One summer vacation in my college, my roommate Ted asked to me to work on his father’s farm in Argentina. The idea was exciting. Then I had second thoughts. I had never been far from New England, and I had been homesick my first few weeks at college. What about the language? The more I thought about it, the more the idea worried me.
Finally, I turned down the invitation. Then I realized I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was scared and felt depressed(沮喪). That experience taught me a valuable lesson and I developed a rule for myself: do what makes you anxious(焦慮); don’t do what makes you depressed.
In my senior year, I wanted to be a writer. But my professor wanted me to teach. I hesitated. The idea of writing was much scarier than spending a summer in Argentina. Back and forth I went, making my decision, unmaking it. Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing, that downhearted feeling went through me.
Giving up writing really depressed me. Then I learned another lesson. To avoid the depression meant having to bear much worry and concern.
When I first began writing articles, I often interviewed big names. Before each interview I would get butterflies in the stomach. One of them was the great composer Duke Ellington. On the stage and on television, he seemed very confident. Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright(害怕). If Ellington still had anxiety attacks, how could I avoid them? I went on doing those frightening interviews. Little by little, I was even looking forward to the interviews. Where were those butterflies?
In truth, they were still there, but fewer of them. I had learned from a process psychologists(心理學(xué)家) call “extinction”. If you put an individual in an anxious situation often, finally there isn’t anything to be worried about, which brings me to a conclusion: you’ll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it.
The point is that the new, the different, is definitely scary. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.
【小題1】We can infer from the passage that the author________. 

A.finds it difficult to make decision
B.has found out what causes anxiety
C.was encouraged by Duke Ellington’s stage fright
D.no longer feels anxious about new experiences
【小題2】What does the word “extinction” in Paragraph 6 means?
A.a(chǎn) person’s loss of confidence little by little
B.the natural development of a child’s abilities
C.the inborn ability to avoid anxious situations
D.the process of losing fear by keeping facing anxiety
【小題3】Which of the following opinions does the writer probably accept?
A.Anxiety can be a positive drive
B.Hesitation leads to depression.
C.Avoiding anxiety reduces depression.
D.Depression is a signal that one is growing up.
【小題4】What's the best title for the passage?
A.Confidence: Key to Success
B.Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name
C.Depression: A Psychological Appearance
D.Success: A Trip Through Anxiety and Depression


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析試題分析:作者寫這篇文章主要是想告訴我們焦慮其實(shí)是驅(qū)使我們前進(jìn)的動(dòng)力,每一次如果你想嘗試一些新的事情,你應(yīng)該一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的學(xué)習(xí),最終整個(gè)世界就會(huì)向你敞開。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright(害怕). If Ellington still had anxiety attacks, how could I avoid them? I went on doing those frightening interviews. Little by little, I was even looking forward to the interviews. Where were those butterflies?可知,作者了解到Duke Ellington仍然有舞臺(tái)恐懼,所以從中受到鼓舞,繼續(xù)做他的采訪。故選C
【小題2】推斷題。根據(jù)文章In truth, they were still there, but fewer of them. I had learned from a process psychologists(心理學(xué)家) call “extinction”.可知,extinction的意思是通過面對(duì)這些令人焦慮的事情,使人慢慢減少恐懼的過程。故選D
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章可知, you’ll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it. 作者最終了解到焦慮是一個(gè)積極的前進(jìn)驅(qū)動(dòng)力。故選A
【小題4】主旨題。作者寫這篇文章主要是想告訴我們焦慮其實(shí)是驅(qū)使我們前進(jìn)的動(dòng)力。故選B
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