I suffered with serious social anxiety and anger issues as long as I can remember. I never directed the anger but had a habit of being bad to myself. I hated the girl like me.
A couple of years ago I came up with a plan of positivity: every time I became very angry about something I couldn’t change or not getting a promotion, I’d do a random act of charity—things like loosing money or donating goods to our local food bank. In that way, I might feel better.
At the start of this month I and my partner went on our first holiday in years. We climbed Mt. Teide and as I stood at the top lost in my first taste of high altitude, something in my brain burst. Would it be a life changing experience or a
neuron (神经元) dying because of a lack of oxygen? I felt a beam of light shining in my heart.
I came down that mountain calmly. This feeling lasted and is still going. I went back to work and didn’t panic. I actually removed my headphones to talk to someone I knew in the street. I was calm. I went to the supermarket and shopped and kept my cool. One day, I lost some money but I acknowledged it was only money and my happiness did not depend on it.
I changed my random act plan after the holiday, for every day I was anxiety-free. I’d do something to say “thank you” to life for a good day. I would simply donate to charity, donate food for humans and pets, help random strangers lift their shopping and broadcast endless positivity to my work friends.
21.The author did some charity years ago with the intention of     .
A.becoming famous B.making herself happier
C.showing her kindness to the public D.going after a sense of achievement
22.What does the underlined word “something” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The idea to make a change.
B.The feeling caused by lacking oxygen. C.The sense of enjoying the beautiful scene.
D.The tiredness caused by climbing the mountain.
23.What was the change for the author after she came down the mountain?
A.She became more generous. B.She became fond of broadcasting.
C.She became more confident and outgoing. D.She became addicted to shopping.
24.What do we know about the author?
A.She had bad relationship with her colleagues. B.She got angry easily when she did her job.
C.She had never travelled with her friend before.
D.She used to have difficulty in communicating with others.

B篇:本文是记叙文。文章讲述了作者年少时有严重的社交焦虑问题,后来有一次和朋友去爬山领略了美丽风景后下定决心做出改变。
24.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的描述,可知作者几年前每当自己生气的时候就会决定去做一件善事,那样她就会感到好受一些。
25.A 【解析】推理判断题。文章前两段讲到作者当年有社交焦虑症,最近她和一个伙伴去爬山了,山顶上那种心旷神怡的感觉让作者下定决心做出改变。再根据文章最后两段,可知作者自爬山回来后在社交方面变得更加从容,在做善事方面变得更加随意。
26.C 【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段中“I came down that mountain calmly. This feeling lasted and is still going. I went back to work and didn