Question

Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to  【1】 a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it  【2】 in 1954．Within one year, 37 runners  【3】 the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．

What happens if you put an animal in a  【4】? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You  【5】．If an animal who has not learned swimming could  【6】 by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not．

These  【7】 show the power of beliefs．There is no other more  【8】 force in directing human behavior than belief．Our beliefs have the power to  【9】 and to destroy．

In a way it is our beliefs that determine how much we’ll be able to  【10】 our potential．So pay attention to some of your  【11】．Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you？Do you believe life is full of  【12】？

Belief is not  【13】, however．It’s nothing but the generalization of a past incident．As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be 【14】．To change certain behavior, identify the beliefs associated with it．Change those beliefs and a new pattern is  【15】 created．

1.                A．run            B．walk           C．swim D．jog

 

2.                A．right           B．wrong          C．fake D．true

 

3.                A．broke          B．built           C．faced D．lowered

 

4.                A．cage           B．desert          C．forest    D．pond

 

5.                A．drown         B．swim           C．float D．sink

 

6.                A．struggle        B．escape         C．drown    D．leave

 

7.                A．samples        B．cases           C．situations D．periods

 

8.                A．terrible         B．reasonable      C．considerable   D．powerful

 

9.                A．damage        B．provide         C．create    D．withdraw

 

10.               A．access         B．realize         C．show D．perform

 

11.               A．problems       B．beliefs         C．possibilities D．subjects

 

12.               A．surprises       B．choices         C．problems  D．possibilities

 

13.               A．beautiful       B．changeable      C．strong D．mysterious

 

14.               A．safe           B．rude           C．merciless  D．dangerous

 

15.               A．occasionally     B．immediately     C．accidentally    D．automatically

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.D

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文的主要内容是，信念有着强大的力量，它可以创造也可以毁坏。

1. 根据Within one year, 37 runners broke the belief barrier．故选A。

2.根据Within one year, 37 runners broke the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．故选B。

3.这里想表达37名运动员打破了信念的障碍，broke打破 built 建造 faced 面对 lowered减少，故选A。

4. 根据Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．可知这里想说如果把一只动物放在池塘里，pond池塘，故选D。

5. 根据Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not，故选A

6.根据Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not．可知这里想说如果一个没有学过游泳的动物可以通过游泳逃脱，escape 逃脱，故选B。

7. 这里想说这些事例展示了信念的力量，samples 样品 cases 事例 situations情况periods时期，故选B。

8.根据These cases  show the power of beliefs，故选D。

9.根据to destroy，故选C。

10.这里想说意识到我们自己的潜能，realize意识到，故选B。

11.根据In a way it is our beliefs that determine how much we’ll be able to realize  our potential，故选B。

12. 这里想表达你认为生活充满问题，problems 问题，故选C。

13.根据however．It’s nothing but the generalization of a past incident．可知这里想说信念并不神秘，mysterious神秘的，故选D。

14. 根据As a kid, if a dog bit you,可知这里想说你相信所有的狗都是危险的，dangerous危险的，故选D。

15.这里想表达自动地形成，occasionally偶尔 immediately 立即 accidentally 偶然地 automatically自动地，故选D。

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