Question

Lots of people give you advice on overcoming fear. 1. However, I want to tell you that a world without fear would be more dangerous, less rewarding. So we want to treat fear as a friend? Here are three reasons.

2. Think about it. Do you get more nervous when you meet the girl (or guy) of your dreams? Which is more fearful, talking to the boss of your company or to some of your friends? 3. If you didn’t have fear to guide you, you might not know that! Not so bad, right?

Next, fear encourages us to take action. Fear is a call to action. In the past, our ancestors didn’t run away in fear when they saw a tiger running toward them but tried to kill it for food. Now, most of us don’t face serious danger like hungry tigers every day, but we do face serious bosses or public speaking. So, what can we do? 4.

Lastly, fear lets you know you are alive. Why do we like roller coasters? __5. Same for horror movies.

So fear can guide you towards what’s important for you and encourage you to take action to improve. Don’t we all need that kind of friend?

A. Don’t fear to be wrong.

B. It frightens us in a mostly safe way.

C. Imagine what life would be like without fear.

D. The first is that fear is an excellent guide to opportunity.

E. They say if you can overcome fear, you will be successful.

F. Let fear provide us with the energy to do what needs to be done.

G. Fear is showing you what is important and what matters to you.

Answer 1

1.E

2.D

3.G

4.F

5.B

【解析】现实生活中很多人在想办法克服恐惧，但是恐惧也是有好的一面的，它能够帮助我们成长。本文是一篇说明文，揭示了恐惧的好处，告诉我们恐惧其实并不可怕。

1. I want to tell you that a world without fear would be more dangerous, less rewarding.然而，我却想告诉你，一个没有恐惧的世界可能会更加危险而少有奖励。从表达转折的however这里推断出前一句说的意思应该与这一句相反。故选E

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考点：考察联系上下文、推断分析。