You may have been told before not to be afrai...

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 of crime keeps teenagers away from potentially（潜在地） 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 (化学物质), especially endorphins (内啡肽) and dopamine (多巴胺), 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 report in front of your class or performing in a school play help build a sort of endurance (忍耐力) to fear that makes us more confident.

“You become more comfortable with the physical experience of fear, and so you’re 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.

1.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.

2.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

3.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.

4.How do schools build up team spirit?

A. By organizing school trips

B. By organizing indoor activities

C. By asking students to go into a haunted house

D. By organizing challenging trips and physical activities

5.What's the passage mainly about?

A. people's misunderstandings about fear

B. Different ways to deal with fear.

C. The advantages that fear brings us

D. A new study about fear

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

— Why didn’t you come to the meeting?

— I _______ anything about it.

A.have told B.have not told C.had not told D.had not been told

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard the song called “Is there anyone who told you”? It may be impossible for you not to know the song and its singer．It is sung by the famous “Happy Boy” Chen Chusheng， who appeared on Hunan Satellite TV．He caught everyone’s attention． Before the competition he was just a farmer’s son who had never got professional trainings of any kind． As a child， Chusheng wasn’t a good student， but he was very interested in music． He liked to listen to and sing his favorite songs again and again． Like many other parents， his parents also wanted him to go to college，but he failed．Chusheng had no choice but to help his brother repair bicycles and motorbikes．In Sanya, a small city in Hainan Province， Chen worked during the daytime while singing in different bars in the evening． He lived like that until the year 2000．

In 2000, Chen went to Shenzhen．He never expected that his first job in this new place would be delivering food．He went on working in the daytime while singing in the evenings．His life was hard at that time．In the bar called Star-making Factories he met many famous local musicians．In the following several years, Chen, with his musical dream, attended many music contests throughout the country， winning prizes many times． Today，when we think about his success, we cannot help thinking that if one wants to be successful, he should work harder than others．

1.From the passage we know that ________ ．

A．Chen Chusheng wasn’t very lucky

B．Chen Chusheng’s parents wanted him to be a singer

C．Chen Chusheng became a successful singer because he worked hard

D．Chen Chusheng got more money

2.What did his parents want him to do?

A．They wanted him to go to college．

B．They wanted him to be a doctor．

C．They wanted him to repair bikes for his brother．

D．They wanted him to go to bars．

3.What was Chen Chusheng’s life in Shenzhen like?

A．Enjoyable．　　　 B．Interesting． C．Comfortable． D．Hard．

4.What’s the meaning of the word“delivering”?

A．烹饪　　 B．递送　　　　 C．品尝　　　　　 D．购买

5.Where did he work in the evening in Shenzhen?

A．In a bar．　　 B．In a factory．C．In a restaurant．　 D．In a supermarket．

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard the song called “Is there anyone who told you”? It may be impossible for you not to know the song and its singer．It is sung by the famous “Happy Boy” Chen Chusheng， who appeared on Hunan Satellite TV．He caught everyone’s attention．Before the competition he was just a farmer’s son who had never got professional trainings of any kind．As a child， Chusheng wasn’t a good student，but he was very interested in music．He liked to listen to and sing his favorite songs again and again．Like many other parents， his parents also wanted him to go to college，but he failed．Chusheng had no choice but to help his brother repair bicycles and motorbikes．In Sanya, a small city in Hainan Province， Chen worked during the daytime while singing in different bars in the evening．He lived like that until the year 2000．

In 2000, Chen went to Shenzhen．He never expected that his first job in this new place would be delivering food．He went on working in the daytime while singing in the evenings．His life was hard at that time．In the bar called Star-making Factories he met many famous local musicians．In the following several years, Chen, with his musical dream, attended many music contests throughout the country， winning prizes many times．Today，when we think about his success, we cannot help thinking that if one wants to be successful, he should work harder than others．

1.From the passage we know that ________ ．

A．Chen Chusheng wasn’t very lucky

B．Chen Chusheng’s parents wanted him to be a singer

C．Chen Chusheng became a successful singer because he worked hard

D．Chen Chusheng got more money

2.What did his parents want him to do?

A．They wanted him to go to college．

B．They wanted him to be a doctor．

C．They wanted him to repair bikes for his brother．

D．They wanted him to go to bars．

3.What was Chen Chusheng’s life in Shenzhen like?

A．Enjoyable．　　 B．Interesting．

C．Comfortable．　 D．Hard．

4.What’s the meaning of the word “delivering”?

A．烹饪　　　　 B．递送　　　　　 C．品尝　　　　　　 D．购买

5.Where did he work in the evening in Shenzhen?

A．In a bar．　　　　　　 B．In a factory．

C．In a restaurant． D．In a supermarket．

九年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Mum told me that I 　　　　　　 be afraid of the difficulties and should learn to be brave。

A. did not need　　 B. need not to

C. need not　　 D. not need

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

—May I go to the movies with you?

—I’m afraid not 　　　　　　　　　　　　 you have a ticket,because I have only one.

A. since　　 B. if　　 C. unless　　 D. though

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

-- May I go to the concert with you?

-- I’m afraid not ____ you have a ticket, because I have only one.

A. since　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　　

C. unless　　　　　 D. though

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

— May I go to the football match with you?

— I’m afraid not. ______ you have a ticket, because I have only one.

A. unless　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　 D. though

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

— May I go to the concert with you?

— I’m afraid not ______ you have a ticket, because I have only one.

A. unless                    B. since                    C. if                     D. though

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—May I go to the theatre with you?

—I’m afraid not ____ you have a ticket, because I have only one.

A. since                B. if

C. unless                D. though

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析