I was painfully shy as a child. In high schoo...

I was painfully shy as a child. In high school I would avoid participating in class discussions. I was too afraid to talk to anyone but my closest friends~ I would think about being less shy, wanting the courage not only to ask a girl out, but to speak up in class and say what I was thinking. Yet, it never happened. Fears showed themselves in such self-conscious questions as, " What will other people think?  What if she says no?" I felt a dark presence in my mind holding me back.

This shyness continued into college. One day, the question occurred to me: Is life shy?

The thought surprised me ! Think of the leaves bursting out in the spring time, the bird singing at dawn, the sheer number of different forms of life, all expressing the wideness and scope of divine life. There's nothing shy about it. Life is everywhere and attention-grabbing (引人注意的). So, if my creator isn't shy about all the life that needs expressing, I don't need to be either.

I realized that if I wanted to overcome fear and shyness, I would have to put this law of life into practice~ Shyness, fear, and loneliness were hindering me from living my life as life: God wanted me to live it. Therefore, I decided to live how life saw me.

One example: I wrote a note to a girl, asking her out on a date. Even as I was writing it, the fears of disaffirmation and unworthiness came to me. This time however, instead of shrinking back and hiding from the fear, I put the note in the campus mail in spite of myself. I thought: whether she says yes or no, it's still right for me not to be shy. I can live with the confidence sent from the source of my life. The girl saw me in class the next day and told me that she would love to go out with me. I should not have been so surprised!

Bit by bit, I was proving that the limited view of myself no longer had control over me.  After college, I worked as a newspaper reporter, earned an advanced degree in theater, became a productive writer (a lifelong dream), met a special woman whom I married, and even got a job teaching at a university.

1.The writer was shy as a child because of______.

A．awareness that life is shy

B．lack of courage to speak out in public

C．fear of others' attitude and reaction

D．failure in his participation in class discussion

2."The law" in Paragraph 4 refers to the fact that______.

A．life is attention-grabbing and divine

B．God treats everything and everyone fairly

C．everything in nature is in the favour of God

D．the creator of life which needs expressing isn't shy

3.It can be learnt from Paragraph 5 that the writer______.

A．didn't hesitate before sending the note

B．wouldn't regret sending the note despite the result

C．was not surprised when the girl agreed to go out

D．believed in God and felt encouraged by the wideness of life

4.The underlined word "disaffirmation" in Paragraph 5 probably means______.

A．rejection          B．laughter           C．regret            D．horror

5.The purpose of writing the text is to______.

A．blame those who are shy and unconfident

B．persuade people to have confidence in their career

C．share the personal experience with the readers

D．prove that the overcome of shyness helps achieve success

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As a kid I was painfully shy．I mean ,I wouldn’t even ____people in the face when they spoke to me .

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

I was ever bullied badly when I was in high school. One kid in particular would try to make me feel worse in every way he knew. For example, he would throw stuff at me constantly, hit me on the head, punch(殴打)me, call me ugly and stupid, make fun of me and, of course tell me he would beat me up if I ever fought back. It was like his daily mission.

And it was my daily mission to just get through the day. What could I say? It made my world very small because that was my main focus- just surviving. Everything else fell by the wayside. Unfortunately, that included any form of social life. So not only was my world tiny, but it was very lonely

Looking back to that time, which was about 11years ago, my biggest mistake was not bringing anyone into that world of mine. I was too proud (and embarrassed) to get help. I would rather not face the fact that I needed help because in my mind, that would mean that the bully won. It would also mean that I was weak.

Let me just say this: bullying someone is a weak choice. The only reason why they come after you is that they think you won't do anything about it. Does that make anyone strong? Absolutely not. Be stronger-ask a parent, a teacher or a friend for help. Simply admit that you are struggling and need help.

You can put it like this, "Somebody who is weak and trying to build himself or herself up has chosen to do that by putting me down. The only reason why they are doing that is that I am nice and I haven't done anything about it yet. Well I am through putting up with this. I have basic human rights that they are trying to take away to feel better and that is just not OK. How do I handle this? I don't want the pain cycle to continue and I don't want to become someone I don't want to be.

1.The underlined word "It" in the first paragraph refers to___________.

A. calling the author's nicknames

B. making friends with fellow students

C. hurting the author by using force or threats

D. going through a difficult time with schooling

2.What did the author do when he was bullied?

A. He just hoped that he could survive the day.

B. He fell by the wayside

C. He called for help immediately

D. He fought back bravely.

3.The author suggests____________ to fight bullies.

A. getting used to the pain as soon as possible

B. keeping it a secret inside and reducing your social life

C. looking for help from parents, teachers or friends

D. promoting the understanding of basic human rights

4.The author probably wrote this article to________________

A. admit that he had been treated badly at school

B. describe how he got rid of his weak

C. show how grateful he was to those who helped hit

D. share his experience and ideas on dealing with bullies

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As an exchange student, Wei Hua studied in a British high school for one year. She was happy　 1. the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m and ends about 3.30 p.m.

On the first day, all the new students 　 2. (attend) an assembly in the school hall. Wei Hua sat next to a girl 　 3.　 name was Diana. During the assembly, the headmaster told the students that the best way to earn respect was to devote themselves 　 4.　 study and achieve high 　 5. (grade). As there were different students in some classes, 　 6.　 was a struggle for Wei Hua to remember all the faces and names. Although the homework was not as heavy as 　 7.　 she used to get in her old school, it was a bit　 8. (challenge) for her at first because all the homework was in English. Luckily, all her teachers gave her much 9. (encourage). To improve her English, Wei Hua used English every day and spent an hour each day 　 10. (read) English books in the library.

In a word, studying in Britain was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for Wei Hua.

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As an exchange student, Wei Hua studied in a British high school for one year. She was happy 1.the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m and ends about 3.30 p.m.

On the first day, all the new students 2.(attend) an assembly in the school hall. Wei Hua sat next to a girl3. name was Diana. During the assembly, the headmaster told the students that the best way to earn respect was to devote themselves 4. study and achieve high 5. (grade). As there were different students in some classes,6.was a struggle for Wei Hua to remember all the faces and names. Although the homework was not as heavy as7. she used to get in her old school, it was a bit8.(challenge) for her at first because all the homework was in English. Luckily, all her teachers gave her much 9. (encourage). To improve her English, Wei Hua used English every day and spent an hour each day10.(read) English books in the library.

In a word, studying in Britain was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for Wei Hua.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

As a child, I was very shy. I wanted to be ______, but lacked confidence. When I discovered _______, I found something I was good at. I began to be _______by my friends and this gave me the desire to climb harder and higher _______. I discovered that nothing was impossible if I could find the _______to try.

Both individual determination and teamwork are _______to success when climbing. You need to rely on the _______of your team and share in the achievement. But personal focus and determination to keep _______despite any difficulty is an important _______to team success.

My greatest achievement in climbing is being the first ever to _______the 5,000-foot Troll Wall in Norway, whose rock face is the _______and most vertical(垂直) in Europe. A stone which drops from the summit will touch nothing until it _______on the valley floor one mile below.

53___our climb, the experts in Europe had said it was ______to climb the Troll Wall. But with three companions, I decided to _______. It took ten days to make the climb and we slept on ledges(岩石架) no more than a foot wide. But I _______.

Afterwards, I said to myself, “________I can do that, I can do anything.” Some years later, I succeeded in climbing Mount Everest-the highest mountain in the world.

_____to me is not hanging on a rope on the side of a mountain, but is just one field where adventurous people can constantly ______themselves. If we look at every day as an adventure, we can challenge ourselves and continue to grow throughout our ______. That is the final adventure.

1.A. intelligent B. successful C. curious D. generous

2.A. surfing B. wrestling C. fishing D. climbing

3.A. denied B. envied C. recognized D. tricked

4.A. mountains B. trees C. walls D. buildings

5.A. method B. secret C. courage D. skill

6.A. suitable B. convenient C. equal D. important

7.A. guide B. support C. protection D. sympathy

8.A. going B. refusing C. waiting D. burning

9.A. examination B. transportation C. investigation D. contribution

10.A. plant B. remove C. conquer D. surround

11.A. smallest B. safest C. lowest D. highest

12.A. lands B. stops C. dies D. rests

13.A. After B. Before C. During D. With

14.A. easy B. impossible C. foolish D. brave

15.A. try B. struggle C. seek D. compete

16.A. failed B. gave up C. succeeded D. took off

17.A. Unless B. If C. Though D. Whether

18.A. Failure B. Fear C. Adventure D. Confidence

19.A. hold B. forgive C. understand D. challenge

20.A. life B. study C. childhood D. country

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Shelly ________ shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.

A. is                B. was                C. has been                D. had been

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Shy as he would be in _______ public, he is getting more confident in making _______ public speech.

A．/; a              B．/; the             C．a; the            D．the; a

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Shy people often avoid situations _____would force them into close contact with other people．

A．where　　                 B．which　　          C．when          D．what

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Shy people often avoid situations________would force them into close contact with other people．

A．which       B．where      C．when  D．what

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析