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We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 1 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe ___2 .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been 3 for many years—often from 4 childhood. These stories may have no 5 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 6 my development? I was never 7 to work on cars or be around 8 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, 9 , I was at California University, working on my doctors degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 10 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 11 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 12 and told him about my 13 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 14 is it that you can solve 15 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 16 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 17 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 18 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 19 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 20 we choose.
1. A. away B. off C. up D. down
2. A. them B. myself C. yourself D. others
3. A. said B. spoken C. spread D. repeated
4. A. as long as B. as far back as C. as well as D. as much as
5. A. basis B. plot C. cause D. meaning
6. A. lead B. improve C. affect D. change
7. A. encouraged B. demanded C. hoped D. agreed
8. A. means B. tools C. facilities D. hammers
9. A. therefore B. somehow C. instead D. however
10. A. settled B. turned C. took D. got
11. A. passive B. active C. negative D. subjective
12. A. experiences B. trips C. roads D. paths
13. A. unexpected B. poor C. excellent D. average
14. A. When B. What C. How D. Why
15. A. complex B. advanced C. common D. primary
16. A. arise B. separate C. suffer D. come
17. A. believe B. suspect C. adopt D. receive
18. A. weakening B. strengthening C. abandoning D. accepting
19. A. As a result B. At the same time C. In addition D. On the contrary
20. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. all
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We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 1 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe ___2 .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been 3 for many years—often from 4 childhood. These stories may have no 5 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 6 my development? I was never 7 to work on cars or be around 8 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, 9 , I was at California University, working on my doctors degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 10 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 11 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 12 and told him about my 13 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 14 is it that you can solve 15 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 16 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 17 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 18 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 19 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 20 we choose.
1. A. away B. off C. up D. down
2. A. them B. myself C. yourself D. others
3. A. said B. spoken C. spread D. repeated
4. A. as long as B. as far back as C. as well as D. as much as
5. A. basis B. plot C. cause D. meaning
6. A. lead B. improve C. affect D. change
7. A. encouraged B. demanded C. hoped D. agreed
8. A. means B. tools C. facilities D. hammers
9. A. therefore B. somehow C. instead D. however
10. A. settled B. turned C. took D. got
11. A. passive B. active C. negative D. subjective
12. A. experiences B. trips C. roads D. paths
13. A. unexpected B. poor C. excellent D. average
14. A. When B. What C. How D. Why
15. A. complex B. advanced C. common D. primary
16. A. arise B. separate C. suffer D. come
17. A. believe B. suspect C. adopt D. receive
18. A. weakening B. strengthening C. abandoning D. accepting
19. A. As a result B. At the same time C. In addition D. On the contrary
20. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. all
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We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 1 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe ___2 .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been 3 for many years—often from 4 childhood. These stories may have no 5 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 6 my development? I was never 7 to work on cars or be around 8 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, 9 , I was at California University, working on my doctors degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 10 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 11 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 12 and told him about my 13 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 14 is it that you can solve 15 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 16 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 17 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 18 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 19 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 20 we choose.
1. A. away B. off C. up D. down
2. A. them B. myself C. yourself D. others
3. A. said B. spoken C. spread D. repeated
4. A. as long as B. as far back as C. as well as D. as much as
5. A. basis B. plot C. cause D. meaning
6. A. lead B. improve C. affect D. change
7. A. encouraged B. demanded C. hoped D. agreed
8. A. means B. tools C. facilities D. hammers
9. A. therefore B. somehow C. instead D. however
10. A. settled B. turned C. took D. got
11. A. passive B. active C. negative D. subjective
12. A. experiences B. trips C. roads D. paths
13. A. unexpected B. poor C. excellent D. average
14. A. When B. What C. How D. Why
15. A. complex B. advanced C. common D. primary
16. A. arise B. separate C. suffer D. come
17. A. believe B. suspect C. adopt D. receive
18. A. weakening B. strengthening C. abandoning D. accepting
19. A. As a result B. At the same time C. In addition D. On the contrary
20. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. all
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One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter.For several weeks she had been 16 me to play chess(棋)with her,so I suggested a game and she eagerly 17 .It was a school night,however,and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 18 my moves,because she 19 to go to bed;she had to get up at six in the morning.I 20 she had strict sleeping habits, 21 I thought she ought to be able to 22 some of this strictness.I said to her,“ 23 ，you can stay up late for once.We’re having 24 .”We played on for another fifteen minutes,during which time she looked 25 .Finally she said,“Please,Daddy,do it quickly.”“No,”I replied.“If you’re going to play it 26 ,you’re going to play it slowly.”And so we 27 for another ten minutes,until 28 my daughter burst into tears,and 29 that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made 30 .I had started the evening wanting to have a 31 time with my daughter but had 32 my desire to win to become more 33 than my relationship with my daughter.When I was a child,my desire to win 34 me well.As a parent,I 35 that it got in my way.So I had to change.
16.A.guiding B.asking C.training D.advising
17.A.followed B.expected C.replied D.accepted
18.A.change B.repeat C.hurry D.pass
19.A.agreed B.needed C.begged D.hated
20.A.knew B.learned C.guessed D.heard
21.A.so B.for C.but D.or
22.A.put up B.take up C.pick up D.give up
23.A.As usual B.Go ahead C.By the way D.Come on
24.A.patience B.luck C.fun D.success
25.A.excited B.proud C.anxious D.angry
26.A.well B.again C.fairly D.regularly
27.A.discussed B.continued C.counted D.argued
28.A.nervously B.immediately C.strangely D.suddenly
29.A.promised B.admitted C.wondered D.discovered
30.A.a mistake B.a decision C.an attempt D.an effort
31.A.free B.different C.full D.happy
32.A.managed B.recognized C.allowed D.reduced
33.A.important B.attractive C.practical D.interesting
34.A.offered B.served C.controlled D.taught
35.A.realized B.apologized C.imagined D.explained
查看习题详情和答案>>Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour. The thinking is that they can then return to the places that 1 them. Nonsense! 2 you see from the inside of a moving bus is unreal and completely removed 3 the real sights, sounds, and smells 4 .
Be adventurous! The best 5 to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan. Simply go wherever your feet and your interests 6 you. You will finally get to the 7 sites that are on the bus tour-the museums, the monuments, city hall-but you will have seen much more. You will have 8 the present life of the city.
"But 9 I get lost?" people might ask. No one ever gets hopelessly 10 in a major city. 11 , you can find your way back to a well-known location. If it 12 you to be "lost", just find a taxi and go back to where you started. However, the 13 things may happen if you get lost. You 14 at a sidewalk cafe to sit and relax. You ask instructions of the local people at the next table. And 15 they don't speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable because of the 16 . Here are a few more ways to get the most out of your travel.
Know before you go. 17 a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination(目的地). This will help you understand what you're seeing.
Move around like a local. Use the subways and buses of the city you're 18 . You'll not only save money, but you'll also learn how people really live.
Check the bulletin boards. Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concerts and 19 fun activities on bulletin boards around universities.
So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory bus tour, save your money. Instead, wander 20 . I am sure that you will have a time which will be remembered with great pleasure.
1. A. encourage B. disappoint C. interest D. trouble
2. A. Which B. Where C. When D. What
3. A. to B. from C. at D. by
4. A. outside B. inside C. front D. back
5. A. way B. lane C. road D. path
6. A. lead B. move C. work D. find
7. A. different B. wrong C. right D. same
8. A. left B. felt C. lived D. led
9. A. what if B. when that C. How that D. Where if
10. A. lost B. found C. beaten D. scolded
11. A. At first B. First of all C. At least D. At other times
12. A. frightens B. supposes C. helps D. happens
13. A. worst B. hardest C. nicest D. saddest
14. A. reach B. get C. start D. stop
15. A. because B. how C. whether D. even if
16. A. experience B. conversation C. talk D. trip
17. A. Do B. Spend C. Pay D. Make
18. A. being B. visiting C. going D. walking
19. A. the other B. another C. either D. other
20. A. in the hotel B. by train C. on your own D. in the bus
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