Unit 4 Global warming课时作业

learning about language

第一节.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　We live in a fast­paced and anxiety­filled world that oftentimes seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember I had struggled with anxiety. After I left university, I made friends with a Moroccan woman at work. One day she invited me to 1 her and her family back home. I wanted to, but I would have to travel there 2 and I knew we would be in a very rural area. How would I cope with my 3 ？

　　Then one day it 4 to me that I had a life to live. I could choose to let anxiety 5 me or I could go to Morocco and 6 something different. I was 3 years old and had never been out of the UK alone. The journey to Morocco 7 something inside me. I managed to cope with my anxiety. The sense of 8 was overwhelming and still to this day when I get afraid of going somewhere alone, I remember how 9 it felt when I arrived in Morocco.

　　Upon arrival I was so 10 for the generous welcome I received. My friend's family had arranged a welcome party. The people were so loving toward me. As a moment of 11 felt in a faraway village, this reminded me that I was "good enough"， which helped to 12 my anxiety.

　　Waking up the next day, in the morning light, I saw the area where we were. I was 13 by how rural it was-and the realization that these people had very few 14 ．

　　In the days afterwards, I traveled around Morocco. We went to Marrakesh and 15 the Atlas mountains. We had the most amazing food-lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.

　　At the end of my 16 something inside me had changed. I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.

　　Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life, what really 17 ， and with that my anxiety 18 .When I returned home I was much more active in 19 my anxiety. Working with people, helping them 20 their anxiety, is how I can share the love I found in Morocco.

【语篇解读】　本文的作者一直都很焦虑，对于生活有太多的担忧，不能