There was a young man who was in trouble. He went bankrupt ( 破产 ) and his wife went away from him. From then on, failure was all that he had seen. Struggling ( 斗争 ) with this, he went into the forest alone. There, he met an old man who had lived there for a long time. He shared his story with the old man and asked “Can you give me one good reason not to give up?”
“Look,” the old man said, “Do you see that fern ( 蕨类植物 ) and bamboo there?”
“Yes.” the man answered.
“When I planted the fern and bamboo seeds, I watered them carefully. Within a few days, the fern quickly grew from the land,” the old man went on.
“However, I watered the bamboo seed for years, it still didn’t sprout. But I didn’t give up and continued looking after it. In the fifth year, a small sprout came out of the land. Within six months, the tree grew a hundred feet tall.”
“The little bamboo tree had been growing underground in the past four years, developing a root strong enough for its ground growth ( 生长 ) in the fifth year. If it hadn’t done this, it would not be so strong. So you know, all the time you were struggling, you were actually growing strong roots.” the old man said. Finally, the man thanked the old man deeply. Then he left the forest with the hope for life.
1 . What happened to the young man?
A . He was seriously ill. B . He was badly hurt.
C . He went bankrupt and his wife left him. D . He went to a bank with his wife.
2 . The difference between the fern and the bamboo mentioned in the passage is their ________ .
A . weight B . growth C . looks D . colors
3 . The underlined word “sprout” in Paragraph 5 means “________” in Chinese.
A .发芽 B .开花 C .枯萎 D .结果
4 . The young man felt ________ after hearing what the old man said to him.
A . sad B . disappointed C . hopeful D . nervous
5 . Which can be the best title for the passage?
A . Practice makes perfect B . The early bird catches the worm
C . Learn to share with others D . Never lose hope when in trouble
1 . C
2 . B
3 . A
4 . C
5 . D
【分析】
文章讲述了一个男人破产了,妻子也离开了他,在他绝望的时候,他走进一片森林,看到了一个老人,通过一个老人给他讲了蕨类植物和竹子的生长的故事,告诉他不应该放弃,应该继续努力并坚持下去。
1. 细节理解题。根据 “He went bankrupt ( 破产 ) and his wife went away from him.” 可知,他破产了,妻子也离开了他,故选 C 。
2. 细节理解题。根据 “When I planted the fern and bamboo seeds, I watered them carefully. Within a few days, the fern quickly grew from the land” 以及 “However, I watered the bamboo seed for years, it still didn’t sprout. But I didn’t give up and continued looking after it. In the fifth year, a small sprout came out of the land.” 可知,竹子和蕨类植物的生长不一样,故选 B 。
3. 词义猜测题。根据 “However, I watered the bamboo seed for years, it still didn’t sprout. But I didn’t give up and continued looking after it. In the fifth year, a small sprout came out of the land.” 可知,竹子种子一直没有 …… 直到第五年的时候,一个小 …… 从土里钻出来了,所以此处的 “sprout” 指的是 “ 发芽 ” ,故选 A 。
4. 细节理解题。根据 “Finally, the man thanked the old man deeply. Then he left the forest with the hope for life.” 可知,年轻人听了老人的话,对生活充满了希望,故选 C 。
5. 最佳标题题。根据 “Finally, the man thanked the old man deeply. Then he left the forest with the hope for life.” 以及整个文章的理解可知,文章主要是通过老人给男子讲的故事,告诉我们:遇到困难时千万不要失去希望,要坚持下去,故选 D 。
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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. |