Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used. If fire didn’t hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before. A really fearless soldier—and some do exist—is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which man and animals might soon die out.

In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead, to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well.

In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing into your house, and you may not want to go and live in a desert where there are no airplanes. In this case, fear has given you its warning, you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of the particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.

1.Children would play with fire until their hands are burnt away if _________.

A. they were not well educated at school

B. they were fearful of pain

C. they had never played with fire before

D. they had no sense of pain

2.People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding danger because _________.

A. they have gained experience

B. they jump out of the way in time

C. they are warned of the danger and take quick action

D. they are calm in face of danger

3.What is implied but not stated in the passage?

A. Fear is always something helpful

B. Too much fear is harmful

C. Fear is something that can be avoided

D. Fear ought to be used as our guide in our life

4.The best title for this passage should be __________.

A. The Value of Fear

B. Pain and Actions

C. No Pains, No Gains

D. The Reason Why People Fear

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1.What do we know about the people in Victorian times?

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B． They were skillful at portrait painting.

C． They valued their family life.

D． They enjoyed themselves.

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C． introduce a painting

D． describe a technique

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B． they had to stay still for a long time

C． they regarded photography important

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He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.

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②Debbie called 999.

③Izzy learned CPR.

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1.What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?

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1. What did the author’s grandmother always ask her to do during her summer vacation?

A. Make lists for her shopping.

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D. Go to see the lady in a store.

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C. Teaching kids lessons was Miss Bee’s job at that time.

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1. 考試日期與科目； 2. 考試準(zhǔn)備情況； 3. 考試時的狀態(tài)；

4. 對試題的感受； 5. 可能的考試結(jié)果。

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1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 開頭語和結(jié)尾語已為你寫好；

3. 可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié).以使行文連貫；

4. 文中不能出現(xiàn)考生真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱。

參考詞匯：final examination

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Thank you for your concern.

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1.What was Theodor Geisel’s dream when he returned from England?

2.What did Theodor Geisel decide to do after he read the report published in Life magazine?

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