请阅读下面短文,理解其大意,然后从每小题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中,选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Recently, I had a hard time working on a group project. My teacher put me with three classmates, but they didn’t care about whether the work could be done. I had no ___1___ about what to do at all.
As we set the table for dinner, my mom noticed I was ___2___ . “What’s going on?” she asked.
“The others in my group aren’t doing any work. It seemed that they didn’t ___3___ to work on the projects,” I replied. “Do I have to do all the work for everyone if I don’t want a ___4___ grade?”
“Well,” my mom said with a smile. “I doubt you’re responsible( 负责的 ) for everyone else’s part. Why don’t you ___5___ it with your partners?”
And at our next group meeting, I tried to share my worries in a friendly way. “Since we are working as a ___6___ , we’re depending on each other to do the best we can,” I said to them. “If anyone is having troubles, maybe we can talk about the ___7___ of solving them together. Let’s work together and finish the task.”
___8___ , all my group members ended up doing their part. They didn’t do things the way I would have. But I guess that’s the deal with group projects.
1 . A . need B . idea C . rule
2 . A . worried B . bored C . excited
3 . A . forget B . want C . wait
4 . A . nice B . true C . bad
5 . A . talk about B . learn from C . look for
6 . A . class B . family C . team
7 . A . ways B . habits C . lists
8 . A . Suddenly B . Surprisingly C . Unluckily
B 2 . A 3 . B 4 . C 5 . A 6 . C 7 . A 8 . B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述一开始作者的团队成员积极性不高,在经过友好交谈后,大家各司其职,完成了任务,作者意识到团队的好处。
1 .句意:我完全不知道该做什么。
need 需要; idea 主意; rule 规则。根据 “I had a hard time working on a group project” 和 “I had no...about what to do at all.” 可知,作者在一个小组项目上遇到了困难,所以不知道该做什么,此处是 have no idea 短语,意为 “ 不知道 ” ,故选 B 。
2 .句意:当我们摆好桌子准备吃饭时,妈妈注意到我很担心。
worried 担心的; bored 无聊的; excited 激动的。根据 “I had a hard time working on a group project” 可知,在一个小组项目上遇到了困难,所以很担心,故选 A 。
3 .句意:他们似乎不想参与这个项目。
forget 忘记; want 想要; wait 等待。根据 “The others in my group aren’t doing any work.” 可知,组里的其他人什么都没做,似乎是不想做, want to do sth“ 想要做某事 ” ,故选 B 。
4 .句意:如果我不想得低分,我必须为每个人做所有的工作吗?
nice 好的; true 真的; bad 坏的。根据 “Do I have to do all the work for everyone if I don’t want a...grade?” 可知,因为其他人都不想做,所以为了不得低分,就得做所有的任务,故选 C 。
5 .句意:你为什么不跟你的伙伴谈谈呢?
talk about 谈论; learn from 跟 …… 学习; look for 寻找。根据 “And at our next group meeting, I tried to share my worries in a friendly way” 和后文内容可知,作者和团队成员分享了担忧,所以是谈论问题,故选 A 。
6 .句意:因为我们是一个团队,我们互相依赖,尽我们所能做到最好。
class 班级; family 家庭; team 队伍。根据 “Since we are working as a..., we’re depending on each other to do the best we can” 可知,团队成员要互相依赖,故选 C 。
7 .句意:如果有人遇到麻烦,也许我们可以一起讨论解决问题的方法。
ways 方法; habits 习惯; lists 清单。根据 “maybe we can talk about the...of solving them together” 可知,是讨论解决问题的方法, the way of doing sth“ 解决 …… 的方法 ” ,故选 A 。
8 .句意:令人惊讶的是,我的小组成员最终都完成了他们的任务。
Suddenly 突然; Surprisingly 令人惊讶的是; Unluckily 不幸地。此处 “all my group members ended up doing their part” 与前文大家都不想参与做对比,是令人惊讶的,故选 B 。
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. |