Question

完型填空（共120小题；每小题1。5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷答题卡上。

   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 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 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. means                 B. reflects             C. reads                D. explains

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

36-40 ACDBA    41-45 DCBDA   46-50 CDBCA   51-55 ABCBD