阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的 A 、 B 、 C 、 D 四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
When I was about 14 years old, I had a friend who liked to tell me my shortcomings ( 缺点 ). For example, I was very short, I wasn’t a top student, I talked too much, I was too proud and so on. I became so angry that I couldn’t ____11____ her at last. I ran to my ____12____ with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me ____13____ and asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever ____14____ what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are ____15____ . Pay no attention to the other things she said”. I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some I couldn’t change, like being very ____16____ . But many I could and I wanted to change. For the first time, I had a better understanding of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He ____17____ to read it. “That’s just for you” he said, “You know ____18____ than any other person the truth about yourself. When ____19____ said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but only hear the truth and do what you know. It is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s ____20____ has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
11 ． A ． hear B ． stand C ． describe D ． forget
12 ． A ． father B ． teacher C ． friend D ． mother
13 ． A ． excitedly B ． directly C ． quietly D ． quickly
14 ． A ． decide B ． enjoy C ． wonder D ． remember
15 ． A ． important B ． necessary C ． wrong D ． true
16 ． A ． talkative B ． proud C ． top D ． short
17 ． A ． refused B ． agreed C ． hated D ． hurried
18 ． A ． worse B ． closer C ． better D ． earlier
19 ． A ． something B ． anything C ． nothing D ． everything
20 ． A ． word B ． advice C ． love D ． spirit
11 ． B
12 ． A
13 ． C
14 ． C
15 ． D
16 ． D
17 ． A
18 ． C
19 ． A
20 ． B
【解析】
【导语】
本文通过作者的故事告诉我们，在我们的生活中，经常遇到很多问题需要向他人寻求建议，而有些建议你将会珍惜一生。
11 ．
句意：我变得如此生气，最后我无法忍受她。
hear 听见； stand 站立，忍受； describe 描述； forget 忘记。根据 “I had a friend who liked to tell me my shortcomings” 和 “I became so angry” 可知，朋友总是说自己的缺点，作者很生气，所以作者无法忍受。故选 B 。
12 ．
句意：我泪流满面地跑向父亲。
father 父亲； teacher 老师； friend 朋友； mother 母亲。根据 “I brought the list back to Daddy.” 可知，是找父亲哭诉，故选 A 。
13 ．
句意：他静静地听我说，然后问道： “ 她说的这些是真的吗？ ”
excitedly 激动地； directly 直接地； quietly 安静地； quickly 迅速地。根据 “He listened to me...and asked” 可知，父亲静静地听作者说，故选 C 。
14 ．
句意：简，你就不想知道自己到底是什么样子吗？
decide 决定； enjoy 欣赏； wonder 想知道； remember 记得。根据 “Jane, didn’t you ever...what you’re really like?” 可知，父亲问作者想不想知道自己到底是什么样子，故选 C 。
15 ．
句意：去把她说的每句话都列个单子，在正确的地方做个记号。
important 重要的； necessary 必要的； wrong 错误的； true 对的，真的。根据 “I discovered that about half the things were true” 可知，父亲让作者在正确的地方做记号，故选 D 。
16 ．
句意：有些我改变不了，比如太矮。
talkative 健谈的； proud 骄傲的； top 顶尖的； short 短的，矮的。根据前文 “I was very short” 及 “ Some I couldn’t change” 可知，作者很矮是改变不了的事实，故选 D 。
17 ．
句意：他拒绝读它。
refused 拒绝； agreed 同意； hated 讨厌的； hurried 着急的。根据 “That’s just for you” 可知，爸爸拒绝读清单，认为这是作者自己的事，故选 A 。
18 ．
句意：你比任何人都清楚自己的真实情况。
worse 更坏的； closer 更近的； better 更好的； earlier 更早的。根据 “You know...than any other person the truth about yourself.” 可知，自己才更了解自己，故选 C 。
19 ．
句意：当一些关于你的事是真的，你会发现它会对你有帮助。
something 某事； anything 任何事； nothing 无事； everything 每件事。根据 “When...said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you.” 可知，此处是肯定句，在从句中作主语，故选 A 。
20 ．
句意：爸爸的建议在许多重要时刻都回到了我的脑海。
word 单词； advice 建议； love 爱； spirit 精神。根据 “In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.” 可知，此处指父亲的建议，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. | ||
