From now on，never spend your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings．Instead，realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born．Only you have the power to make those seeds grow．

The seeds，and the power to grow them，are contained in the most wonderful machine ever made：the human mind．Success is a choice and not a chance．You were born a winner．You were born rich．You can be a success if only you make the right choice．

You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem (自尊) ．Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself , and thus over your life．People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power，or responsibility for their lives．They are the lasting victims (受害者) ．They are leaves moved from side to side by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather．

You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible (负责) for everything that happens in your life．Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance．Successful people realize that they are responsible．

Everything happens as a result of something．If we can find out the cause，we can control the effect．We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe．One generally rises to the level that one expects．We are responsible for setting our expectations．Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence (自信)．

If you get along with positive-thinking people , you are definitely going to achieve success．On the contrary，the opposite happens．We are responsible for finding，planting，and taking care of the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks (挫折)．

In short，in all areas of your life，whether they are financial，physical，emotional，or spiritual，you are responsible．Once you recognize this，accept it，and firmly believe it，you are on the road to success．

57．People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they __________ ．

A．are ready to change their minds  

B．are easily changed by windy weather

C．don’t have the power to face their future

D．can’t exercise control over themselves

58．Losers would think that __________ ．  

A．success is the result of hard work   

B．working hard will lead to success

C．their failure is only because of bad luck

D．they don’t make efforts to succeed   

59．It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that __________ ．

A．whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes  

B．developing confidence is the key to future success

C．thoughts and beliefs are the result of active mind

D．setting our expectations is extremely important before taking action

60．The last paragraph serves as __________ ．

A．the information of the author’s points  

B．the result of the argument

C．an introduction to another topic       

D．a comparison between two views

When someone steps on your toe by accident, you will hurt plenty．But it hurts even more, if you think the person does the same thing on purpose．Earlier studies have found that the feeling of pain can change with how it is experienced．That is why giving people sugar pills and saying they are medicine can make them feel better．

This study examined whether self-reported pain is indeed higher when the events producing the pain are understood as intentionally caused by another person．For the study, the researchers told 40 volunteers that they were going to do a series of tasks, including color matching, number counting and discomfort assessment．This last task involved their receiving a brief electric shock to the wrist．They were told that a partner, sitting in another room, would choose which task they would do, and a computer screen helped them to know their partner’s choice．

In some cases, the volunteers were told their partner had chosen the pain tolerance test．In others, they were told the computers would select the pain tolerance test regardless of their partner’s choice．When volunteers thought that their partners were making the shocks on them on purpose, the feeling made the pain worse．As a matter of fact, they were the same．

This study provides evidence that the experience of pain changes depending upon how they think when people have been harmed．Specifically, the meaning of a harm — whether it was intended — influences the amount of pain it causes．So, although a broken toe may hurt, an intentionally broken toe should hurt more．

It can be concluded from the text that _______．

A．the feeling of pain varies from one person to another k+s-5#u 

B．long-lasting pain damages people’s health

C．pain is greater if harm seems to be intentionally done

D．people suffer more from accidental pain

What can we infer from the text?

A．People can reduce pain by relaxing．

B．Researchers study how pain is caused．

C．Everyone should know the effect of pain．

D．People should think more about pain．

What does the underlined word “they” in the third paragraph refer to?

A．Volunteers．               B．Computers．  

C．Shocks．           D．Pains．

What’s the author’s attitude to the result of the study? k+s-5#u 

A．Indifferent．                B．Sceptical．   

C．Disapproving．     D．Approving．

The earliest films are quite different from the present ones.They were very short，lasting only one minute.To see simple action films of trains，crowds on the street and similar subjects，people needed to pay only one cent.

Later，a new method was used to produce magical effect and to tie a story together.The method was to put the beginning of one scene upon the end of the scene before.In 1903 a film was made about a train robbery.Many of the actions took place at the same time.The scenes moved smoothly from one to another.This was the earliest successful film.In that film，scenes filmed at different places and times were put together naturally.

A short time later，there appeared a whole hour of short comedy，travel and so on.These films were usually simple，rough and even vulgar.

In the beginning，actors in the films weren’t allowed to have their names known publicly.It was because producers were afraid actors would ask for more money once they became well known.But later producers found that films with popular actors in them could be sold at a higher price than those without popular actors in them.After 1910，actors were allowed to use their own names and won high fame.

51.Which of the following does not describe the character of the oldest films?

A.The actions in the films were not complex.

B.People didn’t need to pay much money to see a film.

C.The films didn’t show the people on the street to the audience.

D.The films didn’t last long.

52.From the passage which of the following statements are about the first most successful film?

a.It was made in 1903.

b.It was about a robbing happening in a train.

c.A new method was used to make the film.

d.Many actions happened at the same time but people could see them one by one in the film.

e.All the actions were filmed in a train.

f.There was no sound in the film.

g.The film lasted shorter than an hour.

A.a，b，c，d，e，f，g　　　　                     B.a，b，c，d，g

C.a，b，d，e，f　　　　                               D.a，b，c，d，e，g

53.The underlined word“vulgar”in the third paragraph means______.

A.ill mannered，in bad taste    B.gentle manned，in good taste

C.interesting                 D.educative

54.Why did producers not allow actors to make their names famous to the public in the beginning?

A.Fame is a magnifying（放大）glass.

B.Fame is the last infirmity（weakness）of noble minds.

C.The more a man has，the more he wants.

D.The more famous one is，the more he gets.

55.Which is true according to the passage?

A.The more famous the actors are，the better a film must be.

B.Since 1910 actors have been more and more famous.

C.The films at present last as long as the old ones.

D.Films began during last century.