Growing up, I knew I was different. My father had left and he never came back. As I later discovered, the abandonment triggered my anxiety attacks. I feared being alone, unwanted, unpopular, and unloved.
My first attack came in a ninth-grade class: The teacher asked me to walk in front of the class, but I couldn't do it- I was soaked in sweat, shaking. My symptoms began every morning from the moment when I stepped inside the school building.
Throughout my childhood, I was no stranger to the doctor's office. My mother tried everything she could in hope of a breakthrough. There were times I thought suicide could be the only way to make the pain stop.
By age 16, I had shut down socially. Most of my peers were going to parties, playing sports, and dating. But I was a prisoner in my own home.
Then one Sunday morning, my wake-up call came from a magazine article. Freddie Prinze, Jr. was on the cover. The article detailed the pain of losing his father at a young age. I felt as though I were reading my own life story. The only difference? He was now a success.
That article inspired me to explore a new treatment option for myself. I wanted to turn my life around as well. So I hit the library and the Internet, and I began to realize how my negative thoughts controlled my physical well-being.
Immediately, I made a plan to take charge of my life. Shortly after following the items I had listed, I was able to stop seeing a therapist. I never returned to high school, but I did go to college. After graduation, I pursued a career in television news. My relationships have changed for the better, too. I've made new friends and reconnected with many from my past
The anxiety isn't completely gone, but whenever it returns, I know the feeling will pass, and know I have the power to change my life, only if I will give myself a chance.
小題1:The writer's anxiety attacks were mainly caused by         .
A．the high school which he attendedB．the teacher who asked him to walk
C．the writer himself who was fearfulD．the father who left in his childhood
小題2:The breakthrough of the writer's treatment came when________.
A．the mother took him to the doctorB．the writer read a magazine article
C．the writer's pain finally stoppedD．the writer went to college
小題3:What did the writer do after following the plan?
A．He went to see therapists.B．He returned to high school.
C．He contacted his old friends.D．He didn't suffer any attacks.
小題4:The writer wrote this story to tell us________.
A．a(chǎn)nxiety attacks are not lasting if we have proper treatment
B．we shouldn't keep ourselves away from the outside world
C．we can change our lives if we give ourselves a chance
D．fathers are not supposed to abandon their small kids

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：
作者父親的遺棄行為導(dǎo)致作者患上焦慮癥，雖經(jīng)長(zhǎng)期醫(yī)治，一直不見(jiàn)效果，且病情不斷加重。后來(lái)一篇雜志文章改變了作者，他上了大學(xué)，結(jié)交許多朋友，變得自信起來(lái)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段As I later discovered, the abandonment triggered my anxiety attacks.一句可知，作者父親的遺棄行為導(dǎo)致了他的焦慮癥。abandonment：遺棄、拋棄；trigger：引發(fā)。選擇D項(xiàng)。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。整個(gè)兒童時(shí)期，作者成為醫(yī)生的�？停遣灰�(jiàn)效果，有時(shí)甚至想要自殺解脫，到了16歲他完全將自己關(guān)在家里。由第五段Then one Sunday morning, my wake-up call came from a magazine article.一句可知，真正對(duì)作者病癥起作用的是一份雜志上的文章。故選擇B項(xiàng)。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。倒數(shù)第二段I was able to stop seeing a therapist表明他不再去看醫(yī)生，排除A項(xiàng)；I never returned to high school提示排除B項(xiàng)；最后一段The anxiety isn't completely gone提示排除D項(xiàng)。I've made new friends and reconnected with many from my past一句說(shuō)明他聯(lián)系上了許多過(guò)去的朋友。選擇C項(xiàng)。
小題4:主旨大意題。文章最后一句話and know I have the power to change my life, only if I will give myself a chance點(diǎn)題，表明作者寫作本文要表達(dá)的主旨：如果自己抓住機(jī)會(huì)就能改變自己。故C項(xiàng)正確。
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Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he     his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always     his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree,      to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the     made through years. At the airport he had to accept the      customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be  taken down for    . Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying     for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a      fake（假貨）. When he was     of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which    nearly 100,000, into pieces     hearing Glen’s words. Glen was   . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined    . For many times of entry-exit    he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and     him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if       reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be     by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that this made a deep    on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of     , which he would remember as the     of his success forever.
小題1:
A．went up B．set upC．took upD．picked up
小題2:
A．owes B．mentions C．bringsD．honors
小題3:
A．objected B．refused C．decided D．a(chǎn)sked
小題4:
A．books B．things C．pounds D．savings
小題5:
A．ordinaryB．regular C．routineD．common
小題6:
A．inspectionB．lookC．testD．experiment
小題7:
A．itB．one C．them D．these
小題8:
A．carelessB．priceless C．hopelessD．worthless
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)fraid B．a(chǎn)shamedC．proudD．hard
小題10:
A．spentB．paidC．cost D．took
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)t B．onC．inD．by
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)mazed B．delightedC．disappointedD．satisfied
小題13:
A．strictlyB．quietly C．quicklyD．curiously
小題14:
A．conditions B．chancesC．experimentsD．experiences
小題15:
A．stoppedB．warnedC．urgedD．hoped
小題16:
A．found out B．came outC．sent outD．set out
小題17:
A．hit B．chargedC．praised D．blamed
小題18:
A．expressionB．ideaC．thoughtD．impression
小題19:
A．liesB．honesty C．goods D．bravery
小題20:
A．choiceB．lessonC．secretD．belief

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