convenient   D. dangerous

27. A. restrictions   B. considerations   C. judgements   D. comparisons

28. A. limit   B. help   C. protect   D. train

29. A. allowed   B. encouraged   C. reminded   D. advised

30. A. arrange   B. attend   C. decorate   D. support

31. A. but   B. though   C. or   D. because

32. A. hope   B. fear   C. count   D. bear

33. A. worrier   B. dreamer   C. adult   D. thinker

34. A. ideas   B. affairs   C. actions   D. disasters

35. A. special   B. common   C. imaginary   D. practical

36. A. expecting   B. warning   C. forcing   D. promising

37. A. rule   B. form   C. case   D. hobby

38. A. in all   B. at most   C. after all   D. at least

39. A. threatened   B. shocked

   C. confused   D. entertained

40. A. rarely   B. quickly   C. often   D. fairly

41. A. confident   B. uncomfortable   C. happy   D. generous

42. A. nature   B. duty   C. work   D. task

43. A. know   B. get   C. avoid   D. face 

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文是一篇記敘文，通過作者的經(jīng)歷說明了勇氣是鍛煉出來的。你越經(jīng)常去做那些令你害怕或不舒服的事情，你就會(huì)越勇敢。

24. B哥哥去世是一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)，從那以后，媽媽的安全意識(shí)發(fā)生了改變(change) ，故選B項(xiàng)。

25. D一切轉(zhuǎn)變都是從哥哥在事故中去世的那一刻開始的，所以很突然(suddenly) .

26. D根據(jù)下文母親不讓"我"做的事可知，周圍的一切都有潛在的危險(xiǎn)。

27. A根據(jù)句中的rules可知此處要填一個(gè)與mles意義類似的詞，故選A項(xiàng)。

28. C 這些限制和規(guī)定意在保護(hù)"我"。

29. A根據(jù)！•ules可知母親不允許"我"從學(xué)校獨(dú)自走回家。

30. B根據(jù)母親對安全問題的謹(jǐn)慎、小心和evening parties可知她不讓"我"參加晚會(huì)。

31. D上文提到"我"不能做很多事情，原因是媽媽怕"我"發(fā)生不測。

32. B隨著年齡的增長，那份"我"害怕的東西的名單也越來越長。

33. A根據(jù)"I was concerned about things like getting cancer,losing my wallet..."可知，"我"變成了一個(gè)本能的憂慮者。

34. D根據(jù)”…getting cancer,losing my wallet,being caught in car accidents and earthquakes.."可知這些都是"災(zāi)難"。

35. C根據(jù)"...big and small…"可知，此處需要一個(gè)與real相對的詞，故選C項(xiàng)。

imaginary虛幻的。

36. C根據(jù)下文的"...I have to do it..."可知，"我"總是"強(qiáng)迫" 自己去做那些令"我"害怕或擔(dān)憂的事情。

37. A根據(jù)"…if it scares me,then I have to do it…"可知， "我"已經(jīng)養(yǎng)成了這個(gè)習(xí)慣。

38. D根據(jù)下一段描述的向困難、恐懼挑戰(zhàn)可知，如果有事情讓"我"感到害怕，"我"就必須最少做一次這件事。

39. B "我"做的很多事情都是母親不允許的，所以她如果知道的話，一定會(huì)"震驚"的。

40. C根據(jù)上~"句"I believe that we have to practise being courageous."可知此處表示"我"越經(jīng)常去做那些令"我"害怕的事情，"我"就越會(huì)認(rèn)識(shí)到自己能做比原先想的更多的事情。

41. B根據(jù)"…I do things that scare me…"可知此處要填與scare含義類似的詞。

42. A根據(jù)inherited可知此處指"我"遺傳了媽媽謹(jǐn)慎小心的性格。

43. D "我"認(rèn)識(shí)到如果能面對恐懼，恐懼也可以是好事情，因?yàn)樗�能使人更勇敢�?/p>