Aftermybrotherdiedinanaccident,mymom’sattitudetosafe...

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    After my brother died in an accident, my mom’s attitude to safety greatly changed. Suddenly, everything around us became potentially dangerous.

I grew up __36__ a lot of restrictions (限制) and rules that were __37__ to protect me. Unlike my classmates, I couldn’t walk home from school by myself; I couldn’t attend evening parties or go to summer camp. I knew my mom was only trying to protect me. She was __38__ about me because after my brother died, I was her only child — and what if something happened to me?

I became a __39__ worrier too. I worry about things like getting cancer, losing my wallet, __40__ car accidents, and losing my job… __41__ big and small, real and imagined.

The funny part is that you’d __42__ know it by looking at my life, because I’m constantly __43__ myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact, I have __44__ a rule for myself: If something __45__ me, then I have to do it at least once. I’ve done lots of things that would have shocked my __46__: I’ve ridden a motorcycle, and I’ve traveled in the rainforest…

 There’s something else I don’t usually talk about, __47__ is the most important part in my belief. When I was 14, my mother died suddenly in a car accident. At her funeral I remember making a __48__. I could either live out the rest of my life trying to be “safe” __49__ I could be brave enough to live out a fulfilling, exciting and, yes, sometimes __50__ life.

In the end I think she would have been __51__ of me. Courage isn’t a natural quality of human beings. I believe that we have to __52__ being courageous; using courage is like developing a muscle. The more often I do things that scare me or that make me uncomfortable, the more I realize that I __53__ do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.

__54__ I inherited (继承) my mother’s cautious nature, I’ve also come to believe that fear can be a good thing, if we __55__ it bravely.

36.     A. for                       B. in                                  C. with                         D. by

37.     A. planned                 B. meant                    C. used                    D. written

38.     A. excited                    B. confident                C. worried                  D. curious

39.     A. common                 B. normal                   C. general                  D. natural

40.     A. meeting with           B. coming across        C. getting through              D. looking into

41.     A. diseases               B. difficulties                      C. disasters               D. adventures

42.     A. still                         B. never                            C. always                   D. even

43.     A. forcing                   B. allowing                  C. expecting                      D. warning

44.     A. developed                     B. discovered                     C. issued                           D. improved

45.     A. troubles                       B. interests                       C. scares                   D. attracts

46.     A. friends                   B. brother                   C. dad                        D. mom

47.     A. which                      B. that                        C. what                      D. it

48.     A. plan                      B. belief                             C. choice                    D. rule

49.     A. but                          B. and                         C. so                           D. or

50.     A. boring                    B. difficult                   C. amazing                  D. dangerous

51.     A. fond                      B. aware                            C. afraid                            D. proud

52.     A. practice                 B. escape                   C. enjoy                            D. remember

53.     A. must                             B. can                         C. should                           D. may

54.     A. Now that               B. Even though           C. As though                     D. Ever since

55.     A. face                      B. hide                        C. share                            D. avoid

【回答】

36-40 CBCDA           41-45 CBAAC            46-50 DACDD           51-55 DABBA

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空