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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 24       in my mums attitude towards safety. 25      ,everything around us was potentially 26       . 1 grew up with a lot of 27        and rules that were meant to 28        me. For example,I was not 29      to walk home from school by myself,even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn't 30      evening parties or go to summer camp,31      what if something happened to me?

  As I got older,the list of things to 32       got lon?ger. I became a natural33       . I was concerned about things like getting cancer,losing my wallet,being caught in car accidents and earthquakes—34       big and small,real and 35      .The funny part is that you'd never know it by looking at my life,because I'm constantly 36      myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact,I've developed a37      for myself; if it scares me,then I have to do it38      once. I've done lots of things that would have39      my mum：Ive ridden a motorcycle,I've travelled alone,and I've performed standup comedy.

  Courage isn't a natural attribute (品质) of human be ings. I believe that we have to practise being courageous. The more 40        I do things that scare me or that make me 41       ,the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.

  Even though I have inherited (经遗传获得) my mother's cautious 42      ,I've also come to believe that fear can be a good thing,if we 43       it. Believing that has made my world a less scary place.

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

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

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

27. A. restrictions   B. considerations   C. judgements   D. comparisons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

39. A. threatened   B. shocked

   C. confused   D. entertained

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

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

42. A. nature   B. duty   C. work   D. task

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

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文，通过作者的经历说明了勇气是锻炼出来的。你越经常去做那些令你害怕或不舒服的事情，你就会越勇敢。

24. B哥哥去世是一个转折点，从那以后，妈妈的安全意识发生了改变(change) ，故选B项。

25. D一切转变都是从哥哥在事故中去世的那一刻开始的，所以很突然(suddenly) .

26. D根据下文母亲不让"我"做的事可知，周围的一切都有潜在的危险。

27. A根据句中的rules可知此处要填一个与mles意义类似的词，故选A项。

28. C 这些限制和规定意在保护"我"。

29. A根据！•ules可知母亲不允许"我"从学校独自走回家。

30. B根据母亲对安全问题的谨慎、小心和evening parties可知她不让"我"参加晚会。

31. D上文提到"我"不能做很多事情，原因是妈妈怕"我"发生不测。

32. B随着年龄的增长，那份"我"害怕的东西的名单也越来越长。

33. A根据"I was concerned about things like getting cancer,losing my wallet..."可知，"我"变成了一个本能的忧虑者。

34. D根据”…getting cancer,losing my wallet,being caught in car accidents and earthquakes.."可知这些都是"灾难"。

35. C根据"...big and small…"可知，此处需要一个与real相对的词，故选C项。

imaginary虚幻的。

36. C根据下文的"...I have to do it..."可知，"我"总是"强迫" 自己去做那些令"我"害怕或担忧的事情。

37. A根据"…if it scares me,then I have to do it…"可知， "我"已经养成了这个习惯。

38. D根据下一段描述的向困难、恐惧挑战可知，如果有事情让"我"感到害怕，"我"就必须最少做一次这件事。

39. B "我"做的很多事情都是母亲不允许的，所以她如果知道的话，一定会"震惊"的。

40. C根据上~"句"I believe that we have to practise being courageous."可知此处表示"我"越经常去做那些令"我"害怕的事情，"我"就越会认识到自己能做比原先想的更多的事情。

41. B根据"…I do things that scare me…"可知此处要填与scare含义类似的词。

42. A根据inherited可知此处指"我"遗传了妈妈谨慎小心的性格。

43. D "我"认识到如果能面对恐惧，恐惧也可以是好事情，因为它能使人更勇敢。