Question

When I was younger, I ______ afraid of and hate dogs. If a dog was close to me, I would move away as ______ as possible, or go to ______ side of the street.

But later on my sister bought a puppy called Cathy, and I had to live with a dog in my house. My sister told me to pet the dog. She was small and looked nice and loving, ______ I wasn't so scared, and I did it. The puppy did not attack (袭击) me. That's when I ______ I really liked this puppy!

I started taking care of her, feeding her, taking her out for walks, and taking her to the vet's (兽医站) for check­ups. Slowly I started to find ______. Now, I love her so much, and I would do anything for her.

My friends are still ______ why I am no longer afraid of dogs. It was a long time, but I did it. I make up my mind to ______ being afraid. I ______ my fear and the challenge and I overcome them. You can, too! Is there anything you are afraid of? You have the power to beat it! Think about it and see if you can ______ a way to face your fear. Take a chance! It could change your life.

1.A. used to be    B. use to    C. used being    D. used be

2.A. slowly    B. slow    C. fast

3.A. other    B. the other    C. others

4.A. and    B. but    C. so    D. or

5.A. realized    B. hoped    C. regarded

6.A. anger    B. happiness    C. love

7.A. surprised    B. excited    C. afraid

8.A. begin    B. stop    C. lose    D. interest

9.A. get    B. raise    C. face

10.A. come up with    B. deal with    C. compare with

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

【解析】当我小的时候，我非常讨厌和害怕狗，后来我妹妹买了一条小狗，我不得不和小狗生活在同一个屋檐下，生活一段时间后，我慢慢喜欢上了它，终于摆脱了害怕狗的阴影。在生活中战胜一个个恐惧，就会改变你的生活。

1.考查学生对常见固定短语的用法，used to do sth意思是过去常常做某事，be afraid of sth意思是害怕某事、某物，故选A

2.本题考查学生对文章语境的理解，因为前文提到害怕狗，故本题应填fast，as fast as possible意思是尽可能快地，故选C

3.本题考查学生对文章语境的理解能力，other+名词复数=others,其他的，另外的，还有别的；the other,其他，另外，不再有别的；因为道路只有两边，故选B

4.She was small and looked nice and loving, ___4___ I wasn't so scared, and I did it. 她小小的，看起来漂亮可爱，因此我就没那么害怕了，根据句意应是因果关系，. A. and 和； B. but 但是； C. so 因此； D. Or否则，故选C

5.句意：当我意识到小狗不会攻击我的时候，我真的很喜欢它。A. realized 意识到； B. hoped 希望； C. Regarded把---看作，根据句意应是意思到，故选A

6.句意：慢慢地我开始找到了我的所爱。 A. anger 名词，生气； B. happiness 名词，快乐、幸福； C. Love名词，爱的人或物，根据句意应是找到幸福，故选C

7.句意：我的朋友仍然很惊奇我为什么不再害怕狗。A. Surprised惊奇的； B. excited 激动的； C. Afraid害怕的，根据句意应是惊奇，惊讶；故选A

8.句意：我下定决心不再害怕。stop doing sth停止做某事， A. begin 开始； B. stop 停止； C. lose 丢失； D. Interest兴趣，根据句意和选项，故选B

9.句意：我面对我的胆怯和我的挑战，我要战胜他们。A. Get动词， 得到； B. raise 动词， 升起； C. Face动词，面对；根据句意和选项，故选C

10.句意：想想它，看看你是否能想出办法面对你的胆怯。 A. come up with 想出； B. deal with处理； C. compare with和---相比，根据句意和选项，故选A

点睛：根据文章的语境，时态、语态、短语，词性、人称变化、句型。词义辨析等选出正确的选项，例如：小题1 ， 考查学生对常见固定短语的用法，used to do sth意思是过去常常做某事，be afraid of sth意思是害怕某事、某物，故选A