It was a cold and snowy morning after the winter vacation. Actually, it was my first day at my new school. I was walking slowly and worrying about lots of things. It was 7:00 in the morning and there weren’t many people on the road. A girl on a bike passed me quickly. She was riding on ice when suddenly she fell off her bike a few steps in front of me. She was trying hard to get up but fell once more. Without thinking, I went over and helped her stand up. She said, “Thank you,” with a smile and then rode away. The words “Thank you” warmed me and this small event made me feel less nervous about my new school.
Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the classroom and asked me to sit down beside a girl. I was so nervous. I knew some of the students were looking at me but I didn’t dare to look at them. Soon the first class started. It was English. They used a different textbook from my old school and I didn’t have a copy. As I was wondering what to do, a book appeared in front of me. “Let’s share,” the girl next to me said. “And hi, I’m Carrie.” I looked up. It was the girl I helped that morning. What a surprise!
From then on, we became good friends. She was my first and best friend at my new school. Helping her also helped me find a friend.
1 . The first day at the writer’s new school was cold and ________.
A . rainy B . snowy C . windy D . cloudy
2 . Who fell off the bike?
A . A girl. B . A boy. C . An old man. D . An old woman.
3 . The writer felt less nervous on the way to school because of ________.
A . a letter B . an e-mail C . a small gift D . a small event
4 . Carrie shared ________ with the writer.
A . a pen B . a dictionary C . a book D . a ruler
1 . B
2 . A
3 . D
4 . C
【分析】
文章讲述的是作者在第一天去新学校的路上帮助一位从自行车上摔下的女孩,在第一堂课上由于新学校的课本与作者原来使用的不一样,这时受帮助的那个女孩和他共用一本英语课本的故事。故事告诉我们:帮助别人也是帮助自己。
1 .细节理解题。根据 “It was a cold and snowy morning after the winter vacation. Actually, it was my first day at my new school.” 可知,作者去新学校的第一天又冷又有雪,故选 B 。
2 .细节理解题。根据 “A girl on a bike passed me quickly. She was riding on ice when suddenly she fell off her bike a few steps in front of me.” 可知,是一个女孩从自行车上摔下来了,故选 A 。
3 .细节理解题。根据 “...this small event made me feel less nervous about my new school.” 可知,是帮助女孩的这件小事让作者没有那么紧张了,故选 D 。
4 .细节理解题。根据 “It was English. They used a different textbook from my old school and I didn’t have a copy. As I was wondering what to do, a book appeared in front of me. “Let’s share,” the girl next to me said.” 可知, Carrie 和作者分享了同一本书,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. |