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二、任务型阅读。
Courage is often thought to be one of the important spirits everyone needs. Then what is courage? 1.______ One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential(潜力). Kids build courage as they are growing up.
Many people talk about connections between courage and fear. 2.______ If there is no fear, there is no need for courage. That is to say, courage is the ability to do what makes you feel afraid. Courage doesn’t only mean great actions such as saving one’s life or taking a big risk.
3.______ For example, we show courage when we raise our hand to answer a hard question during class or try a new sport.
Courage is in everyday choices we make. Can you be kind to the new kid in class? 4.______ Or can you stand up for someone in need? Often, these things don’t come with praise, but they need courage.
5.______ When we become brave enough to face failure, we’ll be more willing to try new things and try again after we fail. Courage doesn’t always shout. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, “I’ll try again tomorrow.”
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. It is the ability to do something difficult.
B. Courage always stands side by side with fear.
C. Can you listen to the new person in your group?
D. Learning to fail is another important part of courage.
E. Courage also means the smaller actions of our everyday lives.
1.A 2.B 3.E 4.C 5.D

答案： 1—5 ABECD

三、语篇填空。
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
| without speak shyly become they study quiet you baby why |
Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. These days, shyness is 1.becoming more and more common. Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about 2.why people are shy.
Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave 3.shyly. These babies are a little 4.quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy 5.babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic (基因的).
Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University 6.studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had elder brothers and sisters. The scientists said that these children were often bullied (欺侮) by their elder brothers and sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children 7.without brothers or sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by 8.themselves. They are not able to learn the same social skills as those children from big families.
For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, 9.speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over 10.your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversations. And don’t forget — if you are shy, you are not the only one.

答案： 1. becoming 2. why 3. shyly 4. quieter 5. babies 6. studied 7. without 8. themselves 9. speak 10. your