4．Before my first summer vacation at college，my roommate Ted asked to me to work with him on his father's farm in Argentina．The idea of spending two months in Argentine was exciting．Then I began having second thoughts．I had never been far from New England，and I had been homesick my first few weeks at college．What would it be like in a strange country？What about the language？The more I thought about it，the more the idea worried me．
In the end I turned down the invitation．As soon as Ted asked somebody else to go，I began kicking myself．I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was scared，and had ended up feeling depressed．That unhappy summer taught me a valuable lesson out of which I developed a rule for myself：do what makes you anxious； don't do what makes you depressed．
At the end of my senior year，I began to think about becoming a writer．But my professor was urging me to aim at teaching．I hesitated．The idea of trying to live by writing was a lot scarier than spending a summer in Argentina．Back and forth I went，making my decision，unmaking it．Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing，that downhearted feeling went through me．
Giving up on what I really wanted to do depressed me．Right then I learned another lesson．To avoid that kind of depression meant having to bear a certain amount of worry and concern．
When I first began writing articles，I was frequently required to interview big names．Before each interview I would get butterflies in the stomach and my hands would shake．One person I particularly admired was the great composer Duke Ellington．On the stage and on television，he seemed the very model of confidence．Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright．If the highly honored Ellington，who had appeared on the bandstand some 10，000times over 30years，had anxiety attacks，who was I to think I could avoid them？I went on doing those frightening interviews．Then I realized to my astonishment that I was even looking forward to the interviews．What had happened to those butterflies？
Well，in truth，they were still there，but there were fewer of them．I had benefited，I discovered，from a process psychologists call"extinction"．If you put an individual in an anxious situation often enough，he will eventually learn that there isn't anything to be worried about，which brings me to a conclusion：you'll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it．
The point is that the new，the different，is definitely scary．But each time you try something，you learn，and as the learning piles up，the world opens to you．
63．We can infer from the passage that the authorC．
A．finds it difficult to make decision
B．has found out what causes anxiety
C．was inspired by Duke Ellington's stage fright
D．no longer feels anxious about new experiences
64．The underlined word"extinction"in Paragraph 6meansD．
A．a(chǎn) person's gradual loss of confidence
B．the natural development of a child's abilities
C．the inborn tendency to avoid anxious situations
D．the process of losing fear by keeping facing anxiety
65．Which of the following opinions does the author probably accept？B
A．Hesitation leads to depression．
B．Anxiety can be a positive drive
C．Avoiding anxiety reduces depression．
D．Depression is a signal that one is growing up．
66．What's the best title of the passage？B
A．Confidence：Key to Success
B．Anxiety：Challenge by Another Name
C．Depression：A Psychological Phenomenon
D．Success：A Trip Through Anxiety and Depression．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者結(jié)合自己的親身經(jīng)歷，告訴我們要想最后不會感到沮喪，就必須要忍受一些擔(dān)心和焦慮．而事實(shí)上，有時(shí)候焦慮會成為你上升的一種動力．如果你經(jīng)常處在焦慮的狀況中，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)這其實(shí)并沒有什么可擔(dān)心的，你也可以從中學(xué)到很多．
解答 63．C 推理判斷題，根據(jù)第五段One person I particularly admired was the great composer Duke Ellington．On the stage and on television，he seemed the very model of confidence．可知當(dāng)作者剛開始寫作的時(shí)候，他經(jīng)常去采訪一些名人，而Duke Ellington給了他很大的啟發(fā)，使從此作者不再害怕這些采訪．故選C．
64．D 詞義猜測題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段I had benefited，I discovered，from a process psychologists call"extinction"．可知作者發(fā)現(xiàn)他從被心理學(xué)家稱為"extinction"的過程中獲益匪淺，因此可推知它指代的是保持面對焦慮的恐懼的過程，故選D．
65．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第五段I went on doing those frightening interviews．Then I realized to my astonishment that I was even looking forward to the interviews．可知焦慮可以是積極的，可以驅(qū)動你前進(jìn)，故選B．
66．B 推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段The point is that the new，the different，is definitely scary．But each time you try something，you learn，and as the learning piles up，the world opens to you．可知作者在戰(zhàn)勝焦慮的過程中收獲了很多，如果你經(jīng)常處在一種焦慮的情況中，你就會覺得這根本就沒有什么可擔(dān)心的．所以有時(shí)候焦慮是你上升的一種動力，每次你嘗試一些新的東西的時(shí)候，你就會從中學(xué)到很多．故選B．
點(diǎn)評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
