阅读下面的短文,从所给的四个选项( ABCD )中,选出最佳选项。
The 75-year-old Joe lived very happily in a village and had a big warm family. His children ___1___ and moved to different cities. Now he has four grandchildren, and they usually visit him during their holidays.
During one ___2___ , Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning the house and cooking their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized his watch was ___3___ . The watch was from his ___4___ and he treasured it very much, so he was very upset. He looked for it but could not find it ___5___ .
When his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch which was given by their grandma.
One granddaughter asked:“Grandpa, do you remember when you saw it the ___6___ time?
“I guess when I was cleaning the ___7___ !” he replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they couldn't find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandpa.
One grandson went back to the garden to look again. He was there for about 15 minutes and rushed back with a ( an ) ___8___ look on his face.
Then everyone was very surprised to see the watch in his hand. They asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and ___9___ the little boy.
This is the power of ___10___ . If we stay calm (冷静) , we are more about to find the ways of solving problems.
1 . A . gave up B . looked up C . grew up D . got up
2 . A . summer B . vacation C . winter D . weekday
3 . A . dirty B . broken C . wet D . missing
4 . A . wife B . children C . granddaughter D . grandson
5 . A . somewhere B . anywhere C . here D . there
6 . A . last B . next C . second D . first
7 . A . kitchen B . bedroom C . yard D . garden
8 . A . tired B . surprised C . excited D . bored
9 . A . warned B . thanked C . punished D . kicked
10 . A . silence B . courage C . discovery D . doubt
C 2 . B 3 . D 4 . A 5 . B 6 . A 7 . D 8 . C 9 . B 10 . A
【导语】本文主要讲述了爷爷的手表丢了,最后一个孙子帮他找到的故事。
1 .句意:他的孩子们长大后搬到了不同的城市。
gave up 放弃; looked up 查找; grew up 长大; got up 起床。根据 “and moved to different cities. Now he has four grandchildren” 可知孩子们搬到不同的城市,说明长大了,故选 C 。
2 .句意:在一次假期中,乔正在为孩子们准备他的家:打扫房间,烹饪他们最喜欢的食物。
summer 夏天; vacation 假期; winter 冬天; weekday 工作日。根据上文 “ and they usually visit him during their holidays.” 可知是指假期,故选 B 。
3 .句意:工作结束后,他发现他的手表不见了。
dirty 脏的; broken 坏的; wet 潮湿的; missing 丢失的。根据 “ He looked for it but could not find it” 可知手表找不到了,故选 D 。
4 .句意:这块表是他妻子送的,他非常珍爱,所以他很生气。
wife 妻子; children 孩子; granddaughter 孙女; grandson 孙子。根据 “which was given by their grandma.” 可知这块表是爷爷的妻子送的,故选 A 。
5 .句意:他到处找,可是怎么也找不到。
somewhere 某地; anywhere 任何地方; here 这里; there 那里。根据 “ He looked for it but could not find it ” 可知爷爷到处找,却找不到, anywhere 符合语境,故选 B 。
6 .句意:爷爷,你还记得最后一次看到它是什么时候吗?
last 最后的; next 下一个; second 第二个; first 第一个。结合常识可知,一般东西丢了,别人都会问最后一次见到它是在什么时候或者哪里,故选 A 。
7 .句意:我想是我打扫花园的时候吧!
kitchen 厨房; bedroom 卧室; yard 院子; garden 花园。根据 “One grandson went back to the garden to look again” 可知是指花园, garden 是原词复现,故选 D 。
8 .句意:他在那里待了大约 15 分钟,然后带着兴奋的表情冲了回来。
tired 疲惫的; surprised 惊讶的; excited 激动的; bored 无聊的。根据 “Then everyone was very surprised to see the watch in his hand. ” 可知孙子找到了手表,所以很兴奋,故选 C 。
9 .句意:乔拥抱了小男孩并感谢他。
warned 警告; thanked 感谢; punished 惩罚; kicked 踢。根据 “hugged ” 可知爷爷很感谢并拥抱了孙子,故选 B 。
10 .句意:这就是沉默的力量。
silence 沉默; courage 勇气; discovery 发现; doubt 怀疑。根据 “If we stay calm (冷静) ” 可知此处是指沉默安静,故选 A 。
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. |