Aftermybrotherdiedinanaccident,mymotherwasverysad.Iwaso...

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After my brother died in an accident, my mother was very sad. I was only 4 years old at the time, but I still understood the   21   in my mom’s attitude toward safety.   22  , everything around us was potentially   23  .

I grew up with a lot of   24   and rules that were meant to   25   me. For example, I was not   26   to walk home from school by myself, even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn’t   27   evening parties or go to summer camp,   28   what if something happened to me?

As I got older, the list of things to   29   got longer. I became a natural   30  . I was concerned about things like getting cancer, losing my wallet, being caught in car accidents and earthquakes —  31   big and small, real and   32  funny part is that you’d never know it by looking at my life, because I’m constantly   33   myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact, I’ve developed a   34   for myself: If it scares me, then I have to do it   35   once. I’ve done lots of things that would have   36   my mom: I’ve ridden a motorcycle, I’ve traveled alone, and I’ve performed stand-up comedy.

Courage isn’t a natural attribute (品质) of human beings. I believe that we have to practice being courageous. The more   37   I do things that scare me or that make me   38  , the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.

Even though I inherited (经遗传获得) my mother’s cautious   39  , I’ve also come to believe that fear can be a good thing, if we   40   it. Believing that has made my world a less scary place.

21. A. hint                          B. change                                 C. scene                                   D. lesson

22. A. Slowly                      B. Logically                        C. Fortunately                           D. Suddenly

23. A. important                 B. inspiring                         C. convenient                           D. dangerous

24. A. restrictions               B. considerations               C. judgments                            D. comparisons

25. A. limit                          B. help                               C. protect                                  D. train

26. A. allowed                           B. encouraged                          C. reminded                       D. advised

27. A. arrange                           B. attend                                   C. decorate                        D. support

28. A. but                                  B. though                                  C. or                                  D. because

29. A. hope                        B. fear                                C. count                             D. bear

30. A. worrier                            B. dreamer                         C. adult                              D. thinker

31. A. ideas                        B. affairs                                   C. actions                                 D. disasters

32. A. special                            B. common                         C. imaginary                      D. practical

33. A. expecting                 B. warning                          C. forcing                           D. promising

34. A. rule                          B. form                               C. case                              D. hobby

35. A. in all                         B. at most                          C. after all                          D. at least

36. A. threatened               B. shocked                         C. confused                       D. entertained

37. A. rarely                       B. quickly                           C. often                              D. fairly

38. A. confident                  B. uncomfortable               C. happy                                   D. generous

39. A. nature                      B. duly                               C. work                              D. task

40. A. know                        B. get                                 C. avoid                             D. face

【回答】

21-25 BDDAC 26-30 ABDBA 31-35 DCCAD 36-40 BCBAD

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

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