Question

第二节：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题.1.5分, 共30分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That  36  two out of every three people simply don’t know the  37  they already have to be successful when it’s  38  there in their hands!  39  if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can make you feel inferior (差的)unless you  40  them.” A successful businessman says, “You can’t push anyone up a ladder  41  he knows he can climb himself.”

Many of us have an image  42 , the image（形象） we have of ourselves.  43  one guy put it: “You can’t win a horse race if you think you look  44  on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to  45  is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just  46  your mind and you’ll change your life.

One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “ 47 ”. You know that people used to  48  that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would  49  our circulation（循环）of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that  50  thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you  51 .

Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But  52  he did it, most people in the world didn’t think it was even  53 . Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly  54  all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll  55  do it.

36.A. reflects                B. means                      C. reads                        D. explains

37.A. chance               B. strength                   C. reason                     D. ability

38.A. immediately               B. properly                  C. right                      D.accurately  

39.A. But                    B. Because                   C. What                   D. While

40.A. challenge            B. let                           C. admit                          D. help

41.A. if                      B. except                  C. unless                      D. until

42.A. quiz                   B. question                  C. mystery                   D. problem

43.A. As              B. When                          C. While                      D. Since

44.A. curious                      B. good-looking           C. funny                  D. serious

45.A. knock                 B. beat                        C. strike                          D. defend

46.A. settle                  B. bend                      C. fix                          D. change

47.A. I failed.                     B. Not me.                   C. I can’t.                   D. Can I?

48.A. think             B. imagine                   C. expect                     D. doubt

49.A. start                   B. help                        C. close                      D. stop

50.A. empty               B. silly                         C. reasonable                   D. terrible

51.A. realize              B. try                           C. understand                   D. judge

52.A. before                    B. after                        C. since                      D. because

53.A. likely                 B. unbelievable            C. impossible              D. possible

54.A. runners                   B. workers                   C. competitors              D. players

55.A. simply               B. seldom                    C. usually                   D. never

Answer 1

36---40BDCAB  41---45CDACB  46---50DCADB  51---55 BADAC