第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed．“I’m impatient．” “I’m always behind．” “I always put things 　36　 !” You’ve surely heard them．Maybe you’ve used them to describe 　37　 ．

These comments may come from stories about us that have been 　38　 　for years-often from 　39　 　childhood．These stories may have no 　40　 　in fact．But they can set low expectations for us．As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life．” How did these expectations 　41　 　my development? I was never 　42　 　to work on cars or be around　 43　 ．When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test．My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later, 　44　 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree．One of my professors, Dr．Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do．On the positive side, I 　45　　 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking．” On the 　46　 　side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills．”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills．I explained my life 　47　 　and told him about my 　48　 　performance on the Army test．Bob then asked, “　 49　 　is it that you can solve　 50　 　mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 　51　 　from some sort of genetic defect．I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 　52　 ．At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 　53　 　my belief that I was mechanically hopeless．And it wasn’t just the Army test, either．I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true．　 54　 　, if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 　55　 　we choose．

36．A．away 　　　　　　　　 B．off　　　　　　　　　　　 C．up 　　　　　　　　　　 D．down

37．A．them　　　　　　　　　 B．myself　　　　　　　　 C．yourself　　　　　　　 D．others

38．A．said　　　　　　　　　　 B．spoken　　　　　　　　 C．spread　　　　　　　　 D．repeated

39．A．as long as　　　　　　 B．as far back as　　　 C．as well as　　　　　　 D．as much as

40．A．basis　　　　　　　　　 B．plot　　　　　　　　　　 C．cause　　　　　　　　　 D．meaning

41．A．lead　　　　　　　　　　 B．improve　　　　　　　 C．affect　　　　　　　　　 D．change

42．A．encouraged 　　　　 B．demanded　　　　　　 C．hoped　　　　　　　　 D．agreed

43．A．means　　　　　　　　 B．tools　　　　　　　　　 C．facilities　　　　　　　 D．hammers

44．A．therefore　　　　　　 B．somehow　　　　　　 C．instead　　　　　　　　 D．however

45．A．settled　　　　　　　　 B．turned　　　　　　　　 C．took　　　　　　　　　　 D．got

46．A．passive　　　　　　　　 B．active　　　　　　　　　 C．negative　　　　　　　 D．subjective

47．A．experiences　　　　 B．trips　　　　　　　　　　 C．roads　　　　　　　　　 D．paths

48．A．unexpected　　　　　 B．poor　　　　　　　　　　 C．excellent　　　　　　　 D．average

49．A．When 　　　　　　　　 B．What　　　　　　　　　 C．How 　　　　　　　　 D．Why

50．A．complex　　　　　　　 B．advanced　　　　　　 C．common 　　　　　　 D．primary

51．A．arise　　　　　　　　　 B．separate　　　　　　　 C．suffer　　　　　　　　 D．come

52．A．believe　　　　　　　　 B．suspect　　　　　　　 C．adopt　　　　　　　　　 D．receive

53．A．weakening　　　　　 B．strengthening　　　 C．abandoning　　　　　 D．accepting

54．A．As a result　　　　　 B．At the same time　 C．In addition　　　　　 D．On the contrary

55．A．anything 　　　　　　 B．something　　　　　　 C．nothing　　　　　　　 D．all

35．Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from whose_______ the people are still suffering．

　　　 A．affect　　　　　　　　　 B．effects　　　　　　　　 C．affection 　　　　　　 D．efficiency

34．As the proverb goes, “Where there is a will, there is a way．” You can _______ more than you believe possible if you really set your mind on it．

　　　 A．accelerate　　　　　　 B．accumulate　　　　　 C．accomplish　　　　　 D．approve

33．As the president’s car appeared, the waiting crowds ______ loud cheers．

　　　 A．broke away 　　　　 B．broke down　　　　 C．broke into 　　　　　 D．broke out

32．The clerks were at work so ______ that nobody realized it was already lunch time．

　　　 A．accurately　　　　　 B．absently　　　　　　　 C．aggressively 　　　 D．attentively

31．After the new method is _______, a lot of money will be saved．

　　　 A．brought up 　　　　 B．brought down　　　 C．brought in 　　　　　 D．brought about