4．Before my first summer vacation at college，my roommate Ted asked to me to work with him on his father's farm in Argentina．The idea of spending two months in Argentine was exciting．Then I began having second thoughts．I had never been far from New England，and I had been homesick my first few weeks at college．What would it be like in a strange country？What about the language？The more I thought about it，the more the idea worried me．
In the end I turned down the invitation．As soon as Ted asked somebody else to go，I began kicking myself．I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was scared，and had ended up feeling depressed．That unhappy summer taught me a valuable lesson out of which I developed a rule for myself：do what makes you anxious； don't do what makes you depressed．
At the end of my senior year，I began to think about becoming a writer．But my professor was urging me to aim at teaching．I hesitated．The idea of trying to live by writing was a lot scarier than spending a summer in Argentina．Back and forth I went，making my decision，unmaking it．Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing，that downhearted feeling went through me．
Giving up on what I really wanted to do depressed me．Right then I learned another lesson．To avoid that kind of depression meant having to bear a certain amount of worry and concern．
When I first began writing articles，I was frequently required to interview big names．Before each interview I would get butterflies in the stomach and my hands would shake．One person I particularly admired was the great composer Duke Ellington．On the stage and on television，he seemed the very model of confidence．Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright．If the highly honored Ellington，who had appeared on the bandstand some 10，000times over 30years，had anxiety attacks，who was I to think I could avoid them？I went on doing those frightening interviews．Then I realized to my astonishment that I was even looking forward to the interviews．What had happened to those butterflies？
Well，in truth，they were still there，but there were fewer of them．I had benefited，I discovered，from a process psychologists call"extinction"．If you put an individual in an anxious situation often enough，he will eventually learn that there isn't anything to be worried about，which brings me to a conclusion：you'll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it．
The point is that the new，the different，is definitely scary．But each time you try something，you learn，and as the learning piles up，the world opens to you．
63．We can infer from the passage that the authorC．
A．finds it difficult to make decision
B．has found out what causes anxiety
C．was inspired by Duke Ellington's stage fright
D．no longer feels anxious about new experiences
64．The underlined word"extinction"in Paragraph 6meansD．
A．a person's gradual loss of confidence
B．the natural development of a child's abilities
C．the inborn tendency to avoid anxious situations
D．the process of losing fear by keeping facing anxiety
65．Which of the following opinions does the author probably accept？B
A．Hesitation leads to depression．
B．Anxiety can be a positive drive
C．Avoiding anxiety reduces depression．
D．Depression is a signal that one is growing up．
66．What's the best title of the passage？B
A．Confidence：Key to Success
B．Anxiety：Challenge by Another Name
C．Depression：A Psychological Phenomenon
D．Success：A Trip Through Anxiety and Depression．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者结合自己的亲身经历，告诉我们要想最后不会感到沮丧，就必须要忍受一些担心和焦虑．而事实上，有时候焦虑会成为你上升的一种动力．如果你经常处在焦虑的状况中，你会发现这其实并没有什么可担心的，你也可以从中学到很多．
解答 63．C 推理判断题，根据第五段One person I particularly admired was the great composer Duke Ellington．On the stage and on television，he seemed the very model of confidence．可知当作者刚开始写作的时候，他经常去采访一些名人，而Duke Ellington给了他很大的启发，使从此作者不再害怕这些采访．故选C．
64．D 词义猜测题，根据倒数第二段I had benefited，I discovered，from a process psychologists call"extinction"．可知作者发现他从被心理学家称为"extinction"的过程中获益匪浅，因此可推知它指代的是保持面对焦虑的恐惧的过程，故选D．
65．B 细节理解题，根据第五段I went on doing those frightening interviews．Then I realized to my astonishment that I was even looking forward to the interviews．可知焦虑可以是积极的，可以驱动你前进，故选B．
66．B 推理判断题，根据最后一段The point is that the new，the different，is definitely scary．But each time you try something，you learn，and as the learning piles up，the world opens to you．可知作者在战胜焦虑的过程中收获了很多，如果你经常处在一种焦虑的情况中，你就会觉得这根本就没有什么可担心的．所以有时候焦虑是你上升的一种动力，每次你尝试一些新的东西的时候，你就会从中学到很多．故选B．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
