I’m my mother’s third girl. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow ( 肘 ). Then she gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from others.” And she did.
There are five girls in my family, and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mum, I can’t peel potatoes. I only have one hand.” “Get back to peel these potatoes, and don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand and my other arm. “Jenny, if you try hard,” she said, “you can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar ( 攀爬架 ).
When it was my turn, I said no. Some kids laughed. I went home crying.
The next afternoon Mum took me back to the school playground. “Now, pull up with your right arm.” She advised. She praised me when I made progress. I’ll never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. Mum had the courage to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.
Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
21 ． The writer has four other sisters in her family.
22 ． The doctor’s advice means that the mum should treat the writer differently because her right arm is missing.
23 ． The writer’s mum peeled the potatoes at last.
24 ． Mum took the writer back to the school playground the next morning and asked her to try one more time.
25 ． From the passage, we know that Mum encourage her daughter to face anything bravely just like her.
What’s the matter with you 37 ． When did you start to feel uncomfortable 38 ． What did you eat yesterday 39 ． What should I do 40 ． Thank you very much/Thanks a lot
【导语】本文是 A 询问 Lisa 身体不舒服的原因并给出了相应的建议。
36 ．根据 “You don’t look well” 及 “I have a stomachache” 可知，关心对方怎么了，故填 What’s the matter with you 。
37 ．根据 “I started to feel uncomfortable last night” 可知，询问什么时候开始感觉不舒服的，故填 When did you start to feel uncomfortable 。
38 ．根据 “I ate a hotpot( 火锅 ) with my best friend. After that, we ate much delicious ice-cream” 可知，询问做了些什么，故填 What did you eat yesterday 。
39 ．根据 “I think you should go to a doctor at once. I can go with you” 可知，询问应该做些什么，故填 What should I do 。
40 ．根据 “You’re welcome” 可知，此处应表示感谢，故填 Thank you very much/Thanks a lot 。
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. | ||
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