A. always point out each other's mistakes
B. be helped with money
C. understand each other's feelings
D. have money or luck
43. This passage mainly discuss _________.
A. the qualities of a friend
B. where to choose friends
C. how to get along with friends
D. the importance of having a friend
C
I' ve recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a sportsman. Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my father' s age, but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means.
A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, "Fifty is what forty used to be. "He had made an inspirational point: Am I over the hill? People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling them that the high-jump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now.
"Your are not getting older, you are getting better," says Dr. Joyce Brothers. This, however, is the kind of doctor who inspires a second opinion.
And so, as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net, I am moved to share some thoughts on aging with you. I am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and mentally. Getting older, of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies(頌詞,悼詞). In fact, a poet named Robert Browning considered it the best change of all:
Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to me.
Whether or not Browning was right, most of my first fifty years have been golden ones, so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by. I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious blend (混合) of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher(哲學(xué)家) was right when he said, "Old is always fifteen years from now. "
44. The.author seems to tell us in Paragraph I that _________.
A. time alone will tell
B. time goes by quickly
C. time will show what is right
D. time makes one forget the past
45. When the author turned fifty, people around him _________.
A. tried to comfort him
B. got inspiration with him
C. were more friendly with him
D. found him more talkative
46. The author considers his fifty years of life _________.
A. peaceful
B. ordinary
C. satisfactory
D. regretful
47. We can infer from the passage that _________.
A. the old should lead a simple life
B. the old should face the fact of aging
C. the old should take more exercise
D. the old should fill themselves with curiosity
D
Are you one of those who always fear whenever a dog is approaching? If you are, you have got phobia ( a very strong feeling of being afraid of something ). Of all human fears, phobias may be the
most uncontrollable. They are most often caused by a particular situation or object. In general, phobias can mainly be divided into three varieties. To begin with, agoraphobia is a fear of staying in strange surroundings, for example, an unfamiliar place, or an open area. Social phobia refers to the anxiety people show when they have to stay or perform on social events., for instance, speaking in front of the class. Lastly, there are a wide range of specific phobias. People suffering from this kind of phobia are terrified of specific objects or creatures, such as spiders, perhaps to your surprise, clowns. Besides, there are about six hundred and fifty phobias listed by psychologists (心理學(xué)家) as yet.
Faced with their phobias, many people choose to do nothing but just escape the situations or objects they fear. Psychologists, however, warn that if not treated properly, this kind of anxiety will get worse, so that it may disturb the sleep pattern, cause physical symptoms, and finally affect their daily activities. As for treatment, clinical research has discovered that medicine for anxiety is not
successful in curing phobias. However, the anxiety disorders can be efficiently treated through cognitive behavioral therapy (認(rèn)知行為療法), through which patients are led to inspect the connections between their own fear and the situation or object, and then actively choose the acceptable treatments. Also, Other treatments proved effective in reducing phobias are meditation, listening to calming music, and so on.
48. According to the passage, what causes phobias?
A. Animal attacks.
B. Staying in class.
C. Talking with psychologists.
D. A certain object or situation.
49. What do those with agoraphobia feel terrified of and anxious about?
A. Staying on a square.
B. Touching insects, like spiders.
C. Being harmed by viruses.
D. Giving a speech in presence of many people.
50. Which do psychologists NOT use for effective treatment of phobias?
A. To take medicine for anxiety.
B. To listen to comforting light music.
C. To lose oneself in a peaceful environment.
D. To understand the very source of one' s own anxiety.
51. Which of the following statements about phobias is correct?
A. Actors call help people to cure their phobias.
B. Phobias can be divided into six hundred and fifty types.
C. Those suffering from phobias may not sleep well or work normally.
D. Cognitive behavioral therapy demands little participation from patients.
E
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