Question

As a child, I was afraid of everything. At the age of 8, I even became  1   of getting Halloween candy.  2   , on October 31, my twin brother and I went out and   3   to every house in the neighborhood. Most of the houses only had a few steps to the door. It was easy. However, when we   4    one of the bigger houses with 10 tall steps   5   to the front door, which were known to have the best candy, my fear  6    me. My brother was already up the stairs, while I stood   7    at the bottom.

It was  8    that I’d be able to climb all that way, for I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark and   9   my bag of candy. I might   10   my clothes on something. I wanted the candy, but there was no   11    I would go up those stairs to get it. I failed. I lost more than just candy. I lost my   12   .

Fear of the unknown   13   me for a long time. After six years in nursing, I was  14    with the career I had chosen. I faced a  15   : step out into the unknown or   16    the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, never   17   the best candy.

Finally, with only $100 in my savings account, I started my own business. Whenever I would lose a client (客户), the old fears   18   . However, I’d tasted the candy, and now I don’t   19   when I face difficulties. I believe that, though    20   things can happen when we step out, worse things happen when we don’t.

1.A. afraid         B. happy                   C. fond                D. tired

2.A. Hardly            B. Normally              C. Certainly            D. Approximately

3.A. pointed                 B. rushed                    C. moved             D. traveled

4.A. knocked          B. escaped                      C. reached           D. entered

5.A. pointing        B. belonging        C. opening           D. leading

6.A. encouraged             B. spread             C. prevented           D. attracted

7.A. slightly        B. frozen          C. calmly               D. happily

8.A. unlikely                 B. unlucky           C. possible    D. pitiful

9.A. fall                     B. drop                      C. forget               D. lose

10.A. bury                  B. break             C. tear                 D. catch

11.A. way                      B. need             C. doubt               D. wonder

12.A. bag                        B. life             C. way        D. confidence

13.A. amused      B. controlled                 C. helped              D. ruined

14.A. excited                B. concerned      C. impressive          D. unsatisfied

15.A. difficulty               B. cause             C. fear                 D. choice

16.A. save         B. spend            C. change                   D. escape

17.A. presenting            B. buying                        C. making                  D. tasting

18.A. disappeared          B. warned                        C. returned               D. reminded

19.A. fear                  B. cry               C. fail                       D. complain

20.A. big            B. fortunate                 C. bad                    D. small

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.D

15.D

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文的主要内容是通过作者童年时，在万圣节的夜晚要糖果以及后来自己创业的故事，诠释了这样的道理，不要因为害怕而放弃，当我们前进的过程中，可能有坏事发生，但如果我们不前进，可能会有更坏的事情发生。

1.根据As a child, I was afraid of everything，故选A。

2.这里想说通常地，我和我的双胞胎兄弟会在十月三十一日，跑向邻居家的房子要糖果，故选B，Normally 通常地。

3.这里想说通常地，我和我的双胞胎兄弟会在十月三十一日，跑向邻居家的房子要糖果，故选B，rushed跑向。

4.这里想说然而，当我们到达一座大房子时，故选C，reached到达。

5.这里想说十个很高的台阶通向前门,故选D，lead to通向。

6.这里想说害怕阻止了我，故选C，prevented阻止。

7.这里想说然而我却僵硬的站在底部,故选B，frozen僵硬的。

8.根据that I’d be able to climb all that way, for I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark故选A，unlikely不太可能。

9.这里想说掉落我一包的糖果，故选B，drop落下。

10.这里想说什么东西可能会撕破我的衣服，故选C，tear撕破。

11.这里想说我想要糖果，但是没有办法，故选A，way方法。

12.这里想说我失去了我的信心，故选D，confidence信心。

13.这里想说害怕未知的事情控制了我很长时间，故选B，controlled控制。

14.根据I faced a choice，故选D，unsatisfied不满意的。

15.根据step out into the unknown or spend the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, never tasting the best candy，故选D，choice选择。

16.这里想说花费我生命的剩余时间在最下面的几层台阶，故选B，spend花费。

17.这里想说永远尝不到最好的糖果，故选D，tasting品尝。

18. 这里想说每当我失去一个客户，童年的害怕就会回归，故选C，returned回来。

19.这里想说现在当我遇到困难时，不再害怕，故选A，fear害怕。

20.根据worse things happen when we don’t.故选C，bad坏的。

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