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.
16. A. means B. reflects C. reads D. explains 17. A. chance B. strength C. ability D. reason 18. A. immediately B. properly C. accurately D. right 19. A. Because B. But C. What D. While 20. A. let B. challenge C. admit D. get 21. A. if B. except C. until D. unless 22. A. quiz B. question C. problem D. mystery 23. A. When B. As C. While D. Since 24. A. curious B. good-looking C. serious D. funny 25. A. beat B. knock C. strike D. defend 26. A. settle B. bend C. change D. fix 27. A. I failed. B. Not me. C. Can I? D. I can‘t. 28. A. imagine B. think C. expect D. doubt 29. A. start B. help C. stop D. quit 30. A. silly B. empty C. reasonable D. terrible 31. A. try B. realize C. understand D. judge 32. A. after B. before C. since D. because 33. A. likely B. unbelievable C. possible D. impossible 34. A. workers B. runners C. competitors D. players 35. A. simply B. seldom C. never D. usually
答案 16-20 ACDBA 21-25 DCBDA 26-30 CDBCA 31-35 ABCBD
Passage 11
（贵州省回龙中学2010届高三10月月考）
Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burnt down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship __21_ into the ocean? If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without __22_the people in the film. The man who knows the __23__ is the ―special-effects‖ man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film __24__. He may be __25__ to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a __26_ effect which is much less exciting, though just as important to the success of the film. In a __27__ for one movie there was a big glass bowl __28__with water in which small fish __29__ swimming. The director of the movie__30__ the fish to stop swimming suddenly __31_ they seemed to stare at（盯着）an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. But fish suddenly __32__ be ordered to do anything. It was quite a __33_.
The special-effects man __34_ about this problem for a long time. The result was an idea for __35_ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. __36__he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be totally still（静止的）. Then he rapidly reduced the __37__ of electricity allowing the fish to be free. __38_ he got the humorous effect the director wanted. __39_in other parts of movie making there are those who have developed __40__ skill in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special-effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for work with ships and airplanes.
21. A. burned B. sank C. fell D. dropped 22. A. telling B. harming C. protecting D. organizing 23. A. reply B. question C. message D. secret 24. A. factory B. making C. field D. company 25. A. forced B. ordered C. allowed D. chosen 26. A. terrible B. ill C. good D. special 27. A. scene B. step C. stage D. room 28. A. covered B. asked C. filled D. fitted 29. A. liked B. enjoyed C. was D. were 30. A. hoped B. wanted C. decided D. designed 31. A. while B. since C. so that D. as long as 32. A. mustn‘t B. may not C. shouldn‘t D. can‘t 33. A. question B. failure C. problem D. disappointment 34. A. talked B. set C. quarreled D. thought 35. A. controlling B. operating C. driving D. lighting 36. A. As a result B. Immediately C. First D. Above all 37. A. price B. number C. amount D. speed 38. A. Even B. Thus C. Finally D. Actually 39. A. Like B. So C. As D. Yet 40. A. certain B. particular C. advanced D. careful
答案 21-25 BBDBB. 26-30 DACDB. 31-35 CDCDA. 36-40CCBCB
Passage 12
(河北省正定中学2010届高三摸底考试)
Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, 21-year-old Hu Yanbin, was born and grew up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a 21 that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the 22 boy‘s dream came true. His first album Adept with
Both Pen and Sword 23 in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to 24 a solo album in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan 25 at the same time. The album 26 him to become a popular star.
His success is not only because of his excellent singing 27 , but also because of his talent in song 28 .
Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin‘s 29 company tried to invite someone else to write several songs 30 him. None of them were as good as they‘d hoped. 31 Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs. 32 , everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to 33 them on his first album.
Some people would 34 this rising star with Jay Chou from Taiwan, but Hu says his
musical 35 is quite different from Jay Chou‘s, 36 he likes Jay Chou‘s music. With many music awards already in his 37 , Hu Yanbin seems to be 38 up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don‘t like him and say 39 things about him, he says that it doesn‘t 40 him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.
21. A. hope B. dream C. achievement D. wish 22. A. clever B. talented C. determined D. fearless 23. A. came up B. came over C. came about D. came out 24. A. realize B. dismiss C. release D. gain 25. A. even B. all C. still D. yet 26. A. wanted B. expected C. desired D helped 27. A. skills B. ideas C. means D. methods 28. A. playing B. making C. writing D. feeling
29. A. concert B. record C. music D. performance 30. A. to B. about C. with D. for 31. A. But B. And C. Thus D. Then 32. A. To his surprise B. In a word C. To be honest D. In reality
33. A. take B. include C. contain D. seize 34. A. praise B. provide C. compare D. cheer 35. A. ability B. taste C. form D. style
36. A. as though B even though C in case D now that 37. A. pockets B. mind C. sight D. heart 38. A. keeping B. coming C. catching D. doing 39. A. nice B. strange C. some D. bad 40. A. bother B. mind C. care D. ruin 答案 21-25 BBDCB 26-30 DACBD 31-35 DABCD 36-40 BACDA
Passage 13
(江苏省南京市金陵中学2010届高三10月月考)
Much meaning can be conveyed with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of 36 ? In a bus you may look at a 37 , but not too long. And if he is 38 that he is being stared at, he may feel 39 .
The same is in 40 life. If you are looked at for more than 41 , you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is 42 wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other‘s 43 at you that way.
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and 44 . But things are different when it 45 to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a Woman for more than 10 seconds and 46 to avert(移开) his gaze, his intentions are 47 , that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is 48 her. 49 , the normal eye contact for two people 50 in a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener 51 , in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking about, to tell him that he is attentive. If a speaker looks at you
continuously when speaking, 52 he tries to dominate(控制) you, you will feel embarrassing.
In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to 53 only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that 54 cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific 55 . 36．A．experience B．thought C．feeling D．attitude 37．A．conductor B．driver C．tourist D．stranger 38．A．looking B．sensing C．telling D．deciding 39．A．interested B．stupid C．uncomfortable D．angry 40．A．social B．daily C．family D．school 41．A．friendly B．authentic C．special D．necessary 42．A．anything B．somewhere C．nothing D．anywhere 43．A．interest B．stare C．appreciation D．notice 44．A．attentive B．positive C．aggressive D．active 45．A．comes B．hopes C．tries D．seems 46．A．starts B．refuses C．manages D．aims 47．A．dirty B．unhealthy C．obvious D．unfair 48．A．admiring B．enjoying C．cheating D．selecting 49．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Altogether D．However 50．A．engaged B．attracted C．trapped D．invited 51．A．all the time B．from time to time C．all the way D．back and forth 52．A．in case B．as if C．even though D．so that 53．A．mothers B．children C．lovers D．teachers 54．A．looks B．eyes C．smiles D．words 55．A．situation B．circumstance C．environment D．condition 答案 36—40 ADBCB 41—45 DABCA 46—50 BCADA 51—55 BBCDA
Passage 14
（贵州省遵义十七中2010届高三第三次月考）
When I was small, my grandmother died and I couldn‘t understand why I had no tears. 21 that night when my dad tried to 22 , my laugh turned into crying.
So it came as no 23 to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the 24 . Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that 25 does crying.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce 26 is important to our emotional（情绪的）health, and crying as the study shows that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men feel 27 after crying.
28 , tears attract help from other people. Researchers 29 that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more 30 to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to 31 our emotions better; 32 we don‘t even know we‘re very sad 33 we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can 34 them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of 35 , pain or suffering — can be 36 for physical health. 37 have shown that too much control of emotions can 38 high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, 39 will certainly not ask you to cry. But when y9ou feel like crying, don‘t 40
it. It‘s a natural-and-healthy-emotional response.
21. A. And B. So C. As 22. A. wake me up B. cheer me up C. call me up 23. A. gain B. surprise C. pain 24. A. brain B. lip C. memory 25. A. it B. either C. so 26. A. pleasure B. weight C. words 27. A. better B. worse C. healthy 28. A. Instead B. However C. Besides 29. A. expect B. agree C. suggest 30. A. interested B. exciting C. unwilling 31. A. understand B. offer C. start 32. A. gradually B. regularly C. sometimes 33. A. if B. because C. since 34. A. begin with B. end up with C. fill up with 35. A anger B. hunger C. happiness 36. A. good B. bad C. difficult 37. A. Books B. Newspapers C. Studies 38. A. turn to B. stick to C. relate to 39. A. parents B. doctors C. scientists 40. A. fight B. accept C. strike 答案 21-25 DBBAC 26-30 DACBD 31-35 ACCDA
D. But
D. bring me up D. joy D. mind D. neither D. pressure D. sick D. Therefore D. require D. ready D. create D. easily D. until D. deal with D. calm D. dangerous D. Instructions D. lead to D. teachers D. hit 36-40 BCDBA
Passage 15
(四川省南充高中2010届高三第三次月考)
Sometimes, you feel as if you‘re on top of the world and all the questions on your math test might seem 21 . But at times you feel horrible, and you 22 things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork..
For more than 20 years, scientists have 23 that high self-respect is the key to success. Kids who feel good about themselves, said scientists, do 24 school and have fewer emotional and behavioural problems than kids who have a low 25 of themselves.
Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-respect may not be 26 . In some cases, having high self-respect can 27 bad results if it makes you 28 likeable or more upset when you fail at something.
― 29 about self-respect,‖ says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist at the University of Michigan, US. ―It‘s not the 30 thing.‖ Crocker‘s advice may sound a bit strange 31 it is good to feel good about yourself.
32 show that people with high self-respect are less likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-respect. But, after 33 about 18,000 studies on self-respect, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-respect will not 34 make you a better person.
He 35 that violent and wicked people often have the highest self-respect of all. He also said, ― 36 no evidence that kids with high self-respect do better in school.‖
Researchers say it is best to listen to and support other people. 37 to create or build something. Find positive ways to contribute to society. 38 you fail at something, try to learn