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第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，共50分）
第一节　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
A
You may have been told before not to be afraid of anything. Fear is often associated with weakness. Fear is something to be avoided. 
But that’s not true, according to Time For Kids magazine. Fear can be good for us. 
Fear tells us about danger. Without fear, we wouldn’t know to run away from a tiger or step back from a cliff. 
In a study published in the Justice Quarterly journal in August, researchers from Michigan State University said that a healthy fear or crime keeps teenagers away from potentially dangerous people, places, and activities. 
Fear makes us jump, scream and sweat. But interestingly, sometimes we make ourselves feel fear on purpose. Think about scary books and movies, and also the long lines for a scary roller coaster ride. 
Margee Kerr, a US sociologist, explained why to Time For Kids. 
Fear fills our brain with healthy chemical substances, especially endorphins and dopamine, and these things create feelings of happiness and excite us, according to Kerr. 
In addition, when you’re scared, your body produces a chemical which helps people bond with each other.
“Watch people walking out of a haunted house, and you’ll see lots of smiles and high fives,” Kerr told Time For Kids. That also explains why schools and companies organize challenging trips and physical activities to build up team spirit. People experience and deal with fear in different ways. If you happen to be a “coward” who gets scared easily, don’t worry. There is some evidence that being scared can help a person manage stressful situations. 
Kerr said that things like giving a presentation in front of your class or performing in a school play help build a sort of endurance to fear that makes us more confident. 
“You become more comfortable with the physical experience of fear, and so you are better able to work through it during tense situations,” said Kerr. 
So learn to love your fear. It only grows when we forget how helpful our fear is trying to be. 
31. What is the article mainly about?
A. People’s misunderstandings about fear.
B. Different ways to deal with fear. 
C. The benefits fear brings us.
D. A new study about fear.
32. Why is a scary roller coaster ride helpful to people according to the article?
A. It improves people’s ability to survive in the modern world.         B. It makes people less cowardly and more confident in life. 
C. It causes the brain to produce chemicals that make people happy and excited.     D. It teaches people how to keep away from things that could be dangerous. 
33. The underlined phrase “bond with” in Paragraph 8 is closest in meaning to  _________.
A. get closer to        B. fight against
C. pay attention to              D. be more careful with 
34. What is the right attitude toward fear according to the article?
A. Avoid being involved in scary situations.
B. Experience it as often as possible.
C. Consider it as a sign of weakness. .
D. Enjoy healthy fear occasionally.
        
B
They will be here in a minute, surely. I’ll just stare at my shoes a little while longer to pass the time. Wish I’d brought a book. Hang on, though, what if I’ve got the wrong day? The wrong place? Have the clocks gone back? No, damn it, I’m off home. Whoever I’m waiting for clearly lives in a different time zone from me. 
I am always 10 minutes early, so if you’re 10 minutes late, I’ve been foot-tapping for 20 minutes. I know it’s not fair to hold the first 10 against you, but I just can’t help myself. I never wait more than 20 minutes beyond the meeting time we decided upon, not for anyone, ever. 
OK, that’s not strictly true. I have, on occasion, hung around anxiously and heartbrokenly for up to an hour, but the bitter anger that follows is never a pretty sight. If you’ve made me wait that long, you will wish you hadn’t bothered turning up at all. 
How come some people are always late and some are always on time? If I can manage to be punctual, why can’t you? Because I left a hot cup of coffee at home while you sat down to roll another cigarette. Because I spilled jam on my pants and quickly wiped it off whereas you took time to change your whole outfit. Because I switched off midway through a TV series, but you had to ride out the end, didn’t you? And don’t even think about blaming the traffic. How do you think I got here? By flying carpet? Only carelessness or arrogance can explain a habit of lateness. 
Some people are always late because they can’t make realistic calculations about how long it takes to do things. There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. Just deal with it. Painful as it may be, you have to accept that, as you’ve agreed to meet at eight and it’s now a quarter to, you don’t have time to phone your girlfriend. 
Much worse, though, are those with big egos. Being late is just rude. Being late on purpose really means that you hate the person you are meeting. 
Of course, there are some perfectly lovely latecomers out there. I just never wait long enough to find out.  
35. Which of the following words best describes how the author feels in the first paragraph? 
A. Anxious.       B. Curious. 
C. Thankful.                  D. Joyful. 
36. What does the author think contributes to people always being late?
a. Their big egos. 
b. Traffic jams. 
c. Their carelessness. 
d. Being picky when choosing clothes. 
e. Their realistic calculations of how long it takes to do things. 
 A. a, b        B. a, c
C. b, d, e        D. c, d, e
37. We can learn from the article that the author ___________. 
A. is tolerant of people being late   B. has missed lots of meetings
C. has trouble getting along with others  D. has a strong preference for good timekeeping
38. According to the author, people should ____________. 
A. be patient when waiting for a latecomer
B. always arrive 10 minutes early for an appointment
C. keep in mind that being late is rude and selfish
D. ask people around them to remind them on an appointment
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