第二节 完形填空(共20小题， 每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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 other 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 to themselves over and over, “I know I can do this,” often find they have the ____30___to win. On the other hand, people often ___31___, who think, “I can’t win.

　 One procedure 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. 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 wanted to do something well, try training your ___38___ to help you. Perhaps a teacher or other 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!

21.A.Therefore　　　 　B. And　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　 D. While

22.A.places　　　　　 B. prizes　　　　　 C. medals　　　 D. goals

23.A. place　　　　　 B. promise　　　　 C. name　　　　 D. prize

24.A. preparation　　 　B. picture　　　　 　C. plan　　 　　　D. working

25.A.same　　　　　 　B. difference　　　　 C. most　　　　 D. best

26.A. mind　　　　　 　B. thought　　　　 C. bodies　　　　 D. legs

27.A. important　　　 B. interesting　　　 C. possible　　 　D. correct

28.A. mostly　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　 C. partly　　　 　D. nearly

29.A. success　　　　 B. goals　　　　　　 C. win　　　　 　D. failure

30.A. disadvantage　　 B. advantage　　　　 C. luck　　　　 D. hope

31.A. fail　　　　　　 B. succeed　　　　 C. win 　　　　　D. pass

32.A. ideas　　　　 　B. pictures　　　　 C. thoughts　　 　D. movements

33.A. move　　　　　 B. step　　　　　　 C. jump　　　　 D. place

34.A. think　　　　　 B. imagine　　　　　 C. hope　　　　 D. wish

35.A. giving　　　　 B. helping　　　　 　C. filling　　　 D. supporting

36.A. calm　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　 C. encouraged　 　D. happy

37.A. fish　　　　　 B. bird　　　　　　 C. cat　　　　 　D. horse

38.A. body　　　　 　B. mind　　　　　 　C. thoughts　 　D. imagination

39.A. improvement　　 B. advantage　　　 C. chance　　 　D. winning

40.A. usually　　　　 B. really　　　　　 C. possibly　　 　D. mostly

20. If he ___ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.

　 A. laid　 B. lay　 C. had lain　 D. had laid

19. The country life he was used to ______ greatly since 1992.

　 A. change　 B. has changed　　 C. changing　 D. have changed

18. Something is wrong with the window; it ____ not open.

　 A. shall　 　B. may 　　C. will　 　　D. can

17. This year an increased number of drivers _____ for speeding.

　 A. have punished　 　　　B. have been punished　

C. has punished　 　　　D. has been punished

16. -Have your working conditions improved?

　 -No, ______ than before, I’m afraid.

　 A. no better　 B. a little better　 C. not worse　 D. no worse