Question

Fear can be a wonderful feeling in our lives, protecting us from dangerous situations and keeping us safe. But fear can also limit our lives significantly. While it may not be conscious, fear may make us think we are unacceptable or that what we have to offer isn’t valuable. Fear may make us feel that we are not safe being ourselves.
To avoid feeling fear, we may limit our lives greatly, living in tiny boxes. Living this way gives us the illusion(假象) of safety but leaves us with an unfulfilling life of no passion. If we shine a light on many of our fears, we see they have a very limited view of what is “safe” and how to “protect” us. Many of our fears are concerned only with protecting us from humiliation(羞辱) and failure. While these fears are doing their jobs incredibly well, they are doing so with faulty and outdated programming. Many fears we have as adults are trying to protect us as they protected us when we were children. Indeed, many of our current, automatic reactions to fear were actually formed when we were children.
Even so, it’s important not to judge ourselves for feeling these types of fears. If we judge ourselves, we will bury our fears or disguise them. By denying our fears, however, we also deny our energy, creativity and passion.
So what do we do with fear? We recognize the fear for what it is--- a feeling we’ve experienced many times in the past and a feeling we will experience many times in the future. We become very familiar with our own particular brand of fears and how we allow them to control our lives. It is especially beneficial for each of us to become aware of the particular behavior patterns we’ve adopted when we feel fear, so we can look at our reactions with a sense of humor and compassion. Then, if we wish, we can choose a different response, which can be a scary yet very exciting experience.
【小题1】According to the first paragraph, fear sometimes      .

A．protect us when we’ve made mistakes

B．makes sure our feelings are not hurt

C．brings great change to our everyday life

D．makes us lose confidence in ourselves

【小题2】It can be inferred from the passage that the author   .

A．thinks it difficult to control our fear

B．believes fears protect us negatively

C．thinks it’s good to criticize ourselves

D．values the advantages of feeling fear

【小题3】According to the author, the ways we react to fear      .

A．vary from person to person

B．have been formed since childhood

C．develop during our growth

D．will not change until we get old

【小题4】The last paragraph mainly tells us      .

A．what is the essence of fears

B．usual reactions we have when feeling fear

C．how to deal with fears reasonably

D．the importance of humor and compassion

【小题5】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Is fear managing your life?

B．Be calm when feeling fear

C．What do you fear most?

D．Passion, chance and fear

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】A

解析试题分析：这篇文章讲了害怕的一些弊端以及如何合理的应付害怕情绪。
【小题1】根据While it may not be conscious, fear may make us think we are unacceptable or that what we have to offer isn’t valuable. Fear may make us feel that we are not safe being ourselves.
故选D。
【小题2】根据To avoid feeling fear, we may limit our lives greatly, living in tiny boxes. Living this way gives us the illusion(假象) of safety but leaves us with an unfulfilling life of no passion.故选B。
【小题3】根据Indeed, many of our current, automatic reactions to fear were actually formed when we were children，所以答案为B。
【小题4】根据So what do we do with fear?因此选C。
【小题5】根据这篇文章讲了害怕的一些弊端以及如何合理的应付害怕情绪，因此选A。
考点：健康保健类短文阅读理解
点评：要想答好题目，重在理解全文意思。这篇文章比较难，先看问题，再带着问题读短文，找出各段落的主旨句，理解全文内容，总结全文中心，然后再回到问题上来，很容易选出正确答案。多了解一些常识性知识有利于阅读理解。如果对文章的相关背景有所了解，读起文章一定既省时又省力。因此，在学习过程中，了解各方面的背景知识是十分重要的。