This was one of my experiences at work. When I was   36    ， I was working for a large international company which had its head office in London. I was working in the   37     department.

The company had a training centre which was just outside London. Different courses were   38   there throughout the year and I   39    go on one training course a year. These usually started   40   a Sunday evening and lasted six days.

Once I was   41    a week’s training course with about forty   42    sales people. I was in the bar on the Friday evening and suddenly a woman who was   43   behind the bar asked me a curious question. “I hope you don’t   44   my asking，” she said， “But I’ve been   45   about it all week. Have you got a sister   46   Mary？” The woman’s name was June， and she used to do various jobs at the training centre. She worked in the office， she organized all the food and drink for the centre and she worked in the bar at lunchtime and in the evening.

My answer   47   June’s question was“Yes”，and June said， “I thought   48  . I met her last September when she was organizing a course here. ” At that time，my sister was working for   49    company but in a different part of the country. That was  50   she came to be at the training centre.

51   surprised me was how June guessed we were brother and sister. Three things made it even more   52  . First， she had met my sister six months before she met me. Second， they have about sixty new people every week at the training centre. So about one thousand five hundred people had   53   the centre in those six months. And   54  ， my sister is married， so she doesn’t have the same family name as me.

We’re not   55  ， but I guess we must look quite like each other.

第二節(jié)：完形填空 （共20小題；每小題1分，滿分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 （操作機械的） 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．a(chǎn)way       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．a(chǎn)s long as B．a(chǎn)s far back as   C．a(chǎn)s well as  D．a(chǎn)s much as

40．A．basis B．plot   C．cause D．meaning

41．A．lead  B．improve    C．a(chǎn)ffect       D．change

42．A．encouraged     B．demanded C．hoped       D．a(chǎn)greed

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．a(chǎn)ctive       C．negative    D．subjective

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

48．A．unexpected      B．poor  C．excellent   D．a(chǎn)verage

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

50．A．complex   B．a(chǎn)dvanced  C．common D．primary

51．A．a(chǎn)rise  B．separate    C．suffer       D．come

52．A．believe     B．suspect     C．a(chǎn)dopt D．receive

53．A．weakening       B．strengthening   C．a(chǎn)bandoning      D．a(chǎn)ccepting

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

55．A．a(chǎn)nything B．something C．nothing     D．a(chǎn)ll

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

       Blind from birth, I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eyes of others.

       There are those who   36    that since I can’t see, I obviously also cannot   37  . Very often people will talk with me at the top of their lungs. Conversely to this, people will also often   38  , assuming that since my eyes don’t work, my ears don’t either. For example, when I go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for   39  to the plane, he or she will always pick up the phone and call a ground hostess in a very low voice. "Hi, Jane, wave got a 76 here." I have concluded that the word "  40  " is not used because they are unwilling to inform me of my condition of which I may not have been previously   41  .

       On the other hand, others know that of course I can hear, but believe that I can’t talk. Once I became ill and was hospitalized. Immediately after I was    42  , I was wheeled down to the X-ray room. Just at the door sat an elderly woman(judging from  her voice) asked the orderly(護工) who had been wheeling me:" What is your name?" “What’s your name?” the orderly   43   to me. "Harold Krents", I replied. "Harold Krents", he repeated. "When was he born?" "When were you born?"…This continued for about five minutes before I finally interrupted, "Look, this is absolutely  44   . OK, I can’t see, but it’s go to become pretty  45   to both of you that I don’t need an interpreter(翻譯)." “He says he doesn’t  need an interpreter," the orderly reported to the woman. 　

       The   46   misconception of all is the view that because I cant see, I can’t  47  . I was turned down by over forty law firms,   48   my qualifications included a cum laude degree from Harvard Law School. The  49  to find jobs, the continuous   50  of being told that it was impossible for a blind person to   51  law, the rejection letter, not based on my lack of   52  but rather on my disability, will always remain one of the most upsetting experiences of my life.

      53  , the Department of Labor issued laws that demand equal  54  opportunities for the disabled. The business community’s response has been   55  . The attitude towards the disabled is beginning to change.

A．A assume      B．observe     C．a(chǎn)pprove    D．propose

A．hear       B．talk   C．feel   D．care

A．shout     B．laugh C．whisper    D．cry

A．welcome       B．permission       C．a(chǎn)dvice      D．a(chǎn)ssistance

A．passenger      B．blind C．trouble     D．situation

A．a(chǎn)fraid    B．a(chǎn)ware       C．curious     D．desperate

A．invited   B．released    C．included   D．a(chǎn)dmitted

A．a(chǎn)sked     B．responded C．repeated    D．exchanged

A．cheerful B．ridiculous C．charming  D．disgusting

A．clear    B．easy  C．confusing  D．doubtful

A．earliest B．slightest    C．latest D．toughest

A．think    B．study C．work D．understand

A．a(chǎn)s if     B．even though     C．now that   D．in case

A．a(chǎn)ttempt       B．opportunity      C．mistake     D．success

A．disappointmentB．relief    C．envy  D．effort

A．disobey       B．challenge  C．practice    D．make

A．confidenceB．luck     C．a(chǎn)bility      D．a(chǎn)mbition

A．RegretfullyB．Deliberately   C．Exactly      D．Fortunately

A．medicationB．employment       C．learning    D．traveling

A．enthusiasticB．passive       C．negative    D．uncertain

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Blind from birth, I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eyes of others.
There are those who   36   that since I can’t see, I obviously also cannot   37 . Very often people will talk with me at the top of their lungs. Conversely to this, people will also often   38 , assuming that since my eyes don’t work, my ears don’t either. For example, when I go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for   39 to the plane, he or she will always pick up the phone and call a ground hostess in a very low voice. "Hi, Jane, wave got a 76 here." I have concluded that the word "  40 " is not used because they are unwilling to inform me of my condition of which I may not have been previously   41 .
On the other hand, others know that of course I can hear, but believe that I can’t talk. Once I became ill and was hospitalized. Immediately after I was    42 , I was wheeled down to the X-ray room. Just at the door sat an elderly woman(judging from  her voice) asked the orderly(護工) who had been wheeling me:" What is your name?" “What’s your name?” the orderly   43  to me. "Harold Krents", I replied. "Harold Krents", he repeated. "When was he born?" "When were you born?"…This continued for about five minutes before I finally interrupted, "Look, this is absolutely  44  . OK, I can’t see, but it’s go to become pretty  45  to both of you that I don’t need an interpreter(翻譯)." “He says he doesn’t  need an interpreter," the orderly reported to the woman. 　
The   46  misconception of all is the view that because I cant see, I can’t  47 . I was turned down by over forty law firms,   48  my qualifications included a cum laude degree from Harvard Law School. The  49 to find jobs, the continuous   50 of being told that it was impossible for a blind person to   51 law, the rejection letter, not based on my lack of   52  but rather on my disability, will always remain one of the most upsetting experiences of my life.
  53 , the Department of Labor issued laws that demand equal  54 opportunities for the disabled. The business community’s response has been   55 . The attitude towards the disabled is beginning to change.

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

       Blind from birth, I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eyes of others.

       There are those who   36    that since I can’t see, I obviously also cannot   37  . Very often people will talk with me at the top of their lungs. Conversely to this, people will also often   38  , assuming that since my eyes don’t work, my ears don’t either. For example, when I go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for   39  to the plane, he or she will always pick up the phone and call a ground hostess in a very low voice. "Hi, Jane, wave got a 76 here." I have concluded that the word "  40  " is not used because they are unwilling to inform me of my condition of which I may not have been previously   41  .

       On the other hand, others know that of course I can hear, but believe that I can’t talk. Once I became ill and was hospitalized. Immediately after I was    42  , I was wheeled down to the X-ray room. Just at the door sat an elderly woman(judging from  her voice) asked the orderly(護工) who had been wheeling me:" What is your name?" “What’s your name?” the orderly   43   to me. "Harold Krents", I replied. "Harold Krents", he repeated. "When was he born?" "When were you born?"…This continued for about five minutes before I finally interrupted, "Look, this is absolutely  44   . OK, I can’t see, but it’s go to become pretty  45   to both of you that I don’t need an interpreter(翻譯)." “He says he doesn’t  need an interpreter," the orderly reported to the woman. 　

       The   46   misconception of all is the view that because I cant see, I can’t  47  . I was turned down by over forty law firms,   48   my qualifications included a cum laude degree from Harvard Law School. The  49  to find jobs, the continuous   50  of being told that it was impossible for a blind person to   51  law, the rejection letter, not based on my lack of   52  but rather on my disability, will always remain one of the most upsetting experiences of my life.

      53  , the Department of Labor issued laws that demand equal  54  opportunities for the disabled. The business community’s response has been   55  . The attitude towards the disabled is beginning to change.

1.A．A assume                 B．observe               C．a(chǎn)pprove               D．propose

2.A．hear                        B．talk                     C．feel                     D．care

3.A．shout                      B．laugh                  C．whisper               D．cry

4.A．welcome                 B．permission           C．a(chǎn)dvice                 D．a(chǎn)ssistance

5.A．passenger                B．blind                   C．trouble                D．situation

6.A．a(chǎn)fraid                      B．a(chǎn)ware                  C．curious                D．desperate

7.A．invited                    B．released               C．included              D．a(chǎn)dmitted

8.A．a(chǎn)sked                      B．responded            C．repeated              D．exchanged

9.A．cheerful                  B．ridiculous            C．charming             D．disgusting

10.A．clear                     B．easy                    C．confusing            D．doubtful

11.A．earliest                  B．slightest              C．latest                   D．toughest

12.A．think                     B．study                  C．work                   D．understand

13.A．a(chǎn)s if                      B．even though         C．now that              D．in case

14.A．a(chǎn)ttempt                  B．opportunity         C．mistake               D．success

15.A．disappointmentB．relief                         C．envy                   D．effort

16.A．disobey                 B．challenge             C．practice               D．make

17.A．confidenceB．luck C．a(chǎn)bility                 D．a(chǎn)mbition

18.A．RegretfullyB．Deliberately   C．Exactly                              D．Fortunately

19.A．medicationB．employment                     C．learning              D．traveling

20.A．enthusiasticB．passive                            C．negative              D．uncertain

【2011·江西上高第七次月考】

完型填空（共20 小題；每小題1. 5分；滿分30分）

       閱讀下面短文，然后從36～55各題所給的A、 B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m   36  .” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things off !” 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 basis in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作機械的) skills, and you will  40   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. honest                     B. modest                C. smart               D. impatient

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

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

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

40. A. even                 B. ever                       C. never               D. still 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

55. A. nothing            B. something             C. anything         D. none

第二節(jié)  完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36~55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

We often talk about ourselves as if we have genetic defects (基因缺陷) 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. These stories may have no   39    in fact. But they can set   40   expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作機械的) 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 tools. When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the   43   for the whole nation!

Six years later,   44  , I was working on my doctor’s degree. My professor, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did  45    and things I couldn’t do. On the  46    side, I took down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the other side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me   47   I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life   48   and told him about my   49   performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “Why 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   54   we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can   55   in almost anything 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. basis                                B. plot                                C. cause                  D. ending 

40. A. high                                 B. low                                 C. general                          D. realistic 

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

42. A. encouraged         B. forced                          C. forbidden                     D. ordered    

43. A. middle                             B. bottom                         C. front                    D. beginning  

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

45. A. well                                 B. badly                    C. carefully                          D. honestly  

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

47. A. when                               B. where                           C. how                       D. whether  

48. A. values                               B. styles                               C. experiences                   D. goals  

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

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

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

52. A. believe                            B. suspect                        C. drop                     D. resist  

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

54. A. as                            B. though                                    C. unless                           D. if 

55. A. compete                           B. cooperate                    C. fight                      D. succeed

完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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   31  !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe   32  .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been   33   for years—often from   34   childhood. These stories may have no   35  in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations  36   my development? I was never   37   to work on cars or be around    38  . 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,   39  , 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   40   down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the   41   side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life   42   and told him about my   43   performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “  44   is it that you can solve    45   mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t  46   from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to  47 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been  48   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.   49  , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   50   we choose.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8.A. means          B. tools        C. goods            D. hammers 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

第二節(jié)  完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36~55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

We often talk about ourselves as if we have genetic defects (基因缺陷) 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. These stories may have no   39    in fact. But they can set   40   expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作機械的) 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 tools. When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the   43   for the whole nation!

Six years later,   44  , I was working on my doctor’s degree. My professor, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did  45    and things I couldn’t do. On the  46    side, I took down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the other side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me   47   I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life   48   and told him about my   49   performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “Why 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   54   we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can   55   in almost anything 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. basis                        B. plot                               C. cause                      D. ending 

40. A. high                                B. low                        C. general                    D. realistic 

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

42. A. encouraged               B. forced                    C. forbidden                       D. ordered    

43. A. middle                     B. bottom                          C. front                      D. beginning  

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

45. A. well                         B. badly                      C. carefully                         D. honestly  

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

47. A. when                       B. where                     C. how                        D. whether  

48. A. values                       B. styles                              C. experiences                      D. goals  

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

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

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

52. A. believe                     B. suspect                   C. drop                       D. resist  

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

54. A. as                             B. though                           C. unless                           D. if 

55. A. compete                     B. cooperate                C. fight                       D. succeed

完型填空（共20 小題；每小題1．5分；滿分30分）

    閱讀下面短文，然后從下列各題所給的A、 B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

    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 (操作機械的) 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. As a result        B. On the contrary     

C. In addition          D. At the same time

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