It was Career ( 职业 ) Week at school. Each day, a different person came to talk about his or her career. Kelly’s class had visits ____6____ a fireman, a doctor, an artist, and a computer programmer. All the talks were interesting. Kelly was encouraged to think of all the careers she could have.
Kelly was quite excited about the last person who came to visit—Andrew Fisher, a famous television reporter, who also wrote many books about his ____7____ all around the world. Kelly wanted to hear him talk very much.
Mr. Fisher talked about growing up in a poor family, with very ____8____ education. He talked about being a reporter during exciting and dangerous events. He talked about climbing Mt. Qomolangma ____9____ sailing down the Nile. He had many interesting stories, and the students paid close attention. Then he asked if anyone had questions. Kelly ____10____ her hand at once. “Mr. Fisher, how did you get to be so successful?” Kelly asked.
“Here’s the ____11____ .” Mr. Fisher said. “Write all my goals down in a special notebook. Every morning, I look at my notebook and read my goals. Then I say to myself, ‘ ____12____ can I get one step closer to my goals?’”
Mr. Fisher continued, “Try it yourself. ____13____ your dream in perfect detail ( 细节 ) and write it down. Don’t be afraid if your dream seems impossible. ____14____ ever believed that the Wright Brothers could build an airplane. People laughed when Christopher Columbus said that he wanted to sail around the world. But these people believed in their dreams. They thought about their dreams every day. Each day they took little steps to ____15____ their dreams.”
6 ． A ． in B ． to C ． from D ． on
7 ． A ． plans B ． courses C ． meetings D ． travels
8 ． A ． little B ． few C ． much D ． good
9 ． A ． or B ． but C ． so D ． and
10 ． A ． put down B ． put up C ． put off D ． put on
11 ． A ． importance B ． secret C ． topic D ． decision
12 ． A ． When B ． Why C ． How D ． Where
13 ． A ． Achieve B ． Read C ． Write D ． Picture
14 ． A ． Nobody B ． Somebody C ． Anybody D ． Everybody
15 ． A ． believe B ． write C ． realize D ． read
C 7 ． D 8 ． A 9 ． D 10 ． B 11 ． B 12 ． C 13 ． D 14 ． A 15 ． C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章介绍费希尔用自己的经历告诉凯利可以做任何梦想去做的事，不要在意他人的看法，要努力实现自己的梦想。
6 ．句意：一位消防员、一位医生、一位艺术家和一位电脑程序员都来拜访过凯利的班级。
in 在 …… 中； to 到； from 来自； on 在 …… 上。根据 “Kelly’s class had visits...a fireman, a doctor, an artist, and a computer programmer.” 可知，凯利受到了一位消防员、一位医生、一位艺术家和一位电脑程序员的拜访，故选 C 。
7 ．句意：凯利对最后一个来访的人感到非常兴奋 —— 安德鲁 · 费雪，一位著名的电视记者，他还写了许多关于他在世界各地旅行的书。
plans 计划； courses 课程； meetings 会议； travels 旅行。根据 “all around the world” 可知，是去世界各地旅行。故选 D 。
8 ．句意：费希尔谈到他在一个贫穷的家庭长大，几乎没有受过什么教育。
little 几乎没有； few 几乎没有； much 许多； good 好的。根据 “Mr. Fisher talked about growing up in a poor family” 可知，出生于贫穷的家庭，所以没受过什么教育， education 是不可数名词，故选 A 。
9 ．句意：他谈到了攀登珠穆朗玛峰和沿着尼罗河航行。
or 或者； but 但是； so 因此； and 和。 “climbing Mt. Qomolangma” 和 “sailing down the Nile” 构成并列关系，用 and 连接，故选 D 。
10 ．句意：凯利立刻举起了手。
put down 放下； put up 举起； put off 推迟； put on 穿上。根据 “Then he asked if anyone had questions.” 可知，是举手回答问题，故选 B 。
11 ．句意：这就是秘诀。
importance 重要性； secret 秘密； topic 主题； decision 决定。根据 “Mr. Fisher, how did you get to be so successful?” 可知，是成功的秘诀，故选 B 。
12 ．句意：我怎样才能离我的目标更近一步？
When 何时； Why 为什么； How 如何； Where 哪里。根据 “... can I get one step closer to my goals?” 可知，是询问离目标更近的方法，故选 C 。
13 ．句意：详细描绘你的梦想，并把它写下来。
Achieve 实现； Read 读； Write 写； Picture 绘画。根据 “...your dream in perfect detail ( 细节 ) and write it down” 可知，描绘梦想，并画下来，故选 D 。
14 ．句意：没有人相信莱特兄弟能造出飞机。
Nobody 没有人； Somebody 某人； Anybody 任何人； Everybody 每个人。根据 “...Don’t be afraid if your dream seems impossible...ever believed that the Wright Brothers could build an airplane.” 可知，没有人相信莱特兄弟能造出飞机。故选 A 。
15 ．句意：每一天，他们都为实现梦想迈出一小步。
believe 相信； write 写； realize 实现； read 读。根据 “...their dreams” 可知，是实现梦想，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. | ||
