How many times have you been discouraged by obstacles and difficulties? Most of the time, we think that there is some sort of outside force that prevents us from being happy． Well, the truth is －that“ force" you are thinking of is actually your ．
Yes, your own attitude is may prevent you from achieving fulfillment（成就感）． Although the heart is the lifeline of the body, _ , the brain actually affects your entire being． If you tell yourself that you are not good enough, then eventually, the body does the same． Knowing this, you must condition your consciousness into thinkingthat you can have a fulfilling life．
People around you may sometimes tell you that you cannot do certain things, but who are they to your life journey? If you tell yourself that people often pull you down in an effort to bring you to their （low） level, then you a small victory． Take that the ones who say that you can never be successful are the ones who are in their own lives． Those losers are not supposed to spoil your life． You are only what you yourself to be．
Learning to believe in yourself is overcoming ．Many people are afraid of trying because they are afraid of failing．Remember the _, and then being able to overcome it is a victory in itself． So you create a strong belief in yourself． your limits, ever if that means more , and condition your spirit into realizing that all these help you achieve your true strength as a person．Once you learn this, you will quickly find that you are able to do much more than you even that you could．
The single most important to becoming successful in any area of your life comes clown to the way you think． Spend time every day feeding your mind with powerful education, mindset（思维模式）and knowledge and find other successful people to see what they did that you can start to ．
A．naturally B．willingly C．unbelievably D．accidentally
A．positive B．interesting C．negative D．optimistic
A．body B．mind C．heart D．life
A．which B．that C．what D．why
A．on the other hand B．on the contrary C．as a result D．in a word
A．carefully B．rudely C．gently D．unconsciously
A．meanwhile B．otherwise C．seldom D．therefore
A．continue B．break C．plan D．strike
A．decline B．achieve C．expect D．miss
A．charge B．control C．part D．note
A．unfortunate B．unsuccessful C．unimportant D．unrealistic
A．allow B．make C．force D．object
A．shame B．mistake C．crisis D．fear
A．punishment B．story C．failure D．assessment
A．Lower B．Establish C．Challenge D．Follow
A．defeats B．admiration C．inspiration D．findings
A．victories B．falls C．experience D．doubts
A．broadcast B．imagined C．sentenced D．caught
A．lesson B．similarity C．shelter D．key
A．model B．submit C．share D．interview
三、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
A 37 thing happened 38 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __39_ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my 40 stopped. It was out of gas on a 41 road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone 42 could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 43 I finally found a house near the __44__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __45_. She said, “I’ve been __46__ for you here for a long time. Come in. 47 is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 48 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 49 tea,” said she.
I quickly 50 that my car was out of 51 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 52 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 53 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I 54 .
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 55 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 56 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
37. A. happy B. strange C. common D. bad
38. A. on B. in C. upon D. to
39. A. and B. so C. but D. that
40. A. car B. bus C. bike D. truck
41. A. narrow B. lonely C. crowded D. busy
42. A. what B. whom C. who D. how
43. A. before B. after C. while D. as
44. A. street B. path C. way D. road
45. A. came B. answered C. opened D. appeared
46. A. asking B. looking C. calling D. waiting
47. A. Gas B. Coffee C. Tea D. Lunch
48. A. consider B. understand C. accept D. think
49. A. like B. love C. used to like D. liking
50. A. answered B. explained C. refused D. promised
51. A. gas B. tea C. strength D. energy
52. A. calling B. call C. to call D. called
53. A. until B. before C. since D. when
54. A.could B.can C. would D. wanted
55. A. accident B. incident C. experience D. surprise
56. A.hit B. injury C. hurt D. frighten
基础训练篇（16）
We must have water to live. __ 1________the water we use is clean and fresh, it will make us ill. The animals __ 2________ (live) in and around lakes and rivers must also have clean water. Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water. The clear, blue water found by the first American settlers has changed. Many of our water sources are now __ 3________. They are filled __ 4________ dirt and waste which cannot be cleaned out. In many places, water is not safe for us to use.
Lake Erie was __ 5________ a beautiful lake. Now it has been called “a dying lake”. Waste from nearby homes and factories has been dumped into __ 6________. Fish can no longer live in much of its polluted water. George Washington once called the Potomac “__ 7________ finest river in the world”. Now its water is no longer blue. Instead, it is soupy green. Suds(肥皂泡沫), from detergents（洗涤剂；洗衣粉） used to wash clothes, often cover the water of our rivers.
Water cannot __8___________(make) in a factory. Once water is polluted, it is __ 9________ to make it clean and safe again. We must learn to take care of the water __ 10_______ we now have.
基础训练篇（15）
As well as reaching the right audience with the right technique, advertisers must also place their ads in the right medium. Obviously, cost will play __(1)______ big part in this decision. Television adverts are expensive to make __(2)_____to show. You have to be a big corporation with a big budget to afford television ads. Advertisements in newspapers, on the other hand, are __(3)______cheaper.
As well as worrying about the expense, advertisers must also consider _____(4)_ media are most appropriate for their product and which their target audience is most likely to see or hear. __(5)_______most cars have radios, ads broadcast via radio can reach a lot of drivers very __(6)______(easy). For this reason, ______(7)_would be appropriate to use radio to advertise goods and services relating to cars. _(8)______, it would be no use __(9)_ _____(advertise) products on radio if the ad relies on visual effects. Television adverts are great for generating emotional responses to a product, but magazines and newspapers can have __(10)_ ____details.
基础训练篇（14）
Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it __1_____________(consider) an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very __2______________ (health) thing to do. Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us, __3__________(be) a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go 4 _____ this. A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some __5__ ______ (surprise) conclusions.
Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes __6____intellectual growth. It also improves 7____ (concentrate), attention span, and the ability to get 8 ____ with others. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured 9 __ __ as an inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears 10 their daydreams came true. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: “hold a picture of yourself… in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself vividly as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible.
基础训练篇（12）
We all know that computers have played and (1)__________ play a very important part (2)___________ various fields.
In personal lives, computers can do lots of work. It can carry (3)___________ people’s instructions. In agriculture, computers are used (4)_____________ control the (5)__________(grow) conditions of vegetables and other plants. In transportation(交通运输), computers can work out the best distance (6)__________ trains and operate the trains instead (7)____________ human beings. In the fields of education, health and scientific research, computers are important, (8)___________. People use them to store information (9)______________ records.
Because of the computers, life is easier and (10)________ convenient for people.