閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I was coaching girls’ track in Iowa and there was a young discus(鐵餅)thrower on the team with
36 potential(潛力). Here goes her story.
At the end of our training
37 the district track meet, this discus thrower, Lucy, asked me if she
38 come to the school on Sunday for a little
39 training. I agreed. The year before, she had placed second at the district meet and
40 missed going to the state meet. She had won every discus event,
41 that district meet! And, her throws in the competitions had
42 been between 106’1” and 110’10”.
Something began to
43 me. Why couldn't Lucy
44 to get the discus to 111 feet? I wondered if it was more a psychological barrier(心理的障礙)
45 a physical one. I decided to try something
46 . I made up my mind to
47 to Lucy.
On Sunday, after her drills, I said, “Why don’t you throw five or six good ones for me to
48 ?” She began to throw again, but
49 were farther than what she had already thrown. But, I didn’t tell Lucy. As I was measuring the
50 one, I pulled out some more tape (量尺) and yelled out to her, “ Come to see this! This one is
51 ! ” It wasn’t. Lucy, thinking that this was a personal best, jumped wildly into the air in
52 .
The next afternoon, at the district meet, Lucy
53 with a personal best throw of 114’10”! Just 24 hours after I had lied to her. However, this time she had
54 thrown the discus four feet further than she had ever thrown it before.
Sometimes we
55 our own barriers in our mind. So learn to take control of your mind.
21.A. little B. great C. no D. limited
22.A. after B. during C. since D. before
23.A. could B. must C. should D. would
24.A. helpful B. extra C. real D. regular
25.A. luckily B. completely C. narrowly D. probably
26.A. except B. including C. despite D. with
27.A sometimes B. always C. never D. seldom
28.A. frighten B. please C. shock D. bother
29.A. seem B. pretend C. need D. ask
30.A. apart from B. rather than C. because of D. according to
31.A. impossible B. familiar C. new D. easy
32.A. lie B. turn C. reply D. call
33.A. look B. measure C. match D. take
34.A. many B. all C. some D. none
35.A. worst B. closest C. first D. final
36.A. higher B. farther C. bigger D. longer
37.A. excitement B. anxiety C. puzzlement D. anger
38.A. disappeared B. lost C. won D. arrived
39.A. actually B. hardly C. nearly D. only
40.A. break B. remove C. take D. set