Question

    As a child, I was very afraid of darkness. Perhaps it was because things looked and sounded _________ at night. In my room, there was _________ complete darkness. There was always a street light _________ some car lights. These lights made the cloth on the back of my chair take on the _________ of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I also saw the curtains seem to move while there was no _________. A very soft sound would be a hundred times _________ in the dark. My imagination would run wild and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still on my bed _________ the “monster” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, _________ on my way home from school. Every morning, I took the school bus. The bus stop was near my home, so that was not a _________. After school, however, all the buses were lined up __________ the street. I was afraid that I would get on the __________ bus and be taken to a place I had never been to!

Perhaps the worst fear I had as a child was that of not being liked or __________ by others. Being popular was so __________ to me then.

Growing up, I have been able to __________ many of these fears. I think __________ the things that scared us as children is important. It helps us achieve success later in life.

1.A.strange B.familiar C.stupid D.beautiful

2.A.often B.always C.never D.usually

3.A.so B.as C.but D.or

4.A.sense B.size C.color D.shape

5.A.fog B.wind C.rain D.cloud

6.A.wider B.smaller C.louder D.quieter

7.A.since B.though C.such that D.so that

8.A.nearly B.especially C.surely D.certainly

9.A.deal B.policy C.promise D.problem

10.A.along B.above C.below D.under

11.A.rapid B.dangerous C.wrong D.lucky

12.A.saved B.affected C.disliked D.accepted

13.A.destructive B.careless C.positive D.important

14.A.get off B.get over C.hand out D.hand in

15.A.depending B.understanding C.creating D.trusting

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者小的时候很怕黑，任何的一点风吹草动都会让作者想象力变得十分丰富。同时作者还害怕迷路，每天放学很多校车排队等候的时候，作者害怕上错车。也很害怕不被别人喜欢或者接受。但是随着长大，作者已经战胜了恐惧，懂得小时候给我们恐惧的事物是重要的，能够帮助我们在未来获得成功。

1.句意：也许因为在晚上事情看上去或者听起来很奇怪。

strange奇怪的；familiar熟悉的；stupid愚蠢的；beautiful漂亮的。根据前文和本句“As a child, I was very afraid of darkness…it was because things looked and sounded…at night.”可知，因为怕黑，可能是因为晚上事情听起来或者看起来很诡异或者奇怪。故选A。

2.句意：在我的房间里，从来没有完全黑的时候。

often经常；always总是；never从不；usually通常。根据第一句“As a child, I was very afraid of darkness.”可知，作者小时候怕黑，所以作者房间里从来不会有全部黑的时候。故选C。

3.句意：总是有街灯或者一些车灯照耀。

so所以；as正如；but但是；或者or。根据前文和本句“In my room, there was never complete darkness. There was always a street light…some car lights.”可知，作者房间里从来不会有全部黑的时候，总是有路灯或者车灯照进来。故选D。

4.句意：这些灯光使椅子的背套上显现出野兽的形状。

sense感觉；size尺寸；color颜色；shape形状。根据本句“These lights made the cloth on the back of my chair take on the…of a wild animal.”可知，这些灯光使椅子的背套上显现出野兽的形状，光线照在椅背的背套上呈现出动物的样子，形状。故选D。

5.句意：在我眼光的角落外我看见窗帘似乎无风自动。

fog雾；wind风；rain雨；cloud云。根据本句“Out of the corner of my eye, I also saw the curtains seem to move while there was no…”可知，在我眼光的角落外我看见窗帘似乎无风自己还在动，窗帘只能是被风吹动。故选B。

6.句意：一个非常细小的声音在黑暗里会比白天大一百倍。

wider更广；smaller更小；louder更大；quieter更轻。根据本句“A very soft sound would be a hundred times…dark.”可知，一个非常细小的声音在夜里都会比白天大一百倍。作者因为害怕，所以特别小的声音，黑暗里听到都会觉得特别大，更大。故选C。

7.句意：我会一点声都不出躺在床上以便“怪兽”不会发现我。

since既然，自从；though虽然，尽管；such that如此，以至于；so that以便。根据本句“I would lie very still on my bed…the “monster” would not discover me.”可知，我会一点声都不出躺在床上以至于“怪兽”不会发现我。such that作为连词一般情况下前面有逗号，这里是so that引导的一个目的状语从句。故选D。

8.句意：我儿时另外一个恐惧是我害怕迷路，尤其是从学校回家的路。

nearly几乎；especially尤其；surely肯定；certainly当然。根据本句以及后文“Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost…on my way home from school. After school, however, all the buses were lined up…the street.”可知，我儿时另外一个恐惧是我害怕迷路，尤其是从学校回家的路。后文提到每天放学时候，所有校车排成行时，我害怕上错车，所以作者害怕的尤其是从学校回家的路。故选B。

9.句意：公交站在我家附近，所以那不是个问题。

deal协议；policy政策；promise许诺；problem问题。根据本句“The bus stop was near my home, so that was not a…”可知，公交站在我家附近，所以那不是个问题。因为公交站近，所以问题不大，我不怕迷路。故选D。

10.句意：但是放学后，所有车都在街边排成一排。

along沿着；above在……上面；below在……下面；under在……正下方。根据本句“After school, however, all the buses were lined up…the street.”可知，但是放学后，所有车都在街边排成一排。沿着路边，along。故选A。

11.句意：我害怕我会上错车然后被带到从来没有去过的地方。

rapid快速的；dangerous危险的；wrong错误的；lucky幸运的。根据本句“I was afraid that I would get on the…bus and be taken to a place I had never been to!”可知，我害怕我会上错车然后被带到从来没有去过的地方。担心自己上错车。故选C。

12.句意：也许小时候最害怕不被人喜欢或者接受。

saved拯救；affected影响；disliked不喜欢；accepted接受。根据本句“Perhaps the worst fear I had as a child was that of not being liked or…by others.”可知，也许小时候最害怕不被人喜欢或者接受。和喜欢含义并列，被别人接受。故选D。

13.句意：那时候，对于我来说受欢迎是非常重要的。

destructive毁灭性的；careless粗心的；positive积极的；important重要的。根据前文以及本句“Perhaps the worst fear I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so…to me then.”可知，小时候最害怕不被人喜欢或者接受，所以受到大大家欢迎那时候是很重要的。故选D。

14.句意：长大后，我已经能战胜很多恐惧了。

get off离开；get over克服；hand out分发；hand in上交。根据本句“Growing up, I have been able to… many of these fears.”可知，长大后，我已经能战胜很多恐惧了。克服战胜恐惧，get over the fear。故选B。

15.句意：我认为懂得小时候给我们恐惧的事物是重要的。

depending依靠；understanding理解；creating创造；trusting相信。根据本句“I think…the things that scared us as children is important.”可知，我认为懂得小时候给我们恐惧的事物是重要的。对于恐惧不要太害怕，要学会理解，对于日后获得成功是有帮助的。故选B。