A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. The son was happy when he saw the sky 1 with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. The father then bought a kite for his son.
The son started to fly the kite. Soon, his kite was high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, “Father, it seems that the string is 2 the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, it will be free and fly even 3 . Can we cut it?” The father cut the string off of the reel ( 线轴 ). The kite started to go higher. This made the little boy 4 .
But then, slowly, the kite started to 5 . It soon fell to the ground. The son was surprised to see this. He asked his father, “I thought that 6 cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. 7 did it fall down?”
The father explained, “The string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was helping it 8 in the sky. You helped the kite go up in the right 9 using the string. But when you cut the string, it could no longer support the kite.”
We may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. But 10 , these might be the things that support us the most.
1 . A . full B . amazed C . moved D . filled
2 . A . stopping B . blocking C . dropping D . catching
3 . A . slower B . lower C . higher D . quicker
4 . A . excited B . bored C . worried D . interested
5 . A . go up B . run away C . come close D . come down
6 . A . before B . after C . during D . about
7 . A . What B . When C . Why D . Where
8 . A . wait B . stay C . keep D . turn
9 . A . point B . method C . position D . direction
10 . A . in total B . in fact C . after all D . for example
1 . D
2 . A
3 . C
4 . A
5 . D
6 . B
7 . C
8 . B
9 . D
10 . B
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述一位父亲带儿子参加风筝节的故事。这个故事告诉我们:有时候我们认为阻碍我们成长的东西可能是支持我们的东西。
1. 句意:儿子看到天空里满是五颜六色的风筝,感到很高兴。
full 满满的; amazed 感到惊奇的; moved 感动的; filled 填满的。根据空后 with 和语境可知,应是五颜六色的风筝布满了天空。故选 D 。
2. 句意:爸爸,好像绳子阻止了风筝飞得更高。
stopping 停止; blocking 阻塞; dropping 掉下; catching 抓住。 stop…from… ,阻止 …… 做某事。故选 A 。
3. 句意:如果我们剪掉它,它就会自由飞得更高。
slower 更慢; lower 更低; higher 更高; quicker 更快。根据前句 “Father, it seems that the string is…the kite from flying higher. If we cut it,” 可知,应是飞得更高。故选 C 。
4. 句意:这使小男孩很兴奋。
excited 兴奋的; bored 无聊的; worried 担心的; interested 感兴趣的。根据前文语境,小男孩以为剪掉绳子,风筝就会飞得更高。剪掉绳子以后的风筝开始飞得更高了,应是使小男孩很兴奋。故选 A 。
5. 句意:但是,慢慢地,风筝开始落下。
go up 上升; run away 逃跑; come close 接近; come down 下来。根据常识可知,剪掉绳子的风筝应是慢慢地开始落下。故选 D 。
6. 句意:我以为剪断绳子后,风筝会飞得更高。
before 在 …… 以前; after 在 …… 之后; during 在 …… 期间; about 关于。根据语境,在小男孩看来,是剪断绳子后,风筝会飞得更高。故选 B 。
7. 句意:为什么它会掉下来?
What 什么; When 什么时候; Why 为什么; Where 哪里。根据前句 “I thought that…cutting the string, the kite would fly higher.” 可知,应是问为什么会掉下来。故选 C 。
8. 句意:这根线并没有阻止风筝飞得更高,而是帮助它停留在天空中。
wait 等待; stay 停留; keep 保持; turn 转动。根据下文 “But when you cut the string, it could no longer support the kite.” 可知,这根线是帮助它停留在天空中。故选 B 。
9. 句意:你用绳子帮助风筝朝正确的方向上升。
point 点; method 方法; position 位置; direction 方向。根据常识可知,绳子是帮助风筝朝正确的方向上升。故选 D 。
10. 句意:但事实上,这些可能是最支持我们的东西。
in total 总计; in fact 事实上; after all 毕竟; for example 例如。承接前句 “We may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing.” 语境和 But 的提示可知,空处应用 “ 事实上 ” 。故选 B 。
阅读短文,根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
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. |