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A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work.

He may have the belief that he is not capable (有能力的) of it. A child may think he is __1__ because he doesn’t understand how to make the __2__ of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their __ 3__.

A person who believe that he is incapable will not make a real __4__ because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for __5__, and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is __6__ likely to fail, and the failure will __7__ his belief in his competence (才能) .

Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had __8__ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor __9__ in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not __10__ too much of him. In this way, they two __11__ the idea. He accepted __12__ mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to __13__ and was very poor at maths, __14__ as they expected.

One day he worked at a problem which __15__ of the other students had been able to solve.

Alder __16__ in solving the problem. This gave him confidence (信心). He now __17__ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at __18__. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned __19__ in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may __20__ himself as well as others by his ability.

(D)1. A. clever B. shy C. useless D. stupid

(B)2. A. biggest B. most C. highest D. deepest

(B)3. A. ability B. age C. brain D. knowledge

(C)4. A. decision B. success C. effort D. trouble

(D)5. A. work B. study C. improvement D. success

(D)6. A. truly B. really C. however D. therefore

(B)7. A. lead to B. strengthen C. increase D. add to

(A)8. A. an experience B. an example C. a thought D. a story

(C)9. A. state B. mind C. start D. ending

(B)10. A. blame B. expect C. get D. win

(A)11. A. developed B. organized C. discovered D. found

(D)12. A. his B. her C. its D. their

(C)13. A. manage B. succeed C. try D. act

(C.)14. A. only B. almost C. just D. then

(A)15. A. none B. no C. no one D. nobody

(B.)16. A. gave B. succeeded C. failed D. believed

(B)17. A. lived B. worked C. played D. graduated

(D)18. A. lessons B. medicine C. subjects D. maths

(A)19. A. early B. deeply C. late D. simply

(C)20. A. encourage B. love C. astonish D. disappoint

内容概要：本文以Alfred Alder医生在小学学习数学的事情为例，说明了自信心对于人的学习、工作的重要性。

1.【解析】D。 根据前文 He may have the belief that he is not capable of it可确定选stupid。

2.【解析】B。 make the most of 意为“尽量利用、获得最大利益”，为固定搭配。

3.【解析】B。老年人误认为他们不能学习新东西的原因在于他们的年龄。

4.【解析】C。 make an effort指“尽力、努力”，此句意为：一个认为自己无能的人是不会尽一切努力的，因为他感到这样做也没有用。

5.【解析】D。 confidence necessary for success指获得成功所必须具备的自信心。

6.【解析】D。 therefore表示“因此，从而”。

7.【解析】B。 strengthen指“强化、加强”。此句意为：失败进一步加强了他认为自己无能这一观念。

8.【解析】A.。an experience指一次经历。

9.【解析】C。根据下文，后来Alfred Alder 数学学得很好。因此只是开始（start ）学得不好。

10.【解析】B。expect too much of him指对他期望过高。

11.【解析】A。 develop在此指“强化、增大”，此句意为：老师和家长两方面的态度进一步强化了他缺少数学才能这一观点。

12.【解析】D。根据上文选their,指老师和家长们的观点。

13.【解析】C。try在此指“努力、尝试”。

14.【解析】C.。 just as they expected表示“正如家长和老师们所预料的那样”。just 相当于exactly。

15.【解析】A。根据文章意思，一天他在做他们班其他同学都不会做的题目。

16.【解析】B.。succeed in doing sth 指“成功做成某事”。

17.【解析】B。 此句意为：他做出了他们班上其他同学都不会做的题目这件事给了他信心，现在他学习时有兴趣、决心和目的了。

18.【解析】D。根据文章意思，很容易确定答案。

19.【解析】A。early in his life指年轻时。类似的短语有early in the morning等。

20.【解析】C。astonish意为“使吃惊，使震惊”,符合题意。

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Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early childhood. But according to Dr. Julie Spreadbury from Queensland University, parents should not __1__ up reading to their children__2__ they enter primary school. She says listening to, reading and discussing the stories help children's__3__.

“My__4__ indicates that once children can read themselves, most parent stop reading__5__ them,” Dr. Spreadbury says.

“__6__ may be at the end of year 1,which is far too__7__.”

Dr. Spreadbury says __8__ reading not only gives children a good start at school. But brings parents and children closer.

“This makes it __9__ for them to open up and talk to parents about things that worrying them, or things they are __10__ in their everyday life.”

(C)1. A. speed B. keep C. give D. hold

(A)2. A. after B. until C. if D. unless

(D)3. A. thinking B. comprehension C. relaxation D. development

(B)4. A. theory B. research C. story D. decision

(C)5. A. about B. from C. to D. through

(D)6. A. Some B. Most C. They D. That

(B)7. A. difficult B. early C. much D. informal

(D)8. A. daily B. healthy C. fast D. bedtime

(A)9. A. easier B. funnier C. rarer D. clearer

(C)10. A. reading B. promising C. celebrating D. receiving

内容概要：本文讲述睡觉前给小孩阅读故事 (bedtime stories) 对于孩子的好处。Spreadbury博士认为：孩子即使上了小学，也不应该停止这种睡觉前的阅读。

1.【解析】C。既然有好处，当然不能“放弃”。

2.【解析】A。根据文章主题句Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early

childhood，可知儿童进入小学后睡前阅读故事仍然有很多好处。

3.【解析】D。development在此处是指“发展、发育”之意。

4.【解析】B。短文中空格后的动词indicate的意思是"表明"(相当于动词show)，常与其

搭配的是表示"研究"或"研究结果"、"调查"等词语。

5.【解析】C。根据上文第一空中的to sb 短语。

6.【解析】D。that 代指上文提到的内容，即most parents stop reading to them。

7.【解析】B。根据文章意思，小孩一岁就停止阅读“太早了”（too early ）。

8.【解析】D。根据第一句中的bedtime stories 可以确定答案。

9.【解析】A。根据上文中提到的睡前阅读使父母和儿童更加接近，因而选easier (容易)。

10.【解析】C。celebrating 表示“庆祝”，与上文中的……….about things that are worrying them相对比。