题目内容

Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet.  Besides, those who are self-confident can in turn inspire confidence in others: their audience, their peers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends. And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success.
So how can we build a sense of self-confidence and prepare ourselves on the way to success?
First, do what you believe to be right, even if others mock or criticize you for it. Believe in yourself and believe that you can do it under any circumstances, because if you believe you can, then you really will. The belief keeps you searching for answers, which means that pretty soon you will get them.
Second, govern your behavior based on what other people think. What's more important, be willing to take risks and go the extra miles to achieve better results, in which case mistakes can not be avoided. Don't hesitate to admit your mistakes, and learn from them. Next, work hard to settle the problems in order to cover up your mistakes before anyone notices. Building self-confidence is readily achievable, as long as you have the focus and determination to carry things through. And what's even better is that the things you'll do to build self-confidence will also build success -- after all, your confidence will come from real, solid achievement. No one can take this away from you!
As you sow, so shall you reap. With your perseverance and improvement, you are getting closer to success. At this stage, wait for others to congratulate you on your accomplishments and compliments graciously. "Thanks, I really worked hard on that prospectus. I'm pleased you recognize my efforts. " The congratulations and compliments from others will promote you to gain further success.
Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every, aspect of our lives, and it is no wonder that so many people struggle to find it. Self-confidence really can be learned and built on. Besides, whether you're working on your own self-confidence or building the confidence of people around you, it's well-worth the effort!
【小题1】Those who are truly confident

A.succeed without effort and hard work
B.encourage people around to become confident
C.appear more attractive and thus become successful
D.gain the confidence of others and feel successful
【小题2】The underlined word "mock" (Para. 2) is closest in meaning to
A.praiseB.imitateC.talk toD.laugh at
【小题3】When others congratulate us on our achievements, we are supposed to
A.praise them in returnB.gain further improvement
C.politely accept the complimentsD.expect them to congratulate you again
【小题4】Which of the following proverbs best goes with Paragraph 4.9
A.Look before your leap.
B.It is no use crying over spilt milk.
C.Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
D.Learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones.
【小题5】The purpose of the text is to
A.tell people how to become successful
B.convince people to do what they believe to be right
C.encourage people to build confidence and achieve success
D.criticize people who lack confidence and thus fail in their career


【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】C

解析试题分析:本文通过讲述人有了自信心的重要作用来告诉我们要想成功就一定要有强烈的自信心,因为自信心是我们成功的基础。
【小题1】B 细节题。根据第一段3,4行those who are self-confident can in turn inspire confidence in others: their audience, their peers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends.说明B正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据第三段第一句  First, do what you believe to be right, even if others mock or criticize you for it.说明要做我们认为正确的事情,即使别人嘲笑我们或者批评我们,故该词应该是指D项的意思。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段2,3,4行At this stage, wait for others to congratulate you on your accomplishments and compliments graciously. "Thanks, I really worked hard on that prospectus. I'm pleased you recognize my efforts. "说明C项正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据文章第四段Don't hesitate to admit your mistakes, and learn from them. Next, work hard to settle the problems in order to cover up your mistakes before anyone notices.说明我们要从错误中学习,故D项内容与之相配。
【小题5】C 主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet.说明本文是关于鼓励孩子要有自信心的话题,故C项正确。
考点:考查教育类短文阅读
点评:本文教育我们自信心的重要作用,本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句,因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读任务。

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In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I  1  a room with two double beds and the bathroom was too 2  for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was   3   and my stepmother had   4  us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no  5_   of what to do with me. And that’s when my other family   6  .
Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home   7   their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I   8  with them for the next seven years.
Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She   9   I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. As far as I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 10 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.
When Su and I 11  college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance they _12_ when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.
The Beaches knew 13  about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su.        When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _14  his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely   15__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.
   16  the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 17  that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed(麻痹的) by my _18 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.
Now I   19 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 20  , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate

【小题1】
A.lived B.shared C.possessed D.bought
【小题2】
A.cheap B.noisy C.small D.limited
【小题3】
A.in trouble B.in sight C.in place D.in parts
【小题4】
A.struck B.tookC.kicked D.knocked
【小题5】
A.plan B.choice C.chance D.idea
【小题6】
A.looked after B.showed up C.turned over D.came across
【小题7】
A.so B.because C.until D.while
【小题8】
A.worked B.traveled C.lived D.learned
【小题9】
A.worked out B.called up C.watched out D.made sure
【小题10】
A.change B.problem C.conflict D.difference
【小题11】
A.set off B.left forC.entered into D.admitted into
【小题12】
A.paid B.boughtC.had D.owned
【小题13】
A.all B.little C.something D.nothing
【小题14】
A.supplyB.teach C.encourage D.raise
【小题15】
A.different B.unfair C.easy D.hopeful
【小题16】
A.Thanks to B.In spite of C.Except for D.But for
【小题17】
A.home B.house C.ability D.lesson
【小题18】
A.choice B.failure C.past D.present
【小题19】
A.doubt about B.call on C.center on D.believe in
【小题20】
A.born B.accepted C.educated D.deserted

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.
In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I  41  a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too  42  for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was   43  and my stepmother had   44  us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no  45_  what to do with me. And that’s when my other family   46 .
Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home   47  their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I   48   with them for the next seven years.
Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She   49  I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders.  50 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no  51 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.
When Su and I 52 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.
The Beaches knew  53 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _54 his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely   55__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.
 56 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n)  57 that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed by my _58  , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.
I   59  family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was  60 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

【小题1】
A.lived B.shared C.possessed D.bought
【小题2】
A.cheap B.noisy C.small D.limited
【小题3】
A.in trouble B.in sight C.in place D.in parts
【小题4】
A.struck B.removedC.kicked D.knocked
【小题5】
A.plan B.choice C.chance D.idea
【小题6】
A.looked after B.showed up C.turned over D.came across
【小题7】
A.so B.because C.until D.while
【小题8】
A.worked B.traveled C.lived D.learned
【小题9】
A.worked out B.called up C.watched out D.made sure
【小题10】
A.As long as B.As far asC.As soon as D.As many as
【小题11】
A.change B.problem C.conflict D.difference
【小题12】
A.set off B.left forC.entered into D.admitted into
【小题13】
A.all B.little C.something D.nothing
【小题14】
A.supplyB.teach C.encourage D.raise
【小题15】
A.different B.unfair C.easy D.hopeful
【小题16】
A.Thanks to B.In spite of C.Except for D.But for
【小题17】
A.home B.house C.ability D.lesson
【小题18】
A.choice B.failure C.past D.present
【小题19】
A.doubt about B.call on C.center on D.believe in
【小题20】
A.born B.accepted C.educated D.deserted

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I  21  a room with two double beds and a bathroom which was too  22  for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was   23   and my stepmother had   24   us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no   25_   what to do with me. And that’s when my other family   26  .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home   27   their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I   28   with them for the next seven years.

Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She   29   I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders.  30  I could tell, for the Beaches there was no  31  between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I  32  college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

The Beaches knew  33  about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _34  his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely   35__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

 36  the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n)  37  that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed(使瘫痪 ,使麻痹 ,使无能力)by my _38   , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

I   39  family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was   40   , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

1.A. lived      B. shared          C. possessed          D. bought

2.A. cheap     B. noisy        C. small             D. limited

3.A. in trouble  B. in sight        C. in place         D. in parts

4.A. struck         B. removed        C. kicked D. knocked

5.A. plan          B. choice   C. chance          D. idea

6.A. looked after    B. showed up     C. turned over    D. came cross

7.A. so            B. because       C. until                    D. while

8.A. worked        B. traveled       C. lived                 D. learned

9.A. worked out     B. called up      C. watched out       D. made sure

10.A. As long as        B. As far as         C. As soon as    D. As many as

11.A. change    B. problem       C. conflict             D. difference

12.A. set off           B. left for          C. entered into           D. admitted into

13.A. all   B. little     C. something    D. nothing

14.A. supply      B. teach   C. encourage   D. raise

15.A. different          B. unfair   C. easy          D. hopeful

16.A. Thanks to         B. In spite of     C. Except for     D. But for

17.A. home      B. house C. ability       D. lesson

18.A. choice     B. failure C. past       D. present

19.A. doubt about    B. call on C. center on     D. believe in

20.A. born        B. accepted      C. educated      D. deserted

 

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I  1  a room with two double beds and the bathroom was too 2  for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was   3   and my stepmother had   4  us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no  5_   of what to do with me. And that’s when my other family   6  .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home   7   their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I   8  with them for the next seven years.

Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She   9   I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. As far as I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 10 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I 11  college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance they _12_ when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

The Beaches knew 13  about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su.        When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _14  his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely   15__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

   16  the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 17  that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed(麻痹的) by my _18 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

Now I   19 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 20  , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate

1.

A.lived

B.shared

C.possessed

D.bought

 

2.

A.cheap

B.noisy

C.small

D.limited

 

3.

A.in trouble

B.in sight

C.in place

D.in parts

 

4.

A.struck

B.took

C.kicked

D.knocked

 

5.

A.plan

B.choice

C.chance

D.idea

 

6.

A.looked after

B.showed up

C.turned over

D.came across

 

7.

A.so

B.because

C.until

D.while

 

8.

A.worked

B.traveled

C.lived

D.learned

 

9.

A.worked out

B.called up

C.watched out

D.made sure

 

10.

A.change

B.problem

C.conflict

D.difference

 

11.

A.set off

B.left for

C.entered into

D.admitted into

 

12.

A.paid

B.bought

C.had

D.owned

 

13.

A.all

B.little

C.something

D.nothing

 

14.

A.supply

B.teach

C.encourage

D.raise

 

15.

A.different

B.unfair

C.easy

D.hopeful

 

16.

A.Thanks to

B.In spite of

C.Except for

D.But for

 

17.

A.home

B.house

C.ability

D.lesson

 

18.

A.choice

B.failure

C.past

D.present

 

19.

A.doubt about

B.call on

C.center on

D.believe in

 

20.

A.born

B.accepted

C.educated

D.deserted

 

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I  41  a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too  42  for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was   43  and my stepmother had   44  us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no  45_  what to do with me. And that’s when my other family   46 .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home   47  their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I   48   with them for the next seven years.

Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She   49  I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders.  50 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no  51 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I 52 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

The Beaches knew  53 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _54 his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely   55__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

 56 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n)  57 that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed by my _58  , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

I   59  family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was  60 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

1.

A.lived

B.shared

C.possessed

D.bought

 

2.

A.cheap

B.noisy

C.small

D.limited

 

3.

A.in trouble

B.in sight

C.in place

D.in parts

 

4.

A.struck

B.removed

C.kicked

D.knocked

 

5.

A.plan

B.choice

C.chance

D.idea

 

6.

A.looked after

B.showed up

C.turned over

D.came across

 

7.

A.so

B.because

C.until

D.while

 

8.

A.worked

B.traveled

C.lived

D.learned

 

9.

A.worked out

B.called up

C.watched out

D.made sure

 

10.

A.As long as

B.As far as

C.As soon as

D.As many as

 

11.

A.change

B.problem

C.conflict

D.difference

 

12.

A.set off

B.left for

C.entered into

D.admitted into

 

13.

A.all

B.little

C.something

D.nothing

 

14.

A.supply

B.teach

C.encourage

D.raise

 

15.

A.different

B.unfair

C.easy

D.hopeful

 

16.

A.Thanks to

B.In spite of

C.Except for

D.But for

 

17.

A.home

B.house

C.ability

D.lesson

 

18.

A.choice

B.failure

C.past

D.present

 

19.

A.doubt about

B.call on

C.center on

D.believe in

 

20.

A.born

B.accepted

C.educated

D.deserted

 

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