Question

Growing up, I knew I was different. My father had left and he never came back. As I later discovered, the abandonment triggered my anxiety attacks. I feared being alone, unwanted, unpopular, and unloved.

      My first attack came in a ninth-grade class: The teacher asked me to walk in front of the class, but I couldn't do it- I was soaked in sweat, shaking. My symptoms began every morning from the moment when I stepped inside the school building.

     Throughout my childhood, I was no stranger to the doctor's office. My mother tried everything she could in hope of a breakthrough. There were times I thought suicide could be the only way to make the pain stop.

      By age 16, I had shut down socially. Most of my peers were going to parties, playing sports, and dating. But I was a prisoner in my own home.

     Then one Sunday morning, my wake-up call came from a magazine article. Freddie Prinze, Jr. was on the cover. The article detailed the pain of losing his father at a young age. I felt as though I were reading my own life story. The only difference? He was now a success.

     That article inspired me to explore a new treatment option for myself. I wanted to turn my life around as well. So I hit the library and the Internet, and I began to realize how my negative thoughts controlled my physical well-being.

     Immediately, I made a plan to take charge of my life. Shortly after following the items I had listed, I was able to stop seeing a therapist. I never returned to high school, but I did go to college. After graduation, I pursued a career in television news. My relationships have changed for the better, too. I've made new friends and reconnected with many from my past

     The anxiety isn't completely gone, but whenever it returns, I know the feeling will pass, and know I have the power to change my life, only if I will give myself a chance.

1.The writer's anxiety attacks were mainly caused by         .

A. the high school which he attended        B. the teacher who asked him to walk

C. the writer himself who was fearful       D. the father who left in his childhood

2.The breakthrough of the writer's treatment came when________.

A. the mother took him to the doctor        B. the writer read a magazine article

C. the writer's pain finally stopped          D. the writer went to college

3.What did the writer do after following the plan?

A. He went to see therapists.               B. He returned to high school.

C. He contacted his old friends.            D. He didn't suffer any attacks.

4.The writer wrote this story to tell us________.

A. anxiety attacks are not lasting if we have proper treatment

B. we shouldn't keep ourselves away from the outside world

C. we can change our lives if we give ourselves a chance

D. fathers are not supposed to abandon their small kids

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：

作者父親的遺棄行為導致作者患上焦慮癥，雖經長期醫治，一直不見效果，且病情不斷加重。后來一篇雜志文章改變了作者，他上了大學，結交許多朋友，變得自信起來。

1.細節題。由第一段As I later discovered, the abandonment triggered my anxiety attacks.一句可知，作者父親的遺棄行為導致了他的焦慮癥。abandonment：遺棄、拋棄；trigger：引發。選擇D項。

2.細節題。整個兒童時期，作者成為醫生的常客，但是不見效果，有時甚至想要自殺解脫，到了16歲他完全將自己關在家里。由第五段Then one Sunday morning, my wake-up call came from a magazine article.一句可知，真正對作者病癥起作用的是一份雜志上的文章。故選擇B項。

3.細節題。倒數第二段I was able to stop seeing a therapist 表明他不再去看醫生，排除A項；I never returned to high school 提示排除B項；最后一段The anxiety isn't completely gone提示排除D項。I've made new friends and reconnected with many from my past一句說明他聯系上了許多過去的朋友。選擇C項。

4.主旨大意題。文章最后一句話and know I have the power to change my life, only if I will give myself a chance點題，表明作者寫作本文要表達的主旨：如果自己抓住機會就能改變自己。故C項正確。

考點：記敘文。