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   21 !” You’ve surely heard them．Maybe you’ve used them to describe   22 ．
These comments may come from stories about us that have been   23  for years—often from   24  childhood．These stories may have no   25  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(jī)械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life．” How did these expectations   26  my development? I was never   27  to work on cars or be around   28 ．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,   29 , 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   30   down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking．” On the   31  side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills．”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills．I explained my life   32  and told him about my   33  performance on the Army test．Bob then asked, “  34  is it that you can solve   35  mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t   36  from some sort of genetic defect．I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to   37 ．At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been   38  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．  39  , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   40  we choose．
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)way B．offC．up D．down
小題2:
A．themB．myselfC．yourselfD．others
小題3:
A．saidB．spokenC．spreadD．repeated
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)s long asB．a(chǎn)s far back asC．a(chǎn)s well asD．a(chǎn)s much as
小題5:
A．basisB．plotC．causeD．meaning
小題6:
A．leadB．improveC．a(chǎn)ffectD．change
小題7:
A．encouragedB．demandedC．hopedD．a(chǎn)greed
小題8:
A．meansB．toolsC．facilitiesD．hammers
小題9:
A．thereforeB．somehowC．insteadD．however
小題10:
A．settledB．turnedC．tookD．got
小題11:
A．passiveB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．negativeD．subjective
小題12:
A．experiencesB．tripsC．roadsD．paths
小題13:
A．unexpected B．poorC．excellentD．a(chǎn)verage
小題14:
A．WhenB．WhatC．How D．Why
小題15:
A．complexB．a(chǎn)dvancedC．common D．primary
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)riseB．separateC．sufferD．come
小題17:
A．believeB．suspectC．a(chǎn)doptD．receive
小題18:
A．weakeningB．strengtheningC．a(chǎn)bandoningD．a(chǎn)ccepting
小題19:
A．As a resultB．At the same timeC．In additionD．On the contrary
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)nything B．somethingC．nothingD．a(chǎn)ll

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:B
小題9:D
小題10:C
小題11:C
小題12: A
小題13:B
小題14: D
小題15:A
小題16:C
小題17:A
小題18:B
小題19:D
小題20: A

試題分析：
小題1:B 短語(yǔ)辨析。Put off延誤，耽誤。我總是會(huì)把事情延誤。
小題2:C 句意分析。我們也經(jīng)常這樣來(lái)描述自己，說(shuō)自己在這方面不行，那方面也不行。
小題3:D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A/B說(shuō)C傳播D重復(fù)；這這樣的話多次被重復(fù)，就成了真的，對(duì)人有很強(qiáng)的心理暗示作用。
小題4:B短語(yǔ)辨析。A只要B回顧到C除…之外D多達(dá)；指這樣的事情能夠回顧到我們的童年。
小題5:A 名詞辨析。A基礎(chǔ)B情節(jié)C原因D意思；這樣的故事實(shí)際上是沒(méi)有說(shuō)明基礎(chǔ)來(lái)源的。
小題6:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A帶領(lǐng)B改善C影響D改變；這樣的期待會(huì)影響我們的個(gè)人發(fā)展。
小題7:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A鼓勵(lì)B要求C希望D同意；我從來(lái)沒(méi)有被鼓勵(lì)從事于這樣的工作或者類似的機(jī)械工具。
小題8:B 名詞辨析。A方法B工具C設(shè)施D錘子；句意同上句解釋。
小題9:D 副詞辨析。A因此B設(shè)法C代替D然而；然而，幾年以后我在加利福尼亞大學(xué)讀博士的時(shí)候。
小題10:C 固定詞組。Take down寫下，記下；指我在積極的那一面寫下自己擅長(zhǎng)的東西。
小題11:C 形容詞辨析。A被動(dòng)B積極C消極D客觀；在消極的那一面我寫下了我不善長(zhǎng)的東西。
小題12:A 名詞辨析。A經(jīng)歷B旅行C道路D路徑；我把我以前的經(jīng)歷告訴了老師，
小題13:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!我的表現(xiàn)很糟糕。
小題14:D 句意分析，為什么你能解決那么復(fù)雜的數(shù)學(xué)題呢》
小題15:A 形容詞辨析。A復(fù)雜B先進(jìn)C普通D初級(jí)；句意同上句解釋。
小題16:C 固定詞組。Suffer from…患有…��；指我并沒(méi)有患有那種基因方面的缺憾。
小題17:A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A相信B懷疑C收養(yǎng)D接受；我在實(shí)踐著我自己選擇相信的那種期待。
小題18:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A減弱B加強(qiáng)C拋棄D接受；指我的家人和朋友在一次次加深這種影響。
小題19:D 短語(yǔ)辨析。A結(jié)果B同時(shí)C另外D相反；恰恰相反，如果我們不把自己當(dāng)成那種沒(méi)有能力的人，我們就可以做好我們選擇坐的任何事情。
小題20:詞義辨析。A任何事情B一些事情C沒(méi)有事情D所有事情；句意同上句解釋。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了心理暗示的話題，我們要經(jīng)常給自己積極的心理暗示。本大題主要還是考查了詞匯的辨析與運(yùn)用，但更加注重綜合語(yǔ)言能力的運(yùn)用，需要根據(jù)故事情節(jié)，了解詞匯用法的同時(shí)，結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。
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A bully is a person who enjoys hurting other people. A bully can hurt people with words or by hitting them. 85% of children in the UK have been bullied at least once.
How can I tell if a person is a bully?
He or she will...
* try to find your weak point--perhaps you are shy, nervous or easily made worried.
* make fun of you in front of your friends.
* borrow money then won't pay you back.
What can I do if a bully bothers me?
* Tell the bully to leave you alone.
* Do not be afraid to ask other people for help, even though the bully tells you not to.
* Do not feel ashamed because you have been bullied. You have done nothing wrong! The bully should feel ashamed.
* Do not believe the bad things a bully says about you.
What should I do if I see a bully bothering someone?
* Help people who are being bullied, even though you don' t know them.
* Be a friend to people who are bullied.
* Tell a teacher if you see bullying.
* Tell bullies to stop, Sometimes bullies are afraid, too.
Why do some people become bullies?
Some bullies...
* have never learnt to think about other people' s feelings.
* don' t like themselves, so they are sad. They think they will be happy if they make another person sad.
* have been bullied themselves by other bullies.
Can bullies change? .
Yes! Bullies can change when they learn to think about other people' s feelings.
Sometimes bullies must be punished before they understand. Sometimes, bullies just need friends.
小題1:A bully often_______ .
A．makes people think about themselves
B．borrows money but doesn’t return
C．helps people when they are in trouble
D．thinks about other people' s feelings
小題2:If you see a bully bothering your friends, you should________.
A．leave them alone
B．help them stop the bully
C．make them ashamed
D．tell them they are wrong
小題3:Which of the following is true?______
A．Bullies say bad words to people.
B．Bullies like themselves very much.
C．Bullies make people around them happy.
D．Bullies must always be punished.

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