Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race. Both look very strong and fast. 21 one runner speeds ahead and wins the race. The other falls behind.
Some athletes can reach great 22 such as the achievement of an Olympic gold medal. Others never live up to their 23 . What kind of 24 before a race or another event makes the 25 ?
Everyone knows that athletes work out to strengthen their 26 . But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as 27 . Careful study indicates that the best athletes win 28 because they think they can win.
Thinking positive thoughts seems to give possibility for 29 in sports. People who say “I know I can do this” to themselves over and over often find they have the 30 to win. On the other hand, people who think “I can’t win” often31 ,
One proced
ure that helps many athletes is creating 32 in the mind. They are told to think of each 33 they must make to win. Some use pictures that are more fanciful (富于幻想的). One skater liked to 34 a star bursting inside her,35 her with energy. Another athlete who wanted to feel 36 pictured himself as a 37 floating in the air.
Next time you want to do something well, try training your 38 to help you. Perhaps a teacher or another instructor can help you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see 39 in what you 40 can do. Positive thinking and pictures created in your mind can help you win!
A．Therefore B．And C．But D．While
A．places B．prizes C．medals D．goals
A．place B．promise C．name D．prize
A．preparation B．picture C．plan D．work
A．same B．difference C．most D．best
A．minds B．thoughts C．bodies D．legs
A．important B．interesting C．possible D．correct
A．mostly B．almost D．nearly
A．success B．goals C．win D．failure
A．disadvantage B．advantage C．luck D．hope
A．fail C．win D．pass
A．ideas B．pictures C．thoughts D．movements
A．move B．drive C．jump D．place
A．think B．imagine C．hope D．wish
A．giving B．helping C．filling D．supporting
A．calm B．excited C．encouraged D．happy
A．fish B．bird C．cat D．horse
A．body B．mind C．thought D．imagination
A．improvement B．advantage C．chance D．winning
A．usually B．really C．possibly D．mostly
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 21 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 22 but a failure.”
After five years of 23 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best24 that could have happened to me. I 25 I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to26 that what people said about me was 27. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s28 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my29 and went to college. My first novel (小说)30 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the31 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 32 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of33 that job to write full time 34 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 35 was a working-class boy who’d 36 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 37 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 38 what does it mean? I39 wish all the people that have put me down had 40 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeeD．”
21．A．bright B．useless C．simple D．hopeful
22．A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
23．A．low B．poor C．good D．useful
24．A．support B．happiness C．surprise D．thing
25．A．admitted B．decided C．planned D．told
26．A．me B．them C．her D．it
27．A．wrong B．right C．stupid D．faulty
28．A．see B．know C．understand D．face
29．A．experiment B．practice C．writing D．composition
30．A．came on B．came in C．came out D．came back
31．A．day B．night C．month D．year
32．A．graduation B．pass C．degree D．success
33．A．giving in B．giving back C．giving out D．giving up
34．A．while B．if C．when D．or
35．A．there B．here C．it D．that
36．A．left B．attended C．changed D．graduated
37．A．tired B．calm C．nervous D．famous
38．A．And B．But C．However D．Well
39．A．just B．exactly C．so D．very
40．A．praised B．said C．answered D．advised
Tolerance: Respect the differences in others
You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place 36 you socialize and learn to get along with people. But this is 37 easy. What can you do 38 you just don’t like one of your classmates?
If you discover that you have problems39 your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the 40 to recognize and respect the 41 in others. We cannot change the way that other people act, 42 it is important to learn to live happily with them.
Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better 43 with each other. Getting to know someone 44help you understand why they do things 45 from you. It is important to remember that just because something is different does not mean that it is bad. 46teaches us to keep an even temper and open mind.
One thing to 47 is the old saying, “Treat others how you want 48”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is 49 to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate 50 it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to 51 who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you will be 52 of the differences in others and not try to make them change.
It is important to 53 tolerance because it will make everyone’s lives easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is a very 54 , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make 55.
36．A．which B．where C．that D．when
37．A．very B．often C．not always D．really
38．A．unless B．since C．because D．if
39．A．getting along with B．making apologies to
C．getting away from D．fleeing from
40．A．reflection B．benefit C．patience D．ability
41．A．characteristics B．thoughts C．consequence D．differences
42．A．so B．and C．but D．although
43．A．moods B．habits C．relationships D．feelings
44．A．must B．may C．should D．can
45．A．fortunately B．easily C．differently D．attentively
46．A．Patience B．Experience C．Tolerance D．kindness
47．A．keep in touch B．keep in mind C．keep up with D．keep to yourselves
48．A．to treat B．being treated C．to be treated D．to be treating
49．A．attractive B．important C．desperate D．fantastic
50．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
51．A．change B．remind C．promise D．decide
52．A．convenient B．respectful C．negative D．unselfish
53．A．ignore B．cancel C．prevent D．practice
54．A．diverse B．same C．individual D．apparent
55．A．no difference B．an effect C．an apology D．a difference
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A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项（共20个小题，每小题1分，满分20分）。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime (一角银币) left. He was hungry so he decided to 36 for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve (不知所措，慌张) when a lovely young woman opened the door. 37 a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 38 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I 39 you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught me never to accept 40 for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt 41 physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and 42 before this point. Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The 43 doctors were baffled (阻挡). They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists(专家) can be called in to study her 44 disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 45 , was called in for the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came __46__, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he 47 and went down through the hospital hall into her room. Dressed 48 his doctor’s gown (罩衣) he went in to see her. He recognized(辨认) her at once. He went back to the 49 room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special 50 to her case.
After a long struggle, the battle was 51 . Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval (批准). He looked at it and then 52 something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was 53 to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill 54 her attention. She read these words…
“Paid in (已缴)full with a glass of 55 .”
(Singed) Dr. Howard Kelly Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
36. A. search B. beg C. wait D. look
37. A. Because of B. In front of C. In case of D. Instead of
38. A. upset B. thirsty C. hungry D. sad
39. A. owe B. cost C. lend D. own
40. A. offer B. pay C. help D. thanks
41. A. quicker B. weaker C. stronger D. warmer
42. A. stop B. continue C. retire D. surrender
43. A. local B. poor C. kind D. cruel
44. A. common B. ordinary C. rare D. scarce
45. A. old B. famous C. unknown D. retired
46. A. from B. to C. into D. for
47. A. stood B. waited C. fell D. rose
48. A. onB. in C. with D. of
49. A. waiting B. treating C. information D. consultation
50. A. interest B. food C. attention D. effort
51. A. defeated B. won C. lost D. completed
52. A. changed B. left C. crossed D. wrote
53. A. excited B. afraid C. nervous D. surprised
54. A. caught B. called C. paid D. caused
55. A. water B. coffee C. milk D. ice cream
Once there lived a rich merchant(商人) and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor,36the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the 37persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with 38, whenever he saw the boots and shoes39. Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he 40knew how much wealth(财产) he had. He was always41over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness(不安) about his riches kept him 42. When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an 43riser. It continued all day and was a(n)44to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of 45 . He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an 46to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in47. Simply give the money.” The merchant 48the advice.
When the shoemaker49the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was 50to find shining coins. “I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought. “I will 51it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he52his neighbors as much as he could. His wife who had been the best 53to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to 54 to his work with diligence(勤劳). He could not sing merrily now. 55he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.
36．A．for B．therefore C．but D．however
37．A．poorest B．happiest C．richest D．shortest
38．A．smile B．sorrow C．sadness D．joy
39．A．being repaired B．repair C．to repair D．to be repaired
40．A．always B．completely C．hardly D．entirely
41．A．hiding B．counting C．calculating D．figuring
42．A．awake B．nervous C．frightened D．asleep
43．A．early B．happy C．noisy D．late
44．A．threat B．matter C．trouble D．alarm
45．A．sympathy B．understanding C．sleep D．treatment
46．A．end B．notice C．information D．stop
47．A．trouble B．need C．turn D．return
48．A．refused B．agreed C．asked D．followed
49．A．stole B．opened C．received D．closed/carried
50．A．excited B．amazed C．ashamed D．disappointed
51．A．throw B．keep C．give D．put
52．A．avoided B．thanked C．helped D．attract
53．A．companion B．fellow C．shoemaker D．merchant
54．A．tend B．turn C．attend D．come
55．A．Wherever B．Whatever C．Whenever D．However
A recent study shows that gossip（流言蜚语）is more powerful than truth．It suggests people believe what they hear through the grapevine(小道消息)__36__they have evidence to the contrary．
Researchers, __37__students using a computer game, also found gossip played an important role when people __38__ decisions．"We show that gossip has a strong __39__, even when people have __40__ to the original information as well as gossip about the same information．Thus, it is __41__ that gossip has a strong controlling potential," said Ralf Sommerfeld, who led the study．
In the study, the researchers __42__ the students money and allowed them to give it to others in a series of rounds．The students also wrote __43__ about how others played the game that everyone could review．Students tended to give __44__ money to people described as “scrooges (吝啬鬼)” and more to those described as “__45__ players”．“People only believed the gossip, not the past decisions," Sommerfeld said in a telephone interview．
The researchers then took the game a step_46_and showed the students the actual decisions people had made．But they also supplied false gossip that contradicted that __47_．In these cases, the students_48_ their decisions to award money on the gossip, __49__ the hard evidence．
“If you know what the people did, you should care, but they still __50__ what others said,” Sommerfeld said．Researchers have __51__ used similar games to study how people cooperate and the __52__ of gossip in groups．Scientists define gossip __53__ social information spread about a person who is not __54__．In evolutionary terms, gossip can be an important tool for people to __55__ information about others' reputations or find the way through social networks at work and in their everyday lives．
36．A．in case B．for fear that C．as if D．even if
37．A．testing B．checking C．examining D．experimenting
38．A．draw B．make C．reach D．conclude
39．A．impression B．difference C．influence D．function
40．A．access B．entrance C．charge D．communication
41．A．curious B．serious C．obvious D．worth
42．A．impressed B．asked C．showed D．gave
43．A．articles B．notes C．dairies D．letters
44．A．less B．more C．fewer D．much
45．A．general B．mean C．generous D．outgoing
46．A．away B．forward C．ahead D．further
47．A．existence B．evidence C．confidence D．dependence
48．A．based B．put C．focused D．passed
49．A．more than B．less than C．rather than D．other than
50．A．referred to B．listened to C．turned to D．stuck to
51．A．soon B．presently C．far D．long
52．A．strength B．energy C．effect D．force
53．A．as B．for C．to D．by
54．A．absent B．present C．gone D．missing
55．A．achieve B．earn C．acquire D．win