A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work..
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is 36 because he doesn’t understand how to make 37 use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their 38 .
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real 39 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for 40 . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. 41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will 42 his belief in his incompetence（无能）in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 43 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44 in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not 45 too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents 46 the idea. He 47 their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to 48 . Then, he was very poor at math, 49 as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which 50 of the other students had been able to solve. He 51 in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at 52 .
Alder now 53 with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it 54 , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 55 himself as well as others by his ability.
A．clever B．shy C．useless D．stupid
A．big B．full C．high D．great
A．age B．ability C．brain D．knowledge
A．decision B．plan C．effort D．promise
A．work B．study C．improvement D．success
A．Truly B．Really C．However D．Therefore
A．lead to B．strengthen C．improve D．get rid of
A．an experience B．an example C．a thought D．a story
A．state B．mind C．start D．ending
A．blame B．expect C．get D．win
A．developed B．organized C．discovered D．found
A．broke B．refused C．doubted D．accepted
A．manage B．argue C．try D．act
A．only B．almost C．just D．then
A．none B．all C．some D．most
A．broke B．succeeded C．failed D．believed
A．physics B．medicine C．English D．math
A．studies B．works C．plays D．graduates
A．early B．deeply C．later D．simply
A．discourage B．love C．surprise D．disappoint
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s __1__, she said she would go. This __2__ be the first time that his classmates and teacher __3__ his mother and he felt __4__ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that __5__ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to __6__ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were __7__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __ 8__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬) and __9 __ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __10__of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked __11__, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “__12__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was __13__ afraid to go in because the fire was __14__，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __15__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __16__ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be __17__, but to this day, I have never __18__ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great __19__ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand __20__ for the rest of the day.
1. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
2. A. would B. could C. shouldD. must
3. A. noticed B. greeted C. acceptedD. met
4. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraidD. tired
5. A. included B. passedC. covered D. shaded
6. A. talk about B. think aboutC. care about D. hear about
7. A. impressedB. surprisedC. excited D. comforted
8. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way ofD. in spite of
9. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
10. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
11. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
12. A. As B. When C. Since D. While
13. A. so B. muchC. quite D. too
14. A. out of control B. under controlC. in control D. over control
15. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senselessD. useless
16. A. pointed B. showed C. wipedD. touched
17. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
18. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
19. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride
20. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) ___1___ injury. I had ___2___ whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, ___3___ for the 3,000-meter run.
“Ready … set …” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed ___4___ me. I felt ___5___ as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest ___6___ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps (圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should ___7___,” I thought as I moved on. ___8___, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran ___9___ and decided not to ___10___ in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, ___11___ my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer— ___12___ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and ___13___, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.” I was leaving ___14___ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just ___15___ a race!” I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”
Suddenly I regained ___16___. I decided to ___17___ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always ___18___ in medals and victories, but in the ___19___ we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, ___20___ the people who don’t give up when they lose.
1. A. slighterB. worse C. earlier D. heavier
2. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted
3. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty
4. A. from behind B. ahead of C. next toD. close to
5. A. ashamedB. astonishedC. excitedD. frightened
6. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise
7. A. slow down B. drop out C. go onD. speed up
8. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
9. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance
10. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend
11. A. even if B. only ifC. unless D. until
12. A. weaker B. longer C. lowerD. louder
13. A. well enough B. sure enough
C. surprisingly enoughD. strangely enough
14. A. while B. when C. as D. since
15. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost
16. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience
17. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with
18. A. measuredB. praised C. testedD. increased
19. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseasesD. tiredness
20. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
In Renee Smith's classroom, attendance is up, trips to the headmaster's office are down and students are handing in assignments on time. The Springfield High School teacher says she has seen great ___11___ since adding a few new students to her class – five Labrador puppies and their father.
The seven ___12___ students in Smith's class have a history of discipline ___13___. But since they've started teaching the dogs obedience (顺从), their own ___14___ has improved. A dog trainer Chuck Reynolds ___15___ the students a new trick each week that they then work on with the puppies. At night, the dogs go home with the staff members who have raised them. They get dropped off in the morning, ___16___ a parent would take a child to day care.
Smith said she came up with the idea when her dog had puppies and she saw how ___17___ her own children responded to them. She consulted with school psychologist Kristin Edinger, ___18___ they took the idea-- along with letters from students ___19___the programme -- to the school board. A pet therapist said, "What you are trying to teach is ___20___ and that there are consequences for the decisions you make."
11. A. promotion B. progress C. disturbance D. disappointment
12. A. human B. dog C. new D. Labrador
13. A. problems B. questions C. issues D. troubles
14. A. habit B. attitude C. action D. behaviour
15. A. guides B. teaches C. permits D. aids
16. A. such as B. much as C. so that D. even if
17. A. well B. quickly C. poorly D. carelessly
18. A. but B. so C. and D. because
19. A. revising B. describing C. opposingD. supporting
20. A. self-criticism B. self-respect
C. self-control D. self-importance
People wear hats for three main reasons: protection, communication, and decoration.
Protection. People first began to wear hats to ___1___ themselves from the climate. In hot, sunny climates, wide-edged hats provide ___2___ from the sun. In cold climates, people often wear wool hats. In some regions, people wear a variety of protective hats, ___3___ the season. They may wear a wool hat in winter, a rain hat in spring or fall, and a wide-edged hat in summer. Hats also provide protection in certain ___4___. Construction workers, football players, military personnel, and people in many other fields wear metal or plastic helmets(头盔)for protection from ___5___.
Communication. Hats can communicate various things about the people who wear them. The hats of coal miners, cowboys and firemen indicate the wearer's ___6___. Students may wear a mortarboard (学位帽) to show they are graduating from high school or college.
Decoration. Most people wear a hat that they believe makes them look attractive, ___7___ the hat's main purpose may be protection or communication. Many protective hats are attractive and stylish. Even the caps of police officers and military personnel are designed to ___8___ the wearer's appearance. Certain decorative hats are worn as a (n) ___9___. In Scotland, for example, people wear a cap called a tam-o'-shanter that is part of their national costume (服装). Many people change their style of hat from time to time because they feel more ___10___ when keeping up with the latest fashion.
1. A. defend B. protect C. prevent D. hide
2. A. shade B. shadow C. security D. cover
3. A. resulting fromB. basing upon
C. relating to D. depending on
4. A. seasons B. climates C. activities D. communities
5. A. injury B. destruction C. harm D. pollution
6. A. experience B. occupationC. personality D. education
7. A. as B. unlessC. though D. because
8. A. change B. increase C. display D. improve
9. A. traditionB. label C. honour D. fashion
10. A. sociable B. informal C. attractive D. noble
The birthrate in Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.
Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, 11cash encouragement, some women just don’t want to be 12holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the 13___ if men and women share the burden of having children,” says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. 14Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a(n) 15 _ day off work.
Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers 16to give young women the permanent jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave (产假). In January, Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months’ paid leave, with a warming: use it or 17it.
Kindlund admits that men are under 18to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It’s not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,” he says. “But it’s good for the father and for the child if they can 19 a relationship.”
In Norway, a(n) 20policy has worked wonders. 70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1.85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.
11. A. is spite of B. at the cost of
C. in addition to D. due to
12. A. sent B. left C. caught D. seen
13. A. birthrate B. income C. health D. spirit
14. A. Just as B. Only if C. Even though D. Now that
15. A. one B. mere C. only D. single
16. A. willing B. reluctant C. likely D. unable
17. A. reserve B. misuse C. ignore D. lose
18. A. discussion B. attack C. control D. pressure
19. A. make out B. add up C. build up D. set aside
20. A. impersonal B. similar C. severe D. global