As a child，I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost；these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments．   

    Maybe it was the strange   1　　 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that   2　　 me so much．There was never total   3　　 ，but a streetlight or passing car lights   4　　 clothes hung over a chair take on the   5　　   of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my   6　　 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no    7　　 .A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight．My    8    would run wild，and my heart would beat fast．I would    9　　 very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me．

  Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost，   10      on the way home from school．Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no    11    ．After school，    12    ，when all the buses were    13    up along the street，I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some  14        neighborhood．On school or family trips to a park or a museum，I wouldn't   15　　 　　the leaders out of my sight．

 Perhaps one of the worse fears  1 6  all I had as a child was that of not being liked or   17　　 by others．Being popular was so important to me 　　 18   ，and the fear of not being liked was a  19  one．

One of the processes(过程)of growing up is being able to  20  and overcome our fears．Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life．

1. A. way　　　　 　　 B. time　　　　   C. place　　       D. reason

2. A. wounded　　 　　 B. destroyed       C. surprised        D. frightened

3. A. quietness  　 　　 B. darkness　　    C. emptiness       D. loneliness

4. A. got　　　　 　　   B. forced　　      C. made　　　　 D. caused

5. A. spirit　　   　　    B. height　　      C. body　　　　 D. shape

6. A. eye　　　　 　　   B. window　　     C. mouth　　    D. door

7. A. breath　　  　　    B. wind　　　　 C. air　　　　     D. sound

8. A. belief　　  　　　　 B. feeling　　    C. imagination      D. doubt

9. A. 1ay　　　　 　　  B. hide　　　　    C. rest　　　　    D. 1ie

10. A. especially 　　　　  B. simply　　      C. probably　　    D. directly

11. A. discussion 　　　　 B. problem　　    C. joke　　　　   D. matter

12. A. though　　 　　   B. yet　　　　    C. although　　    D. still

13. A. called　　 　　　　 B. backed　　     C. 1ined　　      D. packed

14. A. old　　    　　   B. crowded　　  C. poor　　　　   D. unfamiliar

15. A. 1eave　　 　　　　 B. let　　　　     C. order　　      D. send

16. A. above　　 　　    B. in　　　　    C. of　　　　     D. at

17. A. protected 　　　　  B. guided　　    C. believed    　　  D. accepted

18. A. then　　  　　　　 B. there　　       C. once　　　　 D. anyway

19. A. strict    　　　　   B. powerful　　  C. heavy　　      D. right

20. A. realize   　　　　   B. remember　　 C. recognize   　　 D. recover

 

    As a child，I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost；these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments．   

    Maybe it was the strange   1　　 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that   2　　 me so much．There was never total   3　　 ，but a streetlight or passing car lights   4　　 clothes hung over a chair take on the   5　　   of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my   6　　 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no    7　　 .A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight．My    8    would run wild，and my heart would beat fast．I would    9　　 very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me．

  Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost，   10      on the way home from school．Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no    11    ．After school，    12    ，when all the buses were    13    up along the street，I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some  14        neighborhood．On school or family trips to a park or a museum，I wouldn't   15　　 　　the leaders out of my sight．

 Perhaps one of the worse fears  1 6  all I had as a child was that of not being liked or   17　　 by others．Being popular was so important to me 　　 18   ，and the fear of not being liked was a  19  one．

One of the processes(过程)of growing up is being able to  20  and overcome our fears．U

nderstanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life．

1. A. way　　　　 　　 B. time　　　　   C. place　　       D. reason

2. A. wounded　　 　　 B. destroyed       C. surprised        D. frightened

3. A. quietness  　 　　 B. darkness　　    C. emptiness       D. loneliness

4. A. got　　　　 　　   B. forced　　      C. made　　　　 D. caused

5. A. spirit　　   　　    B. height　　      C. body　　　　 D. shape

6. A. eye　　　　 　　   B. window　　     C. mouth　　    D. door

7. A. breath　　  　　    B. wind　　　　 C. air　　　　     D. sound

8. A. belief　　  　　　　 B. feeling　　    C. imagination      D. doubt

9. A. 1ay　　　　 　　  B. hide　　　　    C. rest　　　　    D. 1ie

10. A. especially 　　　　  B. simply　　      C. probably　　    D. directly

11. A. discussion 　　　　 B. problem　　    C. joke　　　　   D. matter

12. A. though　　 　　   B. yet　　　　    C. although　　    D. still

13. A. called　　 　　　　 B. backed　　     C. 1ined　　      D. packed

14. A. old　　    　　   B. crowded　　  C. poor　　　　   D. unfamiliar

15. A. 1eave　　 　　　　 B. let　　　　     C. order　　      D. send

16. A. above　　 　　    B. in　　　　    C. of　　　　     D. at

17. A. protected 　　　　  B. guided　　    C. believed    　　  D. accepted

18. A. then　　  　　　　 B. there　　       C. once　　　　 D. anyway

19. A. strict    　　　　   B. powerful　　  C. heavy　　      D. right

20. A. realize   　　　　   B. remember　　 C. recognize   　　 D. recover

 

    “I’ve changed my mind．I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my dad back．” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas, written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched everyone’s heart．Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky．When those we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while．

But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again．And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father there too, either in your mind or heart．I find that my parents, who died years ago, still linger （留连） in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive．I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions．I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents．The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all my mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven’t forgotten．The values of my parents still live on．

It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care．Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence has been to face the aggressors（入侵者）, and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It’s a serious thought, which gives me pause．

I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword and my darling from the power of the dog．” Yet I know death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly．We must therefore plan to live together, but live as if we will die tomorrow．We live on, I’m sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure．If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today．

1．According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ___________．

     A．puts forward the subject of the text

     B．shows the author’s pity on the kid

     C．serves as an introduction to the discussion

     D．makes a clear statement of the author’s views

2．In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us____________．

     A．how much he misses his parents now

     B．why his parents often appear in his dream

     C．when Lucien will get over all his sadness

     D．how proud he was when he succeeded in life

3．What feeling did the author’s mother express in her reply?

     A．Proud                 B．Happy                 C．Disappointed        D．Worried．

4．In the author’s opinion, the value of a person’s life is _____________．

     A．to leave a precious memory to the people related

     B．to have a high sense of duty to the whole society

     C．to care what others will remember and treasure

     D．to share happiness and sadness with his family

5．What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?

     A．Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns．

     B．Advise parents stay with their children safely at home．

     C．Spend every day meaningfully in memory of death．

     D．Try to keep violence and murder far away from society．