One day, a professor gave her students a special lesson, which was about an experiment. They ____1____ a laboratory. The professor put a shark into a large pool and then put several small fish into it, too. As you would expect, the shark started to swim around the pool. A moment later it ____2____ to attack and eat the small fish. The professor then placed a strong piece of clear glass into the pool dividing the pool into two ____3____ parts. She put the shark in one part of the pool and the group of fish in the other.
Again, the shark ____4____ attacked ( 袭击 ). This time, however, the shark ____5____ the glass and bounced off ( 弹回 ). The shark kept ____6____ this behavior every few minutes but it failed. This ____7____ was repeated several times over the next few weeks. Each time, the shark got less aggressive ( 侵略的 ) until the shark got ____8____ of hitting the glass and simply stopped attacking.
Although the professor then took away the glass, the shark still didn’t attack. The shark was trained to believe there was a barrier ( 障碍 ) between the small fish and itself, so the fish swam freely, without ____9____ .
Actually, some people will ____10____ trying after experiencing failure. However, you may become successful if you try one more time.
1 ． A ． looked into B ． turned into C ． went into D ． broke into
2 ． A ． moved B ． began C ． afforded D ． drove
3 ． A ． basic B ． separate C ． full D ． tiny
4 ． A ． recently B ． completely C ． quickly D ． lately
5 ． A ． knocked onto B ． checked out C ． run after D ． paid for
6 ． A ． discussing B ． passing C ． refusing D ． repeating
7 ． A ． experiment B ． game C ． chance D ． character
8 ． A ． tired B ． poor C ． creative D ． fresh
9 ． A ． result B ． danger C ． point D ． fire
10 ． A ． enjoy B ． keep C ． stop D ． continue
1 ． C
2 ． B
3 ． B
4 ． C
5 ． A
6 ． D
7 ． A
8 ． A
9 ． B
10 ． C
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要通过讲述一个教授通过鲨鱼的一个实验来告诉学生们，经历失败后不应该停止尝试，而是再多尝试一次。
1 ．
句意：他们走进了一个实验室。
looked into 调查； turned into 变成； went into 进入； broke into 闯入。根据 “which was about an experiment” 可知，做实验要进入实验室，故选 C 。
2 ．
句意：过了一会儿，它开始攻击并吃掉这些小鱼。
moved 移动； began 开始； afforded 买得起； drove 驾驶。根据 “to attack” 可知，开始攻击，故选 B 。
3 ．
句意：然后，教授把一块坚固的透明玻璃放入池中，将池分成两部分。
basic 基本的； separate 单独的； full 满的； tiny 微小的。根据 “The professor then placed a strong piece of clear glass into the pool dividing the pool into two” 可知，分成两个单独的池子，故选 B 。
4 ．
句意：鲨鱼再次迅速攻击。
recently 最近； completely 完全地； quickly 快速地； lately 进来。根据 “the shark…attacked” 可知，鲨鱼快速地攻击，故选 C 。
5 ．
句意：然而，这一次，鲨鱼撞到了玻璃上，又弹了回来。
knocked onto 撞到； checked out 检查； run after 追赶； paid for 支付。根据 “bounced off” 可知，撞到玻璃上并反弹，故选 A 。
6 ．
句意：这条鲨鱼每隔几分钟就会重复这种行为，但它失败了。
discussing 讨论； passing 传递； refusing 拒绝； repeating 重复。根据 “this behavior every few minutes but it failed” 可知，反复重复这个动作，故选 D 。
7 ．
句意：在接下来的几周里，这个实验被重复了几次。
experiment 实验； game 游戏； chance 机会； character 性格。根据 “One day, a professor gave her students a special lesson, which was about an experiment” 可知，重复几次这个实验，故选 A 。
8 ．
句意：每一次，鲨鱼都会变得不那么有攻击性，直到鲨鱼厌倦了撞击玻璃而停止攻击。
tired 疲惫； poor 贫穷的； creative 有创造力的； fresh 新鲜的。根据 “simply stopped attacking” 可知，直到变得疲惫才会停止攻击，故选 A 。
9 ．
句意：鲨鱼被训练成相信小鱼和它自己之间有一个障碍，所以小鱼自由地游着，没有危险。
result 结果； danger 危险； point 观点； fire 火。根据 “The shark was trained to believe there was a barrier ( 障碍 ) between the small fish and itself” 可知，鲨鱼以为中间隔着一个障碍，所以没有危险地游来游去，故选 B 。
10 ．
句意：事实上，有些人在经历失败后就停止了尝试。
enjoy 喜欢； keep 保持； stop 停止； continue 继续。根据 “However, you may become successful if you try one more time” 可知，失败后停止了尝试，如果再多试一次就会成功，故选 C 。
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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. | ||
