I was painfully shy as a child. In high school I would avoid participating in class discussions. I was too afraid to talk to anyone but my closest friends~ I would think about being less shy, wanting the courage not only to ask a girl out, but to speak up in class and say what I was thinking. Yet, it never happened. Fears showed themselves in such self-conscious questions as, " What will other people think? What if she says no?" I felt a dark presence in my mind holding me back.
This shyness continued into college. One day, the question occurred to me: Is life shy?
The thought surprised me ! Think of the leaves bursting out in the spring time, the bird singing at dawn, the sheer number of different forms of life, all expressing the wideness and scope of divine life. There's nothing shy about it. Life is everywhere and attention-grabbing (引人注意的). So, if my creator isn't shy about all the life that needs expressing, I don't need to be either.
I realized that if I wanted to overcome fear and shyness, I would have to put this law of life into practice~ Shyness, fear, and loneliness were hindering me from living my life as life: God wanted me to live it. Therefore, I decided to live how life saw me.
One example: I wrote a note to a girl, asking her out on a date. Even as I was writing it, the fears of disaffirmation and unworthiness came to me. This time however, instead of shrinking back and hiding from the fear, I put the note in the campus mail in spite of myself. I thought: whether she says yes or no, it's still right for me not to be shy. I can live with the confidence sent from the source of my life. The girl saw me in class the next day and told me that she would love to go out with me. I should not have been so surprised!
Bit by bit, I was proving that the limited view of myself no longer had control over me. After college, I worked as a newspaper reporter, earned an advanced degree in theater, became a productive writer (a lifelong dream), met a special woman whom I married, and even got a job teaching at a university.
【小题1】The writer was shy as a child because of______.
| A．awareness that life is shy |
| B．lack of courage to speak out in public |
| C．fear of others' attitude and reaction |
| D．failure in his participation in class discussion |
| A．life is attention-grabbing and divine |
| B．God treats everything and everyone fairly |
| C．everything in nature is in the favour of God |
| D．the creator of life which needs expressing isn't shy |
| A．didn't hesitate before sending the note |
| B．wouldn't regret sending the note despite the result |
| C．was not surprised when the girl agreed to go out |
| D．believed in God and felt encouraged by the wideness of life |
| A．rejection | B．laughter | C．regret | D．horror |
| A．blame those who are shy and unconfident |
| B．persuade people to have confidence in their career |
| C．share the personal experience with the readers |
| D．prove that the overcome of shyness helps achieve success |
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
【小题5】D
解析试题分析：本文通过自己克服害羞取得人生和事业成功的故事告诉我们克服了害羞可以帮助我们取得成功。
【小题1】C 细节题。根据第一段后两行Fears showed themselves in such self-conscious questions as, " What will other people think? What if she says no?" I felt a dark presence in my mind holding me back.说明我过于在意别人的看法导致我很害羞，故C正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据第三段最后3行There's nothing shy about it. Life is everywhere and attention-grabbing (引人注意的). So, if my creator isn't shy about all the life that needs expressing, I don't need to be either.说明D正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据第五段I thought: whether she says yes or no, it's still right for me not to be shy. I can live with the confidence sent from the source of my life.说明他不后悔自己的行为，故B正确。
【小题4】A 推理题。根据Even as I was writing it, the fears of disaffirmation and unworthiness came to me. This time however, instead of shrinking back and hiding from the fear, I put the note in the campus mail in spite of myself.说明在这个时候他也担忧会被拒绝，故该词应该是指拒绝，故A正确。
【小题5】D 主旨大意题。本文通过自己克服害羞取得人生和事业成功的故事告诉我们克服了害羞可以帮助我们取得成功，故D正确。
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Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.
My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very often give things up 43 we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: “I 48 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 54 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 55 .
A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile
A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow
A. already B. still C. only D. once
A. took B. threw C. sent D. put
A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. Hopeless
A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking
A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs
A. as B. since C. before D. till
A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires
A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
A. Surprisingly B. ImmediatelyC. Naturally D. Certainly
A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed
A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned
A. should B. could C. would D. might
A. quiet B. calm C. Relaxed D. happy
A. ready B. likely C. free D. able
A. case B. form C. method D. way
A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess
A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word
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A. shown B. told C. given D. bought
A. dusk B. afternoon C. hour D. night
A. belief B. sense C. message D. idea
A. paying attention to B. cheering up
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A. strange B. lucky C. difficult D. true
A. Instead B. Still C. Besides D. Therefore
A. young B. old C. happy D. strong
A. angrily B. suddenly C. quickly D. confusedly
A. purpose B. experience C. failure D. trouble
A. unless B. but C. because D. until
A. thin B. long C. short D. new
A. surprise B. pain C. need D. sight
A. talked B. asked C. imagined D. smiled
A. left B. stood C. stayed D. rested
A. painful B. shy C. embarrassed D. moved
A. stranger B. friend C. relative D. doctor
A. fun B. interest C. fear D. challenge
A. repeated B. shared C. said D. told
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
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22. A. completely B. suddenly C. unfortunatelyD. nearly
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26. A. put up with B. come up with C. look up to D. pay attention to
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29. A. served B. grasped C. searched D. Followed
30. A. particular B. warm C. meaningful D. Relative
31. A. smiling B. quarreling C. fighting D. resting
32. A. even though B. now that C. as if D. ever since
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When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.
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1.Why didn't the author cry when her grandmother died?
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A．Because her father did not want her to feel too sad. |
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B．Because she did not love her grandmother. |
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C．Because she was too shy to cry at that time. |
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D．The author doesn’t give the explanation. |
2.According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
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A．Crying is the best way to get help from others. |
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B．Fighting back tears may cause some health problems. |
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C．We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry. |
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D．We must cry if we want to reduce pressure. |
3. What might be the most suitable title for the text?
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A．Power of Tears |
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B．How to Keep Healthy |
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C．Why We Cry |
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D．A New Scientific Discovery |
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