Laura once lost her wallet, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to 1 . each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept 2 . (think), “If I tell my parents, they’ll be angry!” In the end, she talked to her parents and they 3 . (be) really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new 4 . and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems!” Laura says. Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the 5 . way as Laura. He thinks the first step is to find someone you trust to talk to. This person doesn’t need to be an expert like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience, and are always there to 6 . them.
1 . school
2 . thinking
3 . were
4 . wallet/purse/one
5 . same
6 . help/support
【分析】
本文通过一个故事告诉大家:遇到问题时,第一步是找一个自己信任的人谈谈。这个人不需要是专家。父母就有更多的经验,并且总是在他们身边支持他们。
1. 句意:她甚至每天步行三英里去上学,因为她没有钱。根据前文丢了钱包可知她每天走三公里,可推测出是上学,故填 school 。
2. 句意:她一直在想, “ 如果我告诉我父母,他们会生气的! ” 根据 “keep+doing” 表示为 “ 一直做某事 ” ,可推测出是缺 doing ,结合所给单词,故填 thinking 。
3. 句意:最后,她和父母谈了谈,他们真的很理解。根据前文是过去式,且主语是 “they” ,可推测出是 were ,故填 were 。
4. 句意:他们给了她一个新钱包,并让她更小心。根据前文丢了一个钱包,可推测出是给了个新的,故填 wallet/purse/one 。
5. 句意:他觉得自己和劳拉一样。根据 “He thinks the first step is to find someone you trust to talk to” 及后文可知他认为第一步是找一个你信任的人谈谈,可推测出是相同的, “the same as” 表示为 “ 与 …… 相同 ” ,故填 same 。
6. 句意:学生们经常忘记他们的父母有更多的经验,并且总是在他们身边支持他们。根据 “their parents have more experience” 可知他们的父母有更多的经验,可推测出是帮助、支持,故填 help/support 。
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It’s always challenging to face fear. Here are some ways to help you overcome(克服)it.
Breathing
As we know, breathing can help us relax. If you purposely breathe out longer than you breathe in, your body will calm down. If you start to feel fearful, try this. Take a breath in (to a count of 7 in your mind), and then slowly breathe out (to a count of 11 in your mind). To your surprise, if you do this for a minute or so, you’ll calm down quickly. We call this "7/11 breathing".
Using a different part of your brain
When we feel fearful, it’s harder to think clearly. But if we force ourselves to use the part of thinking brain, this will help to calm us down. The easiest way to do this is with numbers. You can set your own fear from l to 10, 10 being the worst state and 1 being the most relaxed state. When you’re feeling fearful, ask yourself; “Okay, what grade do I get right now? 7 or 5?” Just doing this will reduce fear because it starts the thinking brain. Once I gave a speech to three hundred people and I felt fearful. So I graded myself at 6, and waited for myself to go down to 3 before starting. I took control.
Getting control of your imagination
Imagine seeing yourself in the situation you were scared, but see yourself being calm and things going well. Doing this starts to recondition your mind to more calmly face the coming events which were causing fear.
It seems that overcoming fear is always the first step to finish all you need to do and it will help you devote yourself to what you really want to be and to do. It takes efforts, but it’s worth your try.
59. to overcome fear | |||
Introduction | It’s challenging to face fear in your life. | ||
Ways | Breathing | To calm down, you can breathe out 60. than you breathe in. You’ll be 61. that you’ve calmed down very quickly if you take 7/11 breathing. | |
Using a different part of your brain | You can set ten 62. for your own fear with numbers. Grading your state of mind helps 63. the thinking brain and make you 64. fearful. | ||
Getting control of your imagination | Imagine you’re in a bad 65. but you feel calm and things go well. It can help you feel 66. to face the coming events. | ||
Conclusion | To finish all you need to do, you must overcome fear 67. It’s worth 68. though it takes efforts. |