Turkey was proud of his looks. Every time he walked past the other animals, he would show off his feathers (羽毛) and say, “I am so beautiful. Move out of my way!”
The other animals thought Turkey was too proud. They decided to give him a lesson, so Fox wrote a note to invite Turkey to a dance party. Turkey was so pleased. When the sun went down, he got to Fox’s home. Seeing Turkey, all the animals bowed and cheered.
Just at that time, a beautiful peacock (孔雀) showed up. When Turkey saw the beautiful feathers of the peacock, he became speechless. The other animals began to laugh. “I look like a fool.” thought Turkey. He ran out of the house as quickly as he could.
And then, no one saw Turkey for several days. Everyone began to feel bad about what they did. They looked for Turkey everywhere. They just wanted to teach him to be humble . They didn’t want to hurt his feelings. Finally, they found Turkey in an old tree. He looked quite sad.
Peacock flew to Turkey and said, “Your friends are worried about you. They feel sorry for you” “We are sorry for the joke we played on you, Turkey.” the animals said. “I am sorry I was so proud.” replied Turkey.
“I think we should have another dance party!” said Fox, so they went towards Fox’s home together.
1 . Why did the animals invite Turkey to the dance party?
A . Because they liked him.
B . Because they thought his feathers were beautiful.
C . Because they decided to give him a lesson.
D . Because they were proud of him.
2 . Where did they have the dance party?
A . At Turkey’s home. B . In an old tree. C . At Peacock’s home. D . At Fox’s home.
3 . Turkey left the dance party because he ________.
A . was tired B . was fooled C . had a fever D . had to go home
4 . What does the underlined word “humble” mean in Chinese?
A .善良的 B .温和的 C .随意的 D .谦逊的
5 . Which is the best title for the passage?
A . What a party! B . The proud Turkey.
C . Turkey’s bad luck. D . Who is more beautiful?
1 . C
2 . D
3 . B
4 . D
5 . B
【分析】
文章讲述了一个关于动物之间的故事。火鸡因为他漂亮的羽毛很骄傲,狐狸他们想了一个恶作剧,让孔雀在聚会上出现。火鸡自惭形秽,羞愤地离开了。最后,小动物们互相道了歉,狐狸不再做恶作剧了,火鸡也不再骄傲了。
1. 细节理解题。根据 “The other animals thought Turkey was too proud. They decided to give him a lesson, so Fox wrote a note to invite Turkey to a dance party.” 可知,因为火鸡太骄傲了,其他的动物们想给他一个教训,故选 C 。
2. 细节理解题。根据 “When the sun went down, he got to Fox’s home. Seeing Turkey, all the animals bowed and cheered.” 可知,聚会在狐狸家举办,故选 D 。
3. 细节理解题。根据 “Just at that time, a beautiful peacock (孔雀) showed up. When Turkey saw the beautiful feathers of the peacock, he became speechless. The other animals began to laugh. “I look like a fool.” thought Turkey. He ran out of the house as quickly as he could.” 可知,当火鸡看到孔雀漂亮的羽毛的时候,他觉得自己很傻,羞愧的离开了狐狸家,故选 B 。
4. 词义猜测题。根据 “The other animals thought Turkey was too proud. They decided to give him a lesson” 以及 “They just wanted to teach him to be humble. They didn’t want to hurt his feelings.” 可知,其他动物认为火鸡太骄傲了,想给他一个教训,让他学会谦逊,所以单词 “humble” 指的是谦逊的,故选 D 。
5. 最佳标题题。根据 “Turkey was proud of his looks. Every time he walked past the other animals, he would show off his feathers (羽毛) and say...” 以及整个文章的理解可知,文章主要讲述火鸡太骄傲,其他动物们给他教训的事情,故选 B 。
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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. |