At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After 1 for two months in hospital, he finally woke up. His waking up excited all our family. Unfortunately, he didn’t know any of us. Doctors said his brain was hurt so 2 that he had lost all his memory. And his mental age ( 心理年龄 ) was only five. We were sorry to hear about the bad news.
Since I was his only child, it was my 3 to look after him. He forgot almost everything, but he did remember he liked sweets. I used the sweets as a way of stopping bad behaviour. I would give him one sweet if he didn’t sit on the ground, a second for stopping painting on the wall, and another for not trying to put clothes on the dog.
Dad became the 4 child in town. He climbed up the tree to catch a bird and couldn’t get down after it flew away. He broke my window with a ball and cleaned our telephone in water like washing clothes. When I told him he was doing 5 things, he would answer smilingly, “I like that!”
It is eight years since the accident. Dad has accepted the fact that he is the grandfather of my children but not a brother. He has also accepted that they grow taller but his 6 stays the same. Though it is still tiring to take care of him, he brings us a lot of fun. In some way I think it is a happy thing to look after dad like looking after a child. How many people can have the chance to care for a child-like parent?
1 . A . sitting B . waiting C . staying D . sleeping
2 . A . slowly B . quickly C . seriously D . heavily
3 . A . duty B . turn C . hobby D . habit
4 . A . cleverest B . oldest C . bravest D . kindest
5 . A . wrong B . useless C . dangerous D . helpless
6 . A . weight B . age C . look D . height
1 . D
2 . C
3 . A
4 . B
5 . A
6 . D
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了作者的父亲在车祸后失去了心智,像一个小孩子一样。虽然照顾父亲很累,但父亲也给作者一家带来了乐趣。有多少人有机会照顾像孩子一样的父母呢?
1 .
句意:在医院睡了两个月后,他终于醒了。
sitting 坐; waiting 等待; staying 待; sleeping 睡着。根据 “he finally woke up” 可知,他终于醒了,所以是昏睡了,故选 D 。
2 .
句意:医生说他的大脑受到了严重的伤害,他失去了所有的记忆。
slowly 缓慢地; quickly 快速地; seriously 严重地; heavily 重地。根据 “Doctors said his brain was hurt so...that he had lost all his memory.” 可知,失忆了,所以受伤严重,故选 C 。
3 .
句意:因为我是他唯一的孩子,所以照顾他是我的责任。
duty 责任; turn 转动; hobby 爱好; habit 习惯。根据 “Since I was his only child, it was my...to look after him.” 可知,照顾父亲是我的责任,故选 A 。
4 .
句意:爸爸成了镇上最老的孩子。
cleverest 最聪明的; oldest 最老的; bravest 最勇敢的; kindest 最善良的。根据 “And his mental age was only five.” 可知,父亲的心智只有五岁,所以成了镇上最老的孩子,故选 B 。
5 .
句意:当我告诉他他在做错事时,他会笑着回答: “ 我喜欢! ”
wrong 错误的; useless 无用的; dangerous 危险的; helpless 无助的。根据 “He broke my window with a ball and cleaned our telephone in water like washing clothes.” 可知,这都是父亲做的错事,故选 A 。
6 .
句意:他也接受了他们长高的事实,但他的身高保持不变。
weight 体重; age 年龄; look 相貌; height 身高。根据 “He has also accepted that they grow taller” 可知,孩子们在长高,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. |