完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work.

　　He may have the 1 that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the 2 of his mental faculties (官能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of 3 anything new because of their age.

　　A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 4 , because he feels that it 5 be useless, he won't go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won't work his hardest, even though he may 6 he is doing so. He is 7 likely to fail, and the failure will 8 his belief in his incompetence (无能).

　　Alfred 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 also 13 the idea. He accepted 14 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 15 , and was very poor at maths, 16 as they expected.

　　One day he worked out a problem which 17 of the other students had been able to solve.

　　Adler 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．

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A．belief　　　　　　B．way

C．fact　　　　　　　D．condition

2．

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A．biggest　　　　　　B．most

C．highest　　　　　　D．deepest

3．

[　　]

A．teaching　　　　　　B．learning

C．accepting　　　　　　D．using

4．

[　　]

A．decision　　　　　　B．success

C．effort　　　　　　　D．trouble

5．

[　　]

A．would　　　　　　B．should

C．must　　　　　　　D．could

6．

[　　]

A．forget　　　　　　B．think

C．guess　　　　　　D．understand

7．

[　　]

A．truly　　　　　　　B．really

C．however　　　　　　D．therefore

8．

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A．lead to　　　　　　　B．strengthen

C．increase　　　　　　D．add to

9．

[　　]

A．an experience　　　　　　B．an example

C．a thought　　　　　　　　D．a story

10．

[　　]

A．state　　　　　　B．mind

C．start　　　　　　D．ending

11．

[　　]

A．classmates　　　　　　B．friends

C．neighbors　　　　　　D．parents

12．

[　　]

A．blame　　　　　　B．expect

C．get　　　　　　　D．win

13．

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A．developed　　　　　　B．organized

C．discovered　　　　　　D．found

14．

[　　]

A．his　　　　　　B．her

C．its　　　　　　D．their

15．

[　　]

A．manage　　　　　　B．succeed

C．try　　　　　　　　D．act

16．

[　　]

A．only　　　　　　B．almost

C．just　　　　　　D．then

17．

[　　]

A．none　　　　　　B．all

C．many　　　　　　D．most

18．

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A．lived　　　　　　 B．worked

C．played　　　　　　D．graduated

19．

[　　]

A．lessons　　　　　　B．medicine

C．subjects　　　　　　D．maths

20．

[　　]

A．encourage　　　　　　B．love

C．astonish　　　　　　　D．disappoint

　 Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man.

　 The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy?” “I stole a small radio one day after lessons,” Tom said. The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!”

Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!” “Why can’t you?” said the older man. “Are you afraid?” “No,” said Tom, “I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”

1. Tom was taken to the police station ________.

A . by mistake　 B. to see another thief　 C. as a thief　 D. on business

2. Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom ?

A.     Because Tom lied to him　　　　

B.     Because Tom was only a student.

C.     Because he didn’t think a small radio was worth stealing

　　 D. Because he thought Tom was too young to be a thief.

3. From what Tom said, we can draw the conclusion(得出结论) that _________.

A.     He would go on stealing after he was set free.　　

B.     He must have been taught while stealing

C.     He wasn’t planning to steal from a bank

D.     He would never be out of prison again

4. Having heard what the older man said, Tom thought carefully about_______.

A. his lessons　　　　　　　　 B. how to be a famous man

C. stealing something worth a lot　 D. the plan to steal from a bank

5. Tom couldn’t steal from a bank because ______

A. he was afraid of being put into prison

B. he wouldn’t have time to do that though he dared to

C. he wanted to be a good student

D. he did not believe in the older man

 

2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points in another game.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, "When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy." He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. "I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games," he said.Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
【小题1】 Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.

A．22

B．23

C．24

D．26

【小题2】 Yao Ming said that _____.

A．playing in the NBA was difficult

B．it was hard to watch NBA games on TV

C．he was an NBA star

D．it was boring to play basketball

【小题3】 From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ________.

A．will work hard for his team

B．made the highest score in his first NBA game

C．can't understand his teammates

D．teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

【小题4】 The passage is probably ______.

A．an advertisement	B．a notice
C．a news report	D．an instruction

2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points (得分)in another game.

Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.

Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge（挑战）, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.

　A. 22　　　 　B.23　　　　C.24　　　　D.26

Yao Ming said that _____.

A. playing in the NBA was difficult   

B. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV

C. he was an NBA star　　 　　      

D. it was boring to play basketball

From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ________.

A. will work hard for his team　  

B. made the highest score in his first NBA game

C. can't understand his teammates 

D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

The passage is probably ______.

　A. an advertisement　  B. a notice   C. a news report　   D. an instruction

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The Musical Heart

　　This is the story of a small boy, who lived a long time ago in Germany . His name was George Frederick Handle .

　　As a very young boy, he loved music most. But his father didn't allow him to play any music.

　　Then one day he waited until he was all alone at home. Quickly he ran to his hiding place, he and a friend carried a small piano into the house. He decided to put it in his hiding place. There no one could see it.

　　That night, when everyone else wag asleep, he went to his hiding place. The moon was shining through a broken window. He sat on a box and began to play the piano. At that moment he knew he could only be happy playing music the rest of his life.

　　He played on and on, and he filled his house with his music. “George!” cried his father, “What are you doing? Stop that playing now! ”

　　The music stopped. George had tears in his eyes. Then he turned to his father and said, “Papa, you must understand I love music. It is my whole life.”

　　“Now listen to me, you foolish boy,” said Mr. Handle, “I want you to be a rich man. I want you to work hard. 1 don't want you to be a poor man all your life. You must leave music and become a doctor. Don't let me see you at the piano again.”

　　One day George found his way to church. He went straight to the organ(管风琴)and began to play it . He was only seven years old then. The story of his music spread in his town.

　　When the Duke heard the story, he said, “This boy must have the best music teacher. ” So George began to take music lessons.

　　George's teacher was very good. He taught George well and helped him write his own music. George became famous when he was eleven years old. Now his music is played all over the world.

1．Why didn't George listen to his father?

[　　]

A．He deeply loved music .

B．He didn't think his father was right.

C．He didn't want to go to school.

D．Music could make him rich.

2．What did George's father want him to be?

[　　]

A．A businessman.

B．A teacher.

C．A doctor.

D．A musician.

3．“Duke” is probably ________.

[　　]

A．a doctor

B．a nobleman

C．a good music teacher

D．a shop manager

4．The title “The Musical Heart” means ________.

[　　]

A．George began to play the piano when he was very young.

B．George played the piano pretty well .

C．George was a good music teacher.

D．George regarded music as his life and put his heart into it.