Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race． 36 look very strong and fast． 37 one runner speeds ahead and wins the race．The other __38__．
Some athletes can reach great 39 such as winning an Olympic gold medal．Others never live up to their 40 ．What kind of preparation before a race or before other kinds of events makes the 41 ?
Everyone knows that athletes try to 42 their bodies．But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as 43 ．Careful study indicates that the best athletes win 44 because they think they can wi
n．
Positive thoughts seem to provide the edge for 45 in sports．People who say "I know I can do this" to themselves over and over 46 find that they have the advantage to win．On the other hand, people who think "I can't win" often 47 ．
One procedure that helps many athletes is creating 48 in their mind．They are told to think of each jump they must make to 49 ．Some use pictures that are more fanciful．One skater liked to think about a star bursting inside her, 50 her with energy．Another athlete who wanted to feel 51 pictured himself as
a bird floating in the air．
Next time you want to do something well．try training your 52 to help you．Perhaps a teacher or other instructors can 53 you plan your training．If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see improvements in 54 you really can do．Positive thinking and pictures 55 in your mind can help you win!
A．Neither B．All C．Each D．Both
A．But B．So C．Or D．And．
A．falls down B．leaves behind C．leaves alone D．falls behind
A．prizes B．goals C．medals D．places
A．promise B．name C．level D．ability
A．progress B．mistake C．achievement D．difference
A．determine B．expand C．strengthen D．extend
A．possible B．interesting C．difficult D．important
A．partly B．entirely C．completely D．mostly
A．failure B．luck C．success D．competition
A．often B．never C．hardly D．rarely
A．fail B．succeed C．understand D．expect
A．ideas B．thoughts C．wonders D．pictures
A．fail B．run C．win D．go
A．giving B．helping C．taking D．tiring
A．encouraged B．calm C．excited D．anxious
A．mind B．body C．brain D．imagination
A．help B．advise C．allow D．persuade
A．which B．that C．what D．how
A．made B．hung C．discovered D．created
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age.
One fairly interesting event happened when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and __31__ around upside down from the rafters (房梁) of our house. So, it __32__ to no surprise for my dad to __33__ me at the top of a 30-foot tree swinging back and forth. Without realizing the tree could break or I could get __34__, I just thought it was__35__ to be up so high.
My cousin, Tammy, was in the same tree. She was hanging on the first big __36__ about ten feet below me. Tammy’s mother also __37__ us at the exact time my dad did. About that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree and I could feel the tree begin to sway. I remembered my dad’s __38__ over the wind yelling, “Bart, __39__ on tightly.” So I did.
The next thing I know, I heard Tammy __40__ at the top of her lungs, __41__ flat on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree.
I came down the tree to __42__. My dad later told me why Tammy fell and I didn’t. __43__, when Tammy’s mother felt the wind, she yelled out, “Tammy, don’t __44__!” And Tammy did do that.
My dad then __45__ to me that the mind has a very __46__ time dealing with a negative image. In order to deal with the __47__ of not falling, Tammy’s brain had to first imagine falling, and then tell the brain not to do what it just imagined. However, my eight-year-old brain __48__ had an internal image of hanging on tightly.
This “Self-Talk” is especially useful when you are __49__ to break a habit or set a goal. You can’t imagine not doing something in your mind. The only way to accomplish it is to find a word for what you want to do.
I’m now a pretty good football player, because all my internal dialogue is __50__ and encourages me to win. All this I owe to my dad.
A．walking B．hanging C．fooling D．playing
A．got B．turned C．came D．led
A．meet B．admire C．forbid D．find
A．trapped B．hurt C．teased D．scolded
A．fun B．tense C．scaring D．dizzy
A．root B．trunk C．branch D．tree
A．warned B．joined C．watched D．noticed
A．sound B．voice C．wave D．laughter
A．hold B．come C．go D．insist
A．whispering B．laughing C．screaming D．singing
A．lying B．sitting C．standing D．looking
A．anxiety B．safety C．thrill D．sympathy
A．Apparently B．Unbearably C．Vividly D．Unbelievably
A．move B．jump C．fall D．sway
A．apologized B．admitted C．referred D．explained
A．difficult B．awesome C．precise D．special
A．fear B．command C．reward D．possibility
A．deliberately B．constantly C．gradually D．instantly
A．failing B．attempting C．managing D．hoping
A．negative B．subjective C．positive D．vague
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My wife was shouting at Sindu again．I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene．Mydaughter Sindu looked36__．Her eyes were wet with tears．In front of her was a bowl37___with bitter melon．Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed 38__ in the “cooling effects" of bitter melon. I tried to39__ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls．She 40__ down a bit and wiped her tears．Then she said she would eat the41__bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for．I agreed．Slowly and42__ , she finished the whole bowl．After that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with43__. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head 44__. "Impossible!"shouted my wife．However, I knew that if I 45__ on my promise, Sindu would neverlearn to46 her own．So I decided to keep my promise．
On Monday morning, I47__ her off at school．Just then，a boy shouted, "Sindu,wait for me!" What struck me was48 hairless head．I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, "Sir, your 49__is great indeed!" I didn't 50__.She continued,“That boy is my son．He is 51__from Leukemia（白血病）．He lost all his hair_ 52__the side effects of the chemotherapy（化疗）• He 53__to come back to school because hewas afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him．Sindu visited him last week andpromised to help him, but I 54__imagined that she would sacrifice her lovely hair for thesake of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a（n）55__ soul for achild．”
I didn't know what to say．It was then that I knew what love really was．
A．excited B．frightened C．moved D．disappointed
A．provided B．covered C．filled D．equipped
A．firmly B．angrily C．heavily D．happily
A．permit B．forbid C．persuade D．order
A．went B．calmed C．came D．fought
A．sweet B．entire C．bitter D．little
A．angrily B．worriedly C．painfully D．sadly
A．expectation B．happiness C．satisfaction D．pride
A．nodded B．cut C．washed D．shaved
A．got off B．went back C．looked back D．gave off
A．honor B．remind C．share D．take
A．dropped B．sent C．took D．picked
A．its B．her C．his D．my
A．wife B．daughter C．view D．life
A．insist B．request C．move D．understand
A．dying B．escaping C．suffering D．recovering
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．because of
A．tended B．promised C．refused D．determined
A．nearly B．never C．ever D．seldom
A．abstract B．simple C．noble D．horrible
One winter during college in New York, I took an 8: 00 a.m. history class. The professor was very __36 in class. He just looked at his lecture notes and __37__ looked up at us. I felt that I needed to get rid of my boredom, so I created a little __38__ for myself. I tried to find something from his lecture to ask a question about, forcing me to __39__ rather than letting my eyes close. The first time I raised my hand, he was surprised, but obviously pleased to have a question to answer. __40__ , his answers were always interesting. I continued to do this every day in the course and found my-self ac tually __41__ the material. The professor became a bit more __42__ and some other students also joined me in asking questions. My little game had __43__ me from being bored, __44__ it was expected to do. I learned a lot about world history in the discussions with him. The professor obviously knew his material, but had a hard time __45__ it on to his undergraduates in an interesting way. On the last day of class we gathered our books and headed for the door for the last time. The shy professor stepped directly in front of me as I reached the door. "Thank you for making this class so interesting,"
he said. I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to pass the time; I had no idea that my asking questions had an effect on him and the others at all. That moment has stayed with me for 30 years. Each of us can have a(n) __46__ not just on our own experiences, but on those of others, and I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the power of acts of kindness, intended __47__ not.
A．peaceful B．accustomed C．nervous D．absent
A．frequently B．suddenly C．nearly D．rarely
A．game B．prize C．toy D．advantage
A．stare B．concentrate C．comment D．present
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．In fact D．On the contrary
A．improving B．writing C．misunderstanding D．enjoying
A．relaxed B．graceful C．serious D．clever
A．separated B．saved C．awoken D．avoided
A．which B．since C．as D．what
A．carrying B．passing C．bringing D．putting
A．idea B．effect C．effort D．power
A．and B．so C．or D．but
One winter during college in New York, I took an 8: 00 a.m. history class. The professor was very __36 in class. He just looked at his lecture notes and __37__ looked up at us. I felt that I needed to get rid of my boredom, so I created a little __38__ for myself. I tried to find something from his lecture to ask a question about, forcing me to __39__ rather than letting my eyes close. The first time I raised my hand, he was surprised, but obviously pleased to have a question to answer. __40__ , his answers were always interesting. I continued to do this every day in the course and found my-self ac
tually __41__ the material. The professor became a bit more __42__ and some other students also joined me in asking questions. My little game had __43__ me from being bored, __44__ it was expected to do. I learned a lot about world history in the discussions with him. The professor obviously knew his material, but had a hard time __45__ it on to his undergraduates in an interesting way. On the last day of class we gathered our books and headed for the door for the last time. The shy professor stepped directly in front of me as I reached the door. "Thank you for making this class so interesting,"
he said. I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to pass the time; I had no idea that my asking questions had an effect on him and the others at all. That moment has stayed with me for 30 years. Each of us can have a(n) __46__ not just on our own experiences, but on those of others, and I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the power of acts of kindness, intended __47__ not.
A．peaceful B．accustomed C．nervous D．absent
A．frequently B．suddenly C．nearly D．rarely
A．game B．prize C．toy D．advantage
A．stare B．concentrate C．comment D．present
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．In fact D．On the contrary
A．improving B．writing C．misunderstanding D．enjoying
A．relaxed B．graceful C．serious D．clever
A．separated B．saved C．awoken D．avoided
A．which B．since C．as D．what
A．carrying B．passing C．bringing D．putting
A．idea B．effect C．effort D．power
A．and B．so C．or D．but
One winter during college in New York, I took an 8: 00 a.m. history class. The professor was very __36 in class. He just looked at his lecture notes and __37__ looked up at us. I felt that I needed to get rid of my boredom, so I created a little __38__ for myself. I tried to find something from his lecture to ask a question about, forcing me to __39__ rather than letting my eyes close. The first time I raised my hand, he was surprised, but obviously pleased to have a question to answer. __40__ , his answers were always interesting. I continued to do this every day in the course and found my-self ac
tually __41__ the material. The professor became a bit more __42__ and some other students also joined me in asking questions. My little game had __43__ me from being bored, __44__ it was expected to do. I learned a lot about world history in the discussions with him. The professor obviously knew his material, but had a hard time __45__ it on to his undergraduates in an interesting way. On the last day of class we gathered our books and headed for the door for the last time. The shy professor stepped directly in front of me as I reached the door. "Thank you for making this class so interesting,"
he said. I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to pass the time; I had no idea that my asking questions had an effect on him and the others at all. That moment has stayed with me for 30 years. Each of us can have a(n) __46__ not just on our own experiences, but on those of others, and I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the power of acts of kindness, intended __47__ not.
A．peaceful B．accustomed C．nervous D．absent
A．frequently B．suddenly C．nearly D．rarely
A．game B．prize C．toy D．advantage
A．stare B．concentrate C．comment D．present
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．In fact D．On the contrary
A．improving B．writing C．misunderstanding D．enjoying
A．relaxed B．graceful C．serious D．clever
A．separated B．saved C．awoken D．avoided
A．which B．since C．as D．what
A．carrying B．passing C．bringing D．putting
A．idea B．effect C．effort D．power
A．and B．so C．or D．but