23. A. When　 　　　　　 B. As 　　　　　　　　　 C. While 　　　　　　 D. Since

22. A. quiz 　　　　　　　　 B. question 　　　　 C. problem 　　　　　　　 D. mystery

21. A. if　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. except 　　　　　 C. until 　　　　　　　 　　D. unless

20. A. let 　　　　　　　　　 B. challenge　 C. admit 　　 　　　　D. get

19. A. Because 　　　　 B. But 　　　　　　　　 C. What　 　　　　 D. While

18. A. immediately 　 B. properly 　　　　 C. accurately　 D. right

17. A. chance　 　　　　 B. strength 　　　　 C. ability 　　　　　 D. reason

16. A. means　 　　　　　 B. reflects 　 　　C. reads　 　　　　　 D. explains

30. A sound　　　　 B. voice　　　　　 C. noise　　　　 D. echo

答案　 21-25 ACBDB　　 26-30 ADBBC

[09年11月更新]

Passage 10

(贵州省高武中学2010届高三10月月考)

Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That _16___ two out of every three people simply don’t know the _17___ they already have to be successful when it’s _18___ there in their hands!_19 __if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can make you feel inferior(差的)unless you　 __20___ them.” A successful businessman says, “You can’t push anyone up a ladder __21__ he knows he can climb himself.”

Many of us have an image _22___, the image we have of ourselves. __23____one guy put it: “You can’t win a horse race if you think you look _24___on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to _25___ is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just __26___ your mind and you’ll change your life.

One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “__27___”. You know that people used to _28___ that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would　 _29___our circulation of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe so__30____thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you_31____

Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But_32___he did it, most people in the world didn’t think it was even _33__. Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly__34____all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll___35__do it.

29. A. astonished　　 B .annoyed　　　 C. disappointed　 D. excited