Almost every Saturday morning, Molly pulls a table into her front yard. On the table she lays out some ____1____ in season, such as carrots and tomatoes. They are all from her garden and free for her neighbors to ____2____ . “It’s just lovely, like you walk by and get a beautiful gift around the corner,” said a neighbor.
Molly started doing this in the summer of 2020. Earlier that year, a fire broke out in her house. Molly’s ____3____ had a hard time. “People in the community came to ____4____ . They brought us food and often called to make sure we were doing fine. I was deeply ____5____ ,” Molly said.
Then the pandemic( 疫情 ) came. Molly and her family had much time to ____6____ in their garden. They decided to ____7____ what they grew in their garden.
No one knew about it at first. But ____8____ , people got into the habit of coming around. They would stop by and leave with some vegetables. Molly’s yard became a ____9____ place.
One thing Molly has learned from this experience is that people have to work together when days are ____10____ . She is glad that love has spread in this community.
1 ． A ． fruits B ． flowers C ． leaves D ． vegetables
2 ． A ． look at B ． take away C ． give up D ． throw away
3 ． A ． family B ． class C ． office D ． team
4 ． A ． cry B ． see C ． help D ． rest
5 ． A ． moved B ． interested C ． tired D ． bored
6 ． A ． play B ． work C ． sleep D ． dance
7 ． A ． eat B ． sell C ． share D ． cook
8 ． A ． sadly B ． slowly C ． badly D ． carefully
9 ． A ． clean B ． small C ． terrible D ． popular
10 ． A ． difficult B ． sunny C ． short D ． cool
D 2 ． B 3 ． A 4 ． C 5 ． A 6 ． B 7 ． C 8 ． B 9 ． D 10 ． A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述莫莉家生活很难，社区的人们来帮助他们，作为回报，莫莉一家将种植的菜分享给他人，莫莉明白当日子不好过的时候，人们必须一起扶持。
1 ．句意：她在桌子上摆了一些应季蔬菜，如胡萝卜和西红柿。
fruits 水果； flowers 花； leaves 叶子； vegetables 蔬菜。根据 “such as carrots and tomatoes” 可知，是一些蔬菜，故选 D 。
2 ．句意：它们都是从她的花园里摘的，邻居可以免费拿走。
look at 看； take away 拿走； give up 放弃； throw away 扔掉。根据 “They are all from her garden and free for her neighbors to...” 可知，可以让邻居免费拿走，故选 B 。
3 ．句意：莫莉的家庭过得很艰难。
family 家庭； class 班级； office 办公室； team 队伍。根据 “Molly’s...had a hard time.” 可知，莫莉家过得很难，故选 A 。
4 ．句意：社区里的人来帮忙。
cry 哭； see 看见； help 帮助； rest 休息。根据 “They brought us food and often called to make sure we were doing fine.” 可知，社区的人来帮忙，故选 C 。
5 ．句意：我深受感动。
moved 感动的； interested 感兴趣的； tired 劳累的； bored 无聊的。社区的人来帮助，所以很感动，故选 A 。
6 ．句意：莫莉和她的家人有很多时间在花园里干活。
play 玩； work 工作； sleep 睡觉； dance 跳舞。根据 “Molly and her family had much time to...in their garden.” 可知，莫莉和家人花时间在花园里工作、干活，故选 B 。
7 ．句意：他们决定分享他们在花园里种植的东西。
eat 吃； sell 卖； share 分享； cook 烹饪。社区的人帮助莫莉一家，他们决定分享种植的东西作为回报，故选 C 。
8 ．句意：但慢慢地，人们养成了接受的习惯。
sadly 悲伤地； slowly 缓慢地； badly 严重地； carefully 仔细地。根据 “No one knew about it at first. But..., people got into the habit of coming around” 可知，开始无人知晓，但是慢慢地，人们养成了接受的习惯，故选 B 。
9 ．句意：莫莉的院子成了一个受欢迎的地方。
clean 干净的； small 小的； terrible 糟糕的； popular 流行的，受欢迎的。根据 “They would stop by and leave with some vegetables.” 可知，人们会过来，然后带着一些蔬菜离开，所以莫莉的院子变成一个受欢迎的地方，故选 D 。
10 ．句意：莫莉从这次经历中学到的一件事是，当日子不好过的时候，人们必须一起工作。
difficult 困难的； sunny 晴朗的； short 短的； cool 酷的。根据 “One thing Molly has learned from this experience is that people have to work together when days are...” 和前文 “had a hard time” 可知，日子不好过、很困难，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. | ||
