7.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.
56.We can infer from the passage that the authorC.
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
57.What does the word""extinction""in Paragraph 6means?D
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
58.Which of the following opinions does the writer probably accept?A
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.
59.What's the best title for the passage?B
A.Confidence:Key to Success
B.Anxiety:Challenge by Another Name
C.Depression:A Psychological Appearance
D.Success:A Trip Through Anxiety and Depression.
分析 作者寫這篇文章主要是想告訴我們焦慮其實是驅使我們前進的動力,每一次如果你想嘗試一些新的事情,你應該一點點的學習,最終整個世界就會向你敞開.
解答 答案:56.C 細節(jié)理解題.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?后來我得知艾靈頓仍然怯場.如果艾靈頓仍然有焦慮發(fā)作,我怎么能避免他們?我繼續(xù)做那些可怕的采訪.漸漸地,我甚至期待著采訪.那些蝴蝶在哪里?可知作者了解到Duke Ellington仍然有舞臺恐懼,所以從中受到鼓舞,繼續(xù)做他的采訪.故選C.
57.D 細節(jié)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(心理學家) call "extinction".事實上,他們仍然在那里,但更少.我從心理學家稱之為焦慮的過程中學到了.可知extinction的意思是通過面對這些令人焦慮的事情,使人慢慢減少恐懼的過程.故選D.
58.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù) you'll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it.你永遠不會擺脫焦慮,避免造成它的事情.可知作者最終了解到焦慮是一個積極的前進驅動力.故選A.
59.B 主旨歸納題.根據(jù)整篇短文內容作者寫這篇文章主要是想告訴我們焦慮其實是驅使我們前進的動力.故選B.
點評 做好簡單推理判斷題.以具體事實為依據(jù)進行推理,做出判斷.只要弄清事實,即可結合常識推斷出合理的結論.各小題與上下文聯(lián)系比較緊密,答題中一定要注意聯(lián)系上下文.答完后多讀幾遍,看看是否符合邏輯.結合語境選出最能使語句通順的答案.