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【题目】 What is the difference between a fear and a phobia? You might have a fear of dogs if you have ever been bitten by one. However, if you avoid walking down streets where you think there might be a dog, you may have a phobia, which is a strong unnatural fear. If the fear has started to change a person’s life, he or she probably has a phobia. Different surveys say that between 10 and 80 percent of us have at least one phobia.

You can probably guess what some of the most “popular” phobias are. Flying may be the safest way to travel, but many people are scared of doing it. Fear of heights is also very common. For example, Spider-Man actor Tobey Maquire can’t stand high places. However, Tobey is not afraid of spiders that most people are afraid of. Rupert Grint, who plays in the Harry Potter movies, is in fear of spiders. “In one scene of the movie, we come into the large spider’s hole, and there we meet a spider that is the size of an elephant and really scary because he has these hairs. I’m really scared of spiders,” he said.

Some people have phobias that are more unusual. For example, cats are very cute for most of us, but not for such powerful people in history as Alexander the Great and Napolean Bonaparte. Actor Nicole Kidman says, “I’m not scared of snakes or spiders, but I’m scared of butterflies. Sometimes when I came home from school, the biggest butterfly you had ever seen would be just sitting on our front gate. I would climb over the fence, move slowly to the side of the house, or do anything to avoid having to go through the front gate.” Clowns (小丑) are not so funny for actor Johnny Depp, whose childhood memory of the “painted faces and fake smiles” still makes him scared. Some other weird (怪诞的) phobias, including chewing gum, old doors or windows and footsteps, also fear some famous persons, such as Orah Winfred, Billy Bob and Sigmund Fred.

【1】Rupert Grint who acted in Harry Potter is scared of________ .

A.dogsB.snakesC.spidersD.butterflies

【2】Which of the following behaviors can be a phobia for these persons?

A.Cathy dislikes keeping a pet cat at home.

B.Victor cannot sleep well before the exams.

C.Linda feels very tired climbing the mountains.

D.Doris shouts crazily whenever hearing footsteps at night.

【3】We can infer (推断) from the passage that________ .

A.people are born with phobiasB.phobias are common in our daily life

C.famous people are easier to get phobiasD.phobias do not influence people’s life at all

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要介绍很多人会有恐惧症，但他们恐惧的东西各不相同。作者列举了一些人对特殊东西的恐惧，如：恐高、害怕蜘蛛、害怕口香糖，脚步声等。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中Rupert Grint, who plays in the Harry Potter movies, is in fear of spiders. 在电影《哈利波特》中表演角色的Rupert Grint，害怕蜘蛛可知，故答案为C。

【2】细节理解题。根据文中Some other weird (怪诞的) phobias, including chewing gum, old doors or windows and footsteps, also fear some famous persons, 其他一些怪诞的恐惧症，包括嚼口香糖、旧门窗和脚步声，也会使一些名人害怕可知，D选项“每当夜晚听到脚步声，Doris疯狂地大叫”是一种恐惧症，故答案为D。

【3】推理判断题。根据文中Different surveys say that between 10 and 80 percent of us have at least one phobia不同的调查显示，我们中有10%到80%的人至少有一种恐惧症，及列举的很多名人怪诞的恐惧症的例子可推理出，在我们的日常生活中恐惧症是常见的，故答案为B。