第三部分
挑战自我，自信成长

2002年北京卷

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As a child,I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Maybe it was the strange （36）                  things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that （37）                  me so much.There was never total （38）                 ,but a streetlight or passing car lights （39）                  clothes hung over a chair take on the （40）                  of a wild animal.Out of the corner of my （41）                 ,I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no （42）                 .A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight.My （43）                  would run wild,and my heart would beat fast.I would （44）                  very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost,（45）                  on the way home from school.Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no （46）                 .After school,（47）                 ,when all the buses were （48）                  up along the street,I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some （49）                  neighborhood.On school or family trips to a park or a museum,I wouldn't （50）                  the leaders out of my sight.

Perhaps one of the worst fears （51）                  all I had as a child was that of not being liked or （52）                  by others.Being popular was so important to me （53）                 ,and the fear of not being liked was a （54）                  one.

One of the processes （过程） of growing up is being able to （55）                  and overcome our fears.Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

36  A. way  B. time  C. place  D. reason

37  A. wounded  B. destroyed  C. surprised  D. frightened

38  A. quietness  B. darkness  C. emptiness  D. loneliness

39  A. got  B. forced  C. made  D. caused

40  A. spirit  B. height  C. body  D. shape

41  A. eyes  B. window  C. mouth  D. door

42  A. breath  B. wind  C. air  D. sound

43  A. belief  B. feeling  C. imagination  D. doubt

44  A. lay  B. hide  C. rest  D. lie

45  A. especially  B. simply  C. probably  D. directly

46  A. discussion  B. problem  C. joke  D. matter

47  A. though  B. yet  C. although  D. still

48  A. called  B. backed  C. lined  D. packed

49  A. old  B. crowded  C. poor  D. unfamiliar

50  A. leave  B. let  C. order  D. send

51  A. above  B. in  C. of  D. at

52  A. protected  B. guided  C. believed  D. accepted

53  A. then  B. there  C. once  D. anyway

54  A. strict  B. powerful  C. heavy  D. right

55  A. realize  B. remember  C. recognize  D. recover