One day, I took my kids to the local playground. The minute we got there, my daughter ran to the swing （秋千） and asked for a push. When I was helping my daughter, I 1 another girl trying to make her own swing go high by herself. Her old grandmother smiled at me, 2 on the chair nearby. Maybe she was too old and tired to play together with her granddaughter.
I gave my daughter a big push and then walked towards the little girl. I asked gently 3 I could do for her. She smiled and said quietly but happily, with her big shining eyes, "Could you please give me a push, too?" For the next two hours, I kept pushing the swings and playing with my two little children and the little girl. When we got home, I was very tired. But my heart was flying much 4 than the swings.
One day, two years later, after a long day's work, I was a bit tired. But I needed to 5 kids before going home. While I was waiting outside the school gate beside my car, a little girl came over and smiled sweetly at me. She gave me a big hug 6 she got on her school bus. As I watched her running away, I didn't feel 7 anymore.
In life, the love we give to 8 will find its way back to us. It may travel from heart to 9 or it may blossom （开花） in the heart which it was planted in. The love we share, the kindness we give, and the happiness we create will always come back to us 10 a big surprise.
1 ． A ． admired B ． noticed C ． heard D ． caught
2 ． A ． lying B ． lied C ． was lying D ． to lie
3 ． A ． who B ． what C ． how D ． why
4 ． A ． earlier B ． deeper C ． better D ． higher
5 ． A ． look up B ． put up C ． pick up D ． take up
6 ． A ． before B ． until C ． unless D ． after
7 ． A ． warm B ． sad C ． hard ﹣ working D ． tired
8 ． A ． another B ． the others C ． others D ． other
9 ． A ． head B ． heart C ． arm D ． foot
10 ． A ． to B ． of C ． with D ． for
1 ． B
2 ． A
3 ． B
4 ． D
5 ． C
6 ． A
7 ． D
8 ． C
9 ． B
10 ． C
【分析】
本文是记叙文。短文通过我在操场上帮助小女孩荡秋千的故事和我在学校接孩子时，接受了一个小女孩很大的拥抱的故事。告诉我们：在生活中，我们分享的爱，我们给予的善意和创造的幸福，总是能够得到很大的回报。
1 ．
句意：当我在帮助女儿时，我注意到另一个女孩在试图自己荡得更高。
admire 钦佩； notice 注意到； hear 听见； catch 抓住，接住。根据下文小女孩和她奶奶在公园的情景可知是我看到的，所以用 notice 。故选 B 。
2 ．
句意：她的老奶奶躺在附近的椅子上对我微笑。
lying 躺，现在分词； lied 过去式； was lying 过去进行时； to lie 动词不定式。结合语境下句 “Maybe she was too old and tired to play together with her granddaughter” 可知大概她奶奶太老了躺在椅子上，后面部分是伴随状语，主语 Her old grandmother 与动词 lie 是主动关系，所以用现在分词做伴随状语，故选 A 。
3 ．
句意：我轻轻地问我可以为她做什么。
who 谁； what 什么； how 怎样； why 为何。根据下文 “Could you please give me a push, too” 可知这里是作者问小女孩能为她做什么事情，应该使用疑问词用 what ，故选 B 。
4 ．
句意：但是我的热情仍在比秋千飞得更高得多。
earlier 更早的； deeper 更深地； better 更好地； higher 更高地。根据常识可知秋千飞得更高最恰当，故选 D 。
5 ．
句意：但是我需要在回家之前去接我的女儿。
look up 查询； put up 举起； pick up 去接某人； take up 从事，占据。根据下文中的 “While I was waiting outside the school gate beside my car” 可知，作者去了学校大门口接女儿回家，故选 C 。
6 ．
句意：在她上校车之前，给了我一个大大的拥抱。
before 之前； until 到 …… 时； unless 除 …… 之外； after 之后。根据 “She gave me a big hug” 和 “she got on her school bus” 之间的关系可知，小女孩先给我拥抱，再上校车，所以用 before ，故选 A 。
7 ．
句意：当我看着她跑开时，我不再感觉疲劳了。
warm 温暖的； sad 难过的； hard-working 努力工作的； tired 疲劳的。本段第一句 “One day, two years later, after a long day's work, I was a bit tired.” 可知作者说经过漫长一天的劳动后感觉有点劳累，在小女孩给她一个大大的拥抱后，不再感觉劳累，故选 D 。
8 ．
句意：在生活中，我们给予别人的爱会回馈到我们。
another 另一个，再一个； the others 特指其余的全部； others 其余的一部分； other 另外的，后面加名词复数。根据句意我们把爱给了其他人，指除了自己之外的多个人，但不是全部，用代词 others ，故选 C 。
9 ．
句意：它可能从心到心旅行或者种在内心深处开花。
head 头部； heart 心脏； arm 胳臂； foot 手。短语 from heart to heart 以心会心；根据前面 from heart 可知是从心到心，故选 B 。
10 ．
句意：我们分享的爱，我们给予的仁慈，以及我们创造的幸福总会带给我们巨大的惊喜。
to 到； of…… 的； with 带着，表伴随； for 为。结合句意我们分享的爱，我们给予的善意和创造的幸福，总是能够得到很大的回报。表伴随，故选 C 。
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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. | ||
