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

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   21 !” You’ve surely heard them.Maybe you’ve used them to describe   22 

These comments may come from stories about us that have been   23  for years—often from   24  childhood.These stories may have no   25  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   26  my development? I was never   27  to work on cars or be around   28 .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,   29 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s 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   30   down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the   31  side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills.I explained my life   32  and told him about my   33  performance on the Army test.Bob then asked, “  34  is it that you can solve   35  mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t   36  from some sort of genetic defect.I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to   37 .At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been   38  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.  39  , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   40  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

 

完形填空 (20小题;每小题1分,满分20)

请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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   31  !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe   32  .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been   33   for years—often from   34   childhood. These stories may have no   35  in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations  36   my development? I was never   37   to work on cars or be around    38  . 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,   39  , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s 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   40   down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the   41   side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life   42   and told him about my   43   performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “  44   is it that you can solve    45   mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t  46   from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to  47 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been  48   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.   49  , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   50   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. goods            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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