quite easily and is a powerful psychological(心理的) tool.” 5．What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about? A．Difficulties influenced his career. B．Specialists offered him medical advice. C．Training helped him defeat his disease. D．He overcame the shadow of illness to win. 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。由第一段Sir Steven Redgrave所说的话可知。 6．What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary? A．Her training schedule. B．Her daily happenings. C．Her achievements. D．Her sports career. 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。由Karen Pickering部分的前两句可知她把她的训练计划始终摆在第一位。
7．What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to? A．Ways that help one to focus.
B．Words that help one to feel less tense. C．Things that turn one’s attention away. D．Habits that make it hard for one to relax. 答案 C
解析 词义猜测题。由划线词后的“such as family or hobbies”可知此处指可能会使人分心的一些东西。
8．According to the passage，what do the three people have in common? A．Courage. C．Hard work. 答案 D
解析 推理判断题。由第一段中的“I believed in myself”；第二段中的“Trust yourself”；第三段中的“increases my confidence”可知他们之所以成功关键的一点是他们自信。 Ⅱ.完形填空
Christmas was always an amazing time in my home when I was growing up.My parents were not rich，but they were always 9 when it came to giving us presents.Every year，they 10 a Christmas Eve party and gave all the kids in the neighborhood presents
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B．Devotion. D．Self-confidence.
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One year when I was eight years old，I was hoping that I would 12 a bike for Christmas.I made it clear in every way I knew to my 13 .I left hints all over the place.On the Christmas morning，all the kids received present after present. 14 we got to the end of presents，I was very 15 .There was no bike for me.I cried，“Is that all？” The moment I 16 it，I knew I had made a big 17 .After my parents worked so hard， 18 could I complain that I did not receive a bike when I had received so many other things？My father 19 and went outside.He came back wheeling the bicycle that they had been 20 _to give me after all the other presents were 21 .At that time，I felt even 22 than before.How could I ever enjoy it after that?
My parents 23 me to think about how I felt the moment I saw that I had 24 _ received the bike.They told me to remember that 25 so that I would never repeat that mistake and feel that way again.
In the four years after that，at the 26 of all the presents given，my father 27 ask me what I had to say to everyone.It had become a family 28 .I would always say，“Is that all？” But what I really meant was “Thank you so much”．And everyone knew that.
9．A.hesitant C．nervous 答案 B
解析 generous 慷慨的。我的父母不富裕，但是当给我们礼物的时候总是很慷慨。 10．A.left C．attended 答案 D
解析 hold 举办。这里指的是父母每年都举办圣诞晚会，给我们礼物，也包括邻居家的孩子们。
11．A.as well C．in fact 答案 A
解析 参见上题解析。as well也。 12．A.display C．get 答案 C
解析 作者想得到一辆自行车作为圣诞礼物。get得到，符合题意。
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B．generous D．popular
B．visited D．held
B．after all D．at all
B．ride D．buy
13．A.parents C．neighbors 答案 A
B．mother D．father
解析 是父母送给他圣诞礼物，所以他想尽一切办法让父母知道。 14．A.Since C．Though 答案 A
解析 由于礼物都分发完了，而没有我的自行车，所以我非常失望。since因为，由于。 15．A.angry C．disappointed 答案 C
解析 见上题解析。disappointed失望的。 16．A.mentioned C．said 答案 C
解析 say表示说的内容，表示作者自己说完上面的话就后悔了。 17．A.remark C．noise 答案 B
解析 下文提到，父母已经非常努力工作了，尽管我没有得到自行车，但是我得到了许多其他的东西，他意识到自己犯了一个大错误。make a mistake犯错误。 18．A.how C．when 答案 A
解析 结合上题，父母已经非常努力了，我怎么能抱怨呢？How could I．..我怎么能……？ 19．A.sighed C．shouted 答案 D
解析 get up 站起来。父亲听了我的话，站起来，走了出去。 20．A.expecting C．waiting 答案 B
解析 had been planning 表示父亲一直计划分发完礼物后再给我自行车。 21．A.gone
B．When D．Because
B．anxious D．excited
B．heard D．saw
B．mistake D．mess
B．why D．where
B．gave in D．got up
B．planning D．longing
B．ready
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C．sent 答案 D
D．distributed
解析 在其他的礼物分发完了之后，父亲又给我的另外的礼物。distribute分发。 22．A.warmer C．worse 答案 C
解析 我误会了父母，所以感觉更加糟糕了。 23．A.urged C．forced 答案 B
解析 父母让我想一想我真正得到自行车时的感受。tell sb.to do sth.告诉某人做某事。 24．A.actually C．happily 答案 A
解析 actually 实际上；真正的。 25．A.present C．complaint 答案 D
解析 他们让我记住那种感受，不要再犯那种错误。feeling感受，感觉。 26．A.start C．end 答案 C
解析 在分完礼物之后，end 表示末尾、最后。 27．A.would C．might 答案 A
解析 这次圣诞自行车事件后，父亲以后分圣诞礼物的时候，总是让我说点什么。would表示过去常常做某事。 28．A.custom C．joke 答案 C
解析 在家人看来，这已经成为一个笑话，而我每次借此表达自己的感谢。 Ⅲ.语法填空
Mark：You don’t know what you’ve done！You just want to enjoy 29.yourself.You don’t
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B．cooler D．better
B．told D．advised
B．suddenly D．immediately
B．moment D．feeling
B．mention D．thought
B．should D．must
B．tradition D．story
care 30.for anybody else.Just yourself.
Betty：31.Why are you mad at me？What’s wrong with you?
Mark：What’s wrong with me？I want to know what is wrong with you！Tell me why you took my book away without my 32.permission(permit)? Betty：What book？What do you mean?
Mark：Don’t pretend.A moment ago，I 33.saw(see) you and Jack looking at the Story book I managed to get last week.And now I can’t find 34.it anywhere.
Betty：Oh，that？Sorry，I forgot to tell you that our head teacher 35.had_taken(take) it away.She said such books are forbidden all 36.the time in our school. Mark：What？Mrs.Jones has taken away my favorite book？No，no.
Betty：But it is true.By the way，you are required 37.to_go(go) to her office 38.and explain why you were absent again this morning. Mark：Gosh！What a shame！What a day!
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