Childhood Fears
I remember my childhood as being generally happy and can recall experiencing some of the most carefree times of my life. But I can also remember, even more vividly, moments of being deeply frightened. As a child, I was truly terrified of the dark, of getting lost, and of not being liked by others. These fears were very real and caused me some extremely uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that scared me so much. There was never total darkness, but a streetlight or passing car lights made clothes hung over a chair take on the shape of an unknown beast. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that the curtains seemed to move when there was no breeze. A tiny crack in the floor would sound a hundred times louder than in the daylight, and my imagination would take over, creating burglars and monsters. Darkness always made me feel so helpless, too. My heart would pound, and I would lie very still so that the “enemy” wouldn't discover me.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Perhaps one of the worst fears I had as a child was that of not being liked by others. First of all, I was quite shy. Second, I worried constantly about my looks, thinking people wouldn't like me because I was too fat or wore braces. I tried to wear the “right” clothes and even had intense arguments with my mother over the importance of wearing the “flats” instead of saddle shoes to school. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a powerful one.
One of the processes of evolving from a child to an adult is being able to recognize and outgrow our fears. I've learned that darkness does not have to take on a life of its own, that others can help me when I'm lost, and that friendliness and sincerity will encourage people to like me. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us to cope with our lives as adults.【正确答案】：
     ANOTHER FEAR IN MY CHILDHOOD WAS THAT I WOULD GET LOST. WHEN ALL THE BUSES WERE LINED UP ALONG THE CURB, I WAS TERRIFIED THAT I WOULD GET ON THE WRONG ONE. I WOULD SCAN THE BUS FOR THE FACES OF MY FRIENDS, MAKE SURE THE BUS DRIVER WAS THE SAME ONE THAT HAD BEEN THERE IN THE MORNING, AND EVEN THEN ASK THE OTHERS OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO BE SURE I WAS ON THE RIGHT BUS. ON SCHOOL OR FAMILY TRIPS I WOULDN'T LET THE LEADERS OUT OF MY SIGHT. AND OF COURSE I WAS NEVER VERY ADVENTUROUS WHEN IT CAME TO TAKING WALKS OR HIKES, BECAUSE I WOULD GO ONLY WHERE I WAS SURE I COULD NEVER GET LOST.
【题目解析】：由文章的第一段可列出全文的提纲：Ⅰ. I was truly terrified of the dark, of getting lost, and of not being liked by others.Ⅱ. I was truly terrified of the dark.Ⅲ. Ⅳ. I was truly terrified of not being liked by others.Ⅴ. What I learned from these fears.由提纲可知，缺失的段落讲的应该是我害怕迷路。 Another fear in my childhood was that I would get lost. When all the buses were lined up along the curb, I was terrified that I would get on the wrong one. I would scan the bus for the faces of my friends, make sure the bus driver was the same one that had been there in the morning, and even then ask the others over and over again to be sure I was on the right bus. On school or family trips I wouldn't let the leaders out of my sight. And of course I was never very adventurous when it came to taking walks or hikes, because I would go only where I was sure I could never get lost. 我童年时代另一个害怕的就是迷路。当所有的公共汽车沿着路边排成一列时，我很害怕我会上错车。我会仔细观察公交车上的人的脸，确保公交司机是早上的那一个，然后一遍又一遍地问其他人，以确保我上对了公交车。在学校或家庭旅行中，我不会让领头者离开我的视线。当然，在走路或徒步旅行时，我从来都不会冒险，因为我只会去我确信我永远不会迷路的地方。