A lot of kids and adults say they get nervous...

A lot of kids and adults say they get nervous during social situations. Maybe it’s speaking up in class or making a phone call or just trying something new. You might feel butterflies in your stomach, or your heart may beat faster or you get suddenly sweaty. 1. And if fear of being embarrassed or making a mistake is getting in your way, there are some things you can try on your own to help.

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Experts agree that avoiding situations that make us anxious can actually make things worse in the long run. Getting out of something you didn’t want to do might make you feel better in the moment, but you will still feel anxious the next time you’re asked to do it.

Push yourself.

While leaving your comfort zone isn’t easy, it can be very good for you. That’s because anxiety tends to go away when you start doing the things that make you anxious.3. You might find you have the skills to handle it. And next time you’re in that situation you might feel less self-conscious.

Practice a lot.

As an experiment, try doing something that makes you nervous.4. Whatever you do, you’ll find that it gets easier over time. That’s because by practicing the things that make you nervous you are actually improving your ability to easily handle them.

Relax yourself.

Instead of trying to relax by watching television or visiting a website, try a deep relaxation practice that has a physical effect on the mind.5.

A.Don’t avoid something.

B.Being nervous is uncommon.

C.Pay no attention to your original thoughts.

D.Those things are your body’s reaction to fear.

E.Start with little things like answering questions in class.

F.So try to face your anxiety and fear and see what happens.

G.For example, doing things like yoga can also help you stay calm.

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“Regardless of social class, race and age, men say they hate to shop,” says Zukin, City University of New York sociology professor. “Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they like to shop. Men generally like to shop for books, music and hardware. But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music, they'll say, ‘Well, that's not shopping. That's research.’”

In other words, what men and women call “buying things” and how they approach that task are different.

Women will wander through several 1,000­square­metre stores in search of the perfect party dress. Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the perfect digital camcorder. Women see shopping as a social event. Men see it as a special task or a game to be won.

“Men are frequently shopping to win,” says Ann, a marketing professor at Loyola University of Chicago. “They want to get the best deal. They want to get the best and latest one and if they do that, it makes them happy. When women shop, they're doing it in a way that they want everybody to be very happy,” says Ann. “They're kind of shopping for love.”

“Teenage girls learn to shop from their mums and elder sisters, and they also learn to shop by examining articles in magazines like Seventeen,” Zukin says. “And although men's magazines such as GQ and Esquire have long had shopping articles, it's TV that has the eye of young male shoppers,” say Ann and Zukin.

“Television shows are used by young men in the same way Seventeen or Lucky is used by girls,” says Zukin, “to help make clothing and toiletry choices.”

“Of course, there are men who love to shop and are proud of it,” Ann says. And that is important no matter whether you buy a car or a frying pan. All men love to buy but don't want to get cheated. Ann adds, “There actually are men who are interested, for example, in cooking or shopping or chinaware or things around the home—they become kind of girl magnets. Women like it.”

1.From the first paragraph we can find that 　　　　　　　　 .

A.men are all dishonest B.men like to shop in fact

C.men hate to shop actually D.men are all book­lovers

2.Compared to women, men usually treat shopping 　　　　　　　　 .

A.honestly B.frequently

C.seriously D.foolishly

3.As is shown in this passage, teenage girls go shopping 　　　　　　　　 .

A.only with their sisters B.often following magazines

C.only with their mums D.often following TV shows

4.The underlined word “magnets” in the last paragraph means “　　　　　　　　 ”.

A.vegetables that make women beautiful

B.magazines that attract young women

C.persons that have a powerful attraction

D.tools that can help housewives much

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“Regardless of social class, race and age, men say they hate to shop,” says Zukin, City University of New York sociology professor. “Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they like to shop. Men generally like to shop for books, music and hardware. But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music, they'll say, ‘Well, that's not shopping. That's research.’”

In other words, what men and women call “buying things” and how they approach that task are different.

Women will wander through several 1,000­square­metre stores in search of the perfect party dress. Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the perfect digital camcorder. Women see shopping as a social event. Men see it as a special task or a game to be won.

“Men are frequently shopping to win,” says Ann, a marketing professor at Loyola University of Chicago. “They want to get the best deal. They want to get the best and latest one and if they do that, it makes them happy. When women shop, they're doing it in a way that they want everybody to be very happy,” says Ann. “They're kind of shopping for love.”

“Teenage girls learn to shop from their mums and elder sisters, and they also learn to shop by examining articles in magazines like Seventeen,” Zukin says. “And although men's magazines such as GQ and Esquire have long had shopping articles, it's TV that has the eye of young male shoppers,” say Ann and Zukin.

“Television shows are used by young men in the same way Seventeen or Lucky is used by girls,” says Zukin, “to help make clothing and toiletry choices.”

“Of course, there are men who love to shop and are proud of it,” Ann says. And that is important no matter whether you buy a car or a frying pan. All men love to buy but don't want to get cheated. Ann adds, “There actually are men who are interested, for example, in cooking or shopping or chinaware or things around the home—they become kind of girl magnets. Women like it.”

1.From the first paragraph we can find that 　　　　　　　　 .

A. men are all dishonest　　 B. men like to shop in fact

C. men hate to shop actually　　 D. men are all book­lovers

2.Compared to women, men usually treat shopping 　　　　　　　　 .

A. honestly　　 B. frequently

C. seriously　　 D. foolishly

3.As is shown in this passage, teenage girls go shopping 　　　　　　　　 .

A. only with their sisters　　 B. often following magazines

C. only with their mums　　 D. often following TV shows

4.The underlined word “magnets” in the last paragraph means “　　　　　　　　 ”.

A. vegetables that make women beautiful

B. magazines that attract young women

C. persons that have a powerful attraction

D. tools that can help housewives much

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The amount of money given to everyone should be the same, ______ whether they are kids or adults.

A．in case of         B．instead of         C．regardless of       D．because of

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Some students get so nervous before a test, and they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock has studied these highly anxious test-takers.

Sian Beilock：“They start worrying about the consequences. They might even start worrying about1.　　　　 this exam is going to prevent2.　　　 from getting into the college they want. And when we worry, it 3.　　　 (actual) uses up attention and memory resources. I talk about it as your cognitive horsepower that you could otherwise be using to focus on the exam. ”

Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed4.　　　　 possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes5.　　　　 (write) about their worries about the test.

Sian Beilock：“6.　　　　 we think happens is when students put it down on paper, they think about the worst that could happen and they reassess the situation. They might realize it's not as hard as they might think it was before and, in fact, it7.　　　　 (prevent) these thoughts from popping up when they’re actually taking a test. ”

The 8.　　　　 (research) tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students.　 They gave them two short math tests. 9.　　 the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly 　　 10. write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.

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I feel both excited and nervous to speak before such a large audience, so I spent a lot of time _______ my lecture.

A.promoting B.releasing C.refreshing D.polishing

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Ann，a mother of 3 children, is a warm-hearted social worker and she has done a lot to help people36 . The family’s dinner conversation often turns to local poor families, and she37  tries her best to seek help for them. This year, Ann 38 that Santa Claus would make a special 39 to a young unemployed mother named Ashley, who was 40 two sons by herself.

One Sunday morning, the family were joyfully having breakfast 41 the phone rang, saying that the aid she had requested for Ashley had42 . No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. On hearing the news, Ann noticed the 43  disappear from her children's faces. Kinzie, the youngest one,44 down from her chair and ran out of the kitchen room. In a matter of 45 , she returned carrying her piggy bank and began to 46 the coins over and over again, $3.30 in total. “Mom,” she shook her head47 , “I know it's not much. But maybe this will buy a 48 for the children.” Then suddenly everyone was reaching into their pockets and 49 their purses. Immediately the money –- coins and bills 50 on the table. On Christmas Eve, Ann as well as Kinzie drove to Ashley’s house. After Ann wished the 51 woman a merry Christmas, she began to unload the gifts from the car,52  them to Ashley one by one and told her the whole story.

Ashley was moved to tears 53 the words: Kinzie opened not only her piggy bank but also her54 , and my children as well as I myself would be able to do something 55 for someone else in need.

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During my school days, I was one of those shy and distant kids who would just sit in a comer for an entire day. For me, my books were my ______ world. Even during breaks, I used to just sit in a corner of the ______ and see others play games. It was not as if I wasn’t interested in ______ others or making new friends, but I always felt lacking in energy when ______ my peers. I always had an opinion that my advances towards new ______ would be limited. And I just didn’t want to ______ a rejection.

Once during my English class, my teacher shared a(n)______ with us. It was about King Bruce and a spider. It revolved around a lost battle and talked about how King Bruce, despite losing the battle,______ in the end. He was ______ by a little spider. The little ______ of the spider and the way it was taking rejections impressed me a lot. I was so surprised that I myself started ______ the movements of spiders at home. Once, a spider took around an hour to reach the top of a wall and I ______ knocked it down. To my ______, within seconds it started making its ______ up again.

For me, this ______ was a game changer. I realized that rejections are ______ a failure. The world may mistreat me,______ I can stand up and start working again. There would be time when people would like and ______ me. At present, I ______ mixing with people, learning new things and making new friends. I think, there are just no such ______ as rejections or failures as everything can change at any moment.

1.A. real　　 B. new　　 C. next　　 D. only

2.A. office　　 B. station　　 C. playground　　 D. street

3.A. visiting　　 B. watching　　 C. helping　　 D. joining

4.A. related to　　 B. compared with　　 C. separated from　　　　　 　　 D turned to

5.A. friendships　　 B. courses　　 C. teachers　　 D. programs

6.A. avoid　　 B. suffer　　 C. cause　　 D. fear

7.A. story　　 B. task　　 C. experience　　 D. song

8.A. failed　　 B. won　　 C. left　　 D. refused

9.A. confused　　 B. hurt　　 C. persuaded　　 D. inspired

10.A. improvements　　 B. changes　　 C. movements　　 D. advantages

11.A. adjusting　　 B. observing　　 C. showing　　 D. guiding

12.A. cruelly　　 B. angrily　　 C. luckily　　 D. bravely

13.A. delight　　 B. surprise　　 C. amusement　　 D. disappointment

14.A. progress　　 B. way　　 C. web　　 D. mistake

15.A. incident　　 B. research　　 C. trouble　　 D. adventure

16.A. often　　 B. sometimes　　 C. never　　 D. ever

17.A. so　　 B. though　　 C. or　　 D. but

18.A. train　　 B. meet　　 C. appreciate　　 D. remember

19.A. enjoy　　 B. suggest　　 C. imagine　　 D. risk

20.A. approaches　　 B. values　　 C. things　　 D. solutions

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Rules on how to be a fit kid

Being fit is a way of saying a person eats well, gets a lot of physical exercise, and has a healthy weight. 1.If you’re a kid who wants to be fit, here are three rules to live by.

1. Eat a variety of foods.

You may have a favorite food, but the best choice is to eat a variety. 2. Taste new foods and old ones you haven’t tried for a while. Some foods, such as green vegetables, are more pleasing the older you get. Shoot for at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day---- two fruits and three vegetables.

2.　 3.

What does it feel like to be full? When you’re eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Sometimes, people eat too much because they don’t notice when they need to stop eating.　 4.And over a period of time, overeating can lead to unhealthy weight gain.

3. Limit screen time.

What’s screen time? It’s the amount of time you spend watching TV or DVDs, playing video games, and using the computer. The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time available for active stuff, like basketball, bike riding and swimming. 5.

These rules aren’t magic. However, follow them most of the time and you can become a fit kid sooner or later.

A. Drink water and milk.

B. Listen to your body.

C. Eating too much can make you feel uncomfortable.

D. There’re a lot of discussions these days about fit kids.

E. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time.

F. Ask your parents to help you do your favorite activities regularly.

G. If you eat different foods, you’re more likely to get the nutrients your body needs.

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People who travel a lot fly with BA because they know they will get what they want and what they need. First of all, they want to go safely, and they also want to go quickly, across the country, across the sea, or right across the world — and they know BA will take them where they want to go, when they want to go. BA flies all the newest and fastest planes, to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world, than any other airline.

Do you want to go to Paris, Washington, or Beijing? BA will take you there, at all time of the day and night, right through the week. BA flies not only to the big cities, we also fly three or four times a week to towns and cities in the very heart of Asia, Africa and South America.

People who travel a lot fly with BA, because they know that they will leave on time, and arrive on time. They know the food they will receive and the films they will watch will be of the very best.

BA should be considered second to none. When you fly, fly with BA.

1.The writer thinks that the most important thing for the passengers is ________.

2.BA flies to many big cities of the world ________.

3.The underlined sentence of the text means ________.

4. If you fly with BA, ________.

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