A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is 　1 because he doesn’t understand how to make the 　2 of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their　 3　 　.

A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 　 4 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for 　 5 , and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 　 6　 likely to fail, and the failure will 　 7　 his belief in his incompetence (无能).

Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 　 8　 　like this . When he was a small boy, he had a poor　 9　 in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not　 10　 too much of him. In his way, they two 　 11 　the idea. He accepted　 12 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless 　 13　 and was very poor at maths, 　14　 as they expected.

One day he worked at a problem which 15 of the other students had been able to solve.

Alder 　16 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 　17 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only 18 that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learnt 　 19 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may　 20 himself as well as others by his ability.

1.         A. clever　　　　 　 B. shy　　　　　 C. useless　　　 D. stupid

2.         A. biggest　　　 B. most　　　　　　 C. highest　　　 D. deepest

3.         A. ability　　　 　 B. age　　　　　 C. brain　　　　　　 D. knowledge

4.         A. decision　　　　 B. success　　　 C. effort 　　　　　 D. trouble

5.         A. work　　　　　　 B. study　　　　　　 C. improvement　　　 D. success

6.         A. truly　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　 C. however　　　 D. therefore

7.         A. lead to　　　 　 B. strengthen　　 　 C. increase　　　　 D. add to

8.         A. an experience 　 B. an example　　　 C. a thought　　　　 D. a story

9.         A. state　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　 C. start　 　　　　　 D. ending

10.     A. blame　　　　 　 B. expect 　　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. win

11.     A. developed 　　　 B. organized　　　　 C. discovered　　　 D. found

12.     A. his　　　　　 B. her　　　　　 C. its　　　　　 D. their

13.     A. managing　　　　 B. succeeding　　　 C. trying 　　　　　 D. acting

14.     A. only　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　 C. just　　　　　 　 D. then

15.     A. none　 　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　 C. no one　　　　 　 D. nobody

16.     A. gave　　　　　　 B. succeeded 　　　 C. failed　　　　 　 D. believed

17.     A. lived　　　　　　 B. worked　　　　 C. played　　　　 　 D. graduated

18.     A. made　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. expected　　　 　 D. proved

19.     A. early　　　　　　 B. deeply　　　　　 C. late　　　　　 　 D. simple

20.     A. encourage　　　　 B. love　　　　　　 C. astonish　　　 　 D. disappoint

 

One day a mother brought home a small 　26 and gave it to her little girl on her birthday. She told her little girl that the jar was 　27 , and that she could write to her mommy about anything in the world and then put it in the jar. And　 28　 , in its place, there would be a 　 29　 for her. Soon the jar became a special part of their lives.

　　　 The little girl loved to get　 30 from her mommy. They always told her how 31　　 she was. Sometimes, too, there would be a little 　 32 　　　 in the jar with a note telling her how　 33　 her mommy was of her. She　 34　 all of her mommy’s letters in a pretty box by her bed.

　　　 The mother 　 35 　　　 each of her little girl's letters, too. As the years went by, that little girl 36 　　 into a young lady and then got married and started a 　　 37　 of her own. For the first time, the jar sat　 38 . The mother dusted the jar every day and sometimes looked inside,　 39 　 sadly that the magic jar years had to end.

　　　 One day the young lady came to 40 her mother. She went straight to her mother's room, opened the chest at the end of her bed, and found what she was looking for. She 41 a piece of paper and put it in the jar, and 42 it to her mother. The mother opened the magic jar and there was that note from so long ago, "You're going to be a 　 43　 !"

And when that baby boy was born months later, there was the jar 　44 in his nursery (育儿室) with a blue bow tied around it, and a note that read,"Magic jar years never 45 : they are always just beginning."

26. A. jar　　　 B. box　　　 C. bag　　　　 D. toy

27. A. worthy B . magic 　 C. beautiful　 D. cheap

28. A. thus 　 　　B. somewhat C. later 　　　 D. anyway

29. A. doll　　 B. candy　 　　 C. book　　 D. note

30. A. letters　 B. sweets　 　　 C. flowers 　 　　D. gifts

31. A. fat 　　 　　B. special 　　 　　C. ordinary 　 D. wise

32. A. air 　　 　　B. love 　 　　C. present　 D. money

33. A. ashamed　 B. afraid 　　　 　C. tired　 D. proud

34. A. kept　　 B. hid 　 　　 C. buried 　 D. forgot

35. A. marked　 　 B. treasured C. counted 　 D. numbered

36. A. developed 　 B. turned 　　 C. grew 　　 　　D. fell

37. A. business 　 B. factory　 C. shop 　 　　D. home

38. A. empty 　 B. straight 　　　 C. full 　　D. shining

39. A. judging 　　　 　 B. remembering 　　 C. realizing 　 D. knowing

40. A. treat　　　 B. award　　 　　　 C. visit 　　D. notice

41. A. designed　 B. cut 　 　　C. prepared 　 D. folded

42. A. handed　 B. fell 　　 　　C. posted 　　 　 D. sent

43. A. hero　　 B. grandma　 C. beginner　 D. mother

44. A. hanging　 B. placing 　　 C. sitting 　　　 　 D. lying

45. A. disappear B. sell 　　 　　C. break 　　　 　 D. end

China sent up Shenzhou V manned spaceship into space successfully, which shows science and technology________rapidly in China.

A. developed　 B. develops　 C. is developing D. has developed

 

Sometimes a person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him doing a good job. He may have the 1 that he is not able to do it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the 2 use of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may think that they are too old to 3 anything new because of their old age. A person who believes that he is unable will not make a real 4 , because he feels it 5 be useless. He won’t work with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work 6 . He is 7 likely to fail, and the failure will 8 his belief in his incompetence (无能)。 Adler, a famous doctor, had 9 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 10 in maths. His teacher told his 11 he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 12 too much of him. In this way, they too 13 the idea. He accepted 14 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 15 , and was even poorer at maths, 16 they expected. One day he worked out a problem which 17 of the other students had been able to solve. He succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now_18 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 　19 .He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 20 himself as well as others by his ability. 1. A. belief　　　　 B. way　　　 C. method　　　　 D. condition 2. A. biggest　　　 B. best　　　　　 C. highest　　　 D. deepest 3. A. teach　　　　 B. learn　　　　 C. accept　　　　　 D. use 4. A. decision　　　　　 B. success　 C. effort　　　　　 D. trouble 5. A. will　　　 　 B. should　　　　 C. must　　　　　　 D. can 6. A. well　　　 　 B. hard　　　　　 C. fast　　　　　　 D. carefully 7. A. truly　　　　 B. really　　　　 C. however　　　 D. therefore 8. A. change　　　　 B. strengthen 　 C. become　　　　 D. get rid of 9. A. an experience B. an example 　 C. an experiment　　 D. a story 10. A. interest　　　　 B. thought 　 C. beginning　　　　 D. ending 11. A. classmates　 B. friends　 　 C. neighbours　　　 D. parents 12 A. ask　　　　 　 B. expect　　 　 C. get　　　　　 D. win 13 A. developed　　 B. proposed　 　 C. discovered　　　 D. found 14. A. his　　　　　 B. her 　　　 　 C. its　　　　　 D. their 15. A. manage　　　 B. succeed 　 C. try 　　　　　　 D. act 16. A. though　　　 B. when　　　 　 C. as　　　　　　 D. because 17. A. none　　　　 B. all 　　　 　 C. many　　　　　　 D. most 18. A. lived　　　　 B. worked 　 C. played　　　　　 D. graduated 19. A. lessons　　　　　 B. studies　 　 C. jobs　　　　　　 D. maths 20. A. encourage 　 B. teach　　 　 C. astonish　　　　 D. admire

 

He has been called the "missing link." Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world - Mount Everest.

　　 He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The___1___of the Snowman has been around for___2___. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they___3___ this creature and called it the "Yeti," and they said that they had___4___caught Yetis on two occasions___5___none has ever been produced as evidence (证据).

　　 Over the years, the story of the Yetis has___6___. In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not ___7___the tracks of a monkey or bear and___8___that the Abominable Snowman might really___9___.

　　 Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were___10___footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than___11___ animal tracks, which had been made___12___as they melted (融化) and refroze in the snow. ___13___, in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was___14___and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, ___15___, no evidence has ever___16___been produced.

　　 These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman___17___. But if they ever___18___catching one, they may face a real___19 ___: Would they put it in a ___20___or give it a room in a hotel?

1. A. event　　　 　 B. story　　　　 C. adventure D. description　

2. A. centuries　 　　　 B. too long　　 C. some time　 　 D. many years

3. A. heard from　 B. cared for　 　 C. knew of　　 D. read about　

4. A. even　　　　 B. hardly　　 　 C. certainly　 D. probably　　　

5. A. as　　　　　 　 B. though　　　 C. when　　　 　 D. until　　　　　

6. A. developed 　　 B. changed　　 　 C. occurred　　 D. continued　　　

7. A. entirely　　 B. naturally　 　 C. clearly　　 D. simply　　　　

8. A. found　　　 　 B. declared　　 C. felt　　　 　 D. doubted　 　　

9. A. exist　　　　 B. escape　　 　 C. disappear　 D. return　　　　

10. A. clearer　　 B. more　　　　 　 C. possible　　 D. rare　　　　　　

11. A. huge　　　　 B. recent　　　 C. ordinary　　 D. frightening　　

12. A. strange　　 B. large　　　 　 C. deep　　　 　 D. rough　　　　

13. A. In the end　 B. Therefore　　 C. After all　　 D. However　　　

14. A. imagined　　 B. real　　　　 　 C. special　　 D. familiar　　　　

15. A. so　　　　 　 B. besides　　　 C. again　 　　 D. instead　　　　

16. A. rightly　　　 　 B. actually　　 C. normally　　 D. particularly　　

17. A. lightly　　　 　 B. jokingly　　 C. seriously　　 D. properly　　　

18. A. succeed in　 B. insist on　　 C. depend on D. join in　　　 　

19. A. decision　　 B. situation　　 C. subject　　　 D. problem　　　

20. A. zoo　　　　　 B. mountain　　 C. museum　　 　 D. laboratory