Everybody is afraid of something. That’s what more than 1,700 kids told us when we asked them about fears and scary stuff. We gave kids a list of 14 scary things and asked which one frightened them most. Here are the top 5 answers from our survey: ①Scary movies and TV shows; ②Scary dreams; ③Thunderstorms, hurricanes, and other terrible weather; ④War and terrorism*; ⑤Sounds heard at night.
It seems that not everyone is afraid of the same thing. What makes one person scared can be of no big deal for someone else. Plenty of kids said their biggest fear wasn’t on our list.
What is fear?
Fear is a feeling that everyone has — it’s programmed into all of us — and that’s a good thing because fear is there to protect us. We’re born with a sense of fear so we can react to something that could be dangerous. The baby cries, and their mom comes over to comfort him or her, helping the baby feel safe and OK again.
Real vs. Pretend
The best way to get over a fear is to get more information about it. As kids get older, they understand more and start seeing the difference between what is real and unreal. So when William’s imagination leads him to think of witches, he can tell himself, “Wait a minute. They’re only pretend things. I don’t need to worry about them.”
The same goes for the dark. A kid’s imagination can start playing tricks when the lights go out. What’s under my bed? Is that a thief I hear? With the help of a parent, kids can get more comfortable in the dark. Using a nightlight or shining a flashlight under the bed to see that there’s nothing there can help kids fight that fear.

小題1:Which of the following can’t help a kid fight the fear of dark?
A．Using imaginations to think of witches.
B．Their parents coming over to comfort them.
C．Using a nightlight to see there’s nothing under the bed.
D．Shining a flashlight to see there’s nothing under the bed.
小題2:What does the underlined word “pretend” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Ugly.B．Usual.
C．Unreal.D．Lovely
小題3:What is the second paragraph of the passage mainly about?
A．Fourteen scary things kids list.
B．People are afraid of different things.
C．The biggest fear for kids are always the same.
D．The things frighten people are the same as the survey.
小題4:Which is TRUE about the writer’s opinion?
A．Having a sense of fear is not a bad thing.
B．Nothing can help kids to get over a fear.
C．Fear is something we get when we are older.
D．Not all people can react to dangerous things.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：本文講述了小孩子恐懼的事物。通過調(diào)查列出了孩子恐懼的事物，由此作者發(fā)現(xiàn)人們害怕的事物是不同的，并標明害怕并不是一件壞事。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。文章最后一段介紹如何幫助孩子戰(zhàn)勝對于黑暗的恐懼。根據(jù)第二行With the help of a parent, kids can get more comfortable in the dark.“在父母的幫助下，孩子們會感覺更加舒適。”可知B正確；根據(jù)最后一句Using a nightlight or shining a flashlight under the bed to see that there’s nothing there can help kids fight that fear.“使用小夜燈或是手電筒在床下照一下，發(fā)現(xiàn)什么也沒有這樣可以幫助孩子們戰(zhàn)勝恐懼�！笨芍狟、C正確。故選A。
小題2:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上文講述真實與不真實的事情，再結(jié)合本句Wait a minute. They’re only pretend things. I don’t need to worry about them.“等一下。他們只是假想的。我不需要擔心他們�！笨芍鸢笧镃。
小題3:段落大意題。第二段主要講述人們害怕的東西是不同的。故選B。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第一句話Fear is a feeling that everyone has — it’s programmed into all of us — and that’s a good thing because fear is there to protect us.“害怕是每個人都會有的感覺，受我們自己控制的，這是一件好事因為害怕可以保護我們。”可知A正確，有害怕的感覺不是壞事。
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