Once there were three trees on a hill. They were ___6___ their hopes and dreams. The first tree said, “I want to be a treasure box. Then I could be filled with ___7___ .” The second tree said, “Someday I will be a ship. I will take the king ___8___ the sea.” Finally, the third said, “I want to grow to be the ___9___ tree in the forest. People will see me on the top of the hill.”
However, several years later, the first tree was made into a wooden box for animals. And the second tree became a fishing ship. The last tree was still there, but ___10___ knew him.
Then one day, a ___11___ mother wanted to make a wooden bed for her baby. She had no money ___12___ she chose the wooden box. The first tree could feel the baby was the greatest treasure for the mother. The second tree helped a fisherman in a heavy rain. For the last tree, when the villagers were tired, they ___13___ take a break under it on hot days. The three trees’ ___14___ come true.
Sometimes, when things don’t happen as you expect, don’t lose ____15____ . Wherever you are, please remember the decision you’ve made at first. Hold on to it! That’s what we call “dream”.
6 ． A ． looking for B ． making up C ． talking about D ． writing about
7 ． A ． money B ． time C ． food D ． love
8 ． A ． through B ． against C ． from D ． across
9 ． A ． shortest B ． tallest C ． oldest D ． newest
10 ． A ． everyone B ． anyone C ． nobody D ． somebody
11 ． A ． poor B ． rich C ． strange D ． proud
12 ． A ． because B ． or C ． so D ． till
13 ． A ． should B ． could C ． need D ． must
14 ． A ． reports B ． risks C ． interests D ． dreams
15 ． A ． hope B ． way C ． change D ． choice
C 7 ． A 8 ． D 9 ． B 10 ． C 11 ． A 12 ． C 13 ． B 14 ． D 15 ． A
【导语】本文讲述三棵树实现各自的梦想的故事。
6 ．句意：它们在谈论希望和梦想。
looking for 寻找； making up 编造； talking about 谈论； writing about 写关于。根据 “The first tree said” ， “The second tree said” 及 “Finally, the third said” ，可知句子表达它们在谈论梦想，用动词短语 “talking about” 。故选 C 。
7 ．句意：然后我可以装满钱。
money 钱； time 时间； food 食物； love 爱。根据 “a treasure box. Then I could be filled with” ，可知，第一棵树表达想成为财宝箱，箱子里装满钱。用名词 “money” 。故选 A 。
8 ．句意：我会把国王带着跨过海洋。
through 从物体内部穿过； against 反对，靠着； from 从； across 穿过，从一边到另一边。根据 “a ship” 及 “sea” ，可知表达穿跨过海洋，用介词 “across” 。故选 D 。
9 ．句意：我想成为森林里最高的树。
shortest 最矮的； tallest 最高的； oldest 最老的； newest 最新的。根据 “see me on the top of the hill” ，可知句子表达最高的树，用最高级 “tallest” 。故选 B 。
10 ．句意：最后一棵树仍在那里，但是没人直到它。
everyone 每个人； anyone 任何人； nobody 没人； somebody 某人。根据 “The last tree was still there, but” 可知，前后是转折关系，表达 “ 没人知道 ” ，用不定代词 “nobody” 。故选 C 。
11 ．句意：然后有一天，一位贫穷的母亲想为她的宝宝制作一张木床。
poor 穷的； rich 有钱的； strange 奇怪的； proud 自豪的。根据 “She had no money” ，可知母亲没有钱，她很穷，用形容词 “poor” 。故选 A 。
12 ．句意：她没有钱，因此她选择了木箱。
because 因为； or 或者； so 因此； till 直到。根据 “She had no money” 及 “she chose the wooden box” ，可知前后是因果关系，用连词 “so” 引出结果状语从句。故选 C 。
13 ．句意：对于最后一棵树，当村民们累了的时候，他们可以在天热的时候在树下休息。
should 应该； could 能； need 需要； must 必须。句子是一般过去时，根据 “take a break under it” ，可知表达能做的事情，用情态动词 “could” 。故选 B 。
14 ．句意：三棵树的梦想都成真了。
reports 报告； risks 风险； interests 利益； dreams 梦想，梦。根据前文 “their hopes and dreams” ，可知讲述的是它们的梦想成真，用名词 “dreams” 。故选 D 。
15 ．句意：有时，当事情不像你期望的那样发展，不要失去希望。
hope 希望； way 方式； change 改变； choice 选择。根据 “Wherever you are, please remember the decision you’ve made at first. Hold on to it” ，可知讲述要坚持，不要失去希望，梦想总会实现，用名词 “hope” 。故选 A 。
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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. | ||
