When the sun rose and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals ( 目标 ) like climbing the mountain. ” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience( 耐力 ).
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing; but as time went by, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “ You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life. ”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain. And there, I could see the whole of the sky, which was as clear as crystal( 水晶 ).
1 ． The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for the father and the son.
A ． hard B ． enjoyable C ． painful D ． comfortable
2 ． The word “quit” in the passage means “________”.
A ． keep on B ． put off C ． give up D ． pick up
3 ． Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
A ． You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. B ． The sky is always as clear as crystal.
C ． You can find life is full of nice things. D ． Never give up half-way.
4 ． We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.
A ． the writer was very successful in his life
B ． the writer reached the top of the mountain
C ． though the writer was young, he could understand his father
D ． the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain
5 ． The best title for the passage is “________”.
A ． Reaching the Top of the Mountain B ． Standing at the Top of the Mountain
C ． Conversations between the father and the son D ． How to Get to the Top of the Mountain
1 ． B
2 ． C
3 ． D
4 ． A
5 ． A
【分析】
本文讲述的是儿子和父亲在登山的过程中，父亲所说的话对儿子的一生产生了很大的影响：人生如同登山，登顶之后才能看到美景，不能半途而废。
1. 细节理解题。根据第一段中 “Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing.” 可知，作者觉得和父亲一起爬山是件愉快的事情。故选 B 。
2. 词句猜测题。分析 “but as time went by, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment” 可知，但随着时间的推移，我的双腿开始疼痛，我想放弃爬山，事实上，那一刻作者讨厌它。所以 quit 的意思是 “ 放弃 ” ，故选 C 。
3. 词句猜测题。根据第二段最后作者父亲的话 “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.” 可知，人生如同登山，只有在登顶之后才能看到一切美好的事物，所以不要半途而废。故选 D 。
4. 判断推理题。根据最后一段 “But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain. And there, I could see the whole of the sky, which was as clear as crystal( 水晶 ).” 可知，作者后来发现自己站在像水晶一样清澈的天空的顶端，可推断出作者后来攀登上巅峰，说明作者后来很成功。故选 A 。
5. 标题归纳题。本文通过父亲在爬山过程中告诉儿子一个道理：人生如同登山，登顶之后才能看到美景；结合最后一句 “I found myself standing at the top of the mountain. And there, I could see the whole of the sky, which was as clear as crystal( 水晶 ).” 可知，作者后来成功地攀登上巅峰，以及文章中多次提到的 “ 到达山顶才会怎么样 ” 可知，本文的主题就是到达山顶，不仅是爬山，人生亦如此。故选 A 。
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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. | ||
