Passage 3 （貴州省高武中學(xué)2010屆高三10月月考） 完形填空

Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That __16__ two out of every three people simply don’t know the __17__ they already have to be successful when it’s __18__ there in their hands!__19__ if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can make you feel inferior（差的）unless you ?__20__ them.” A successful businessman says, “You can’t push anyone up a ladder __21__ he knows he can climb himself.”

Many of us have an image __22__, the image we have of ourselves. __23__ one guy put it: “You can’t win a horse race if you think you look __24__ on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to __25__ is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just __26__ your mind and you’ll change your life.

One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “__27__”. You know that people used to __28__ that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would __29__ our circulation of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe so __30__ thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you __31__.

Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But __32__ he did it, most people in the world didn’t think it was even __33__. Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly __34__ all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll __35__ do it.

16. A. means ? B. reflects ? ?C. reads ? D. explains

17. A. chance ? B. strength C. ability D. reason

18. A. immediately B. properly C. accurately ? D. right

19. A. Because B. But C. What ? D. While

20. A. let B. challenge ? C. admit ? ? ? ?D. get

21. A. if ? B. except C. until ? ?D. unless

22. A. quiz B. question C. problem D. mystery

23. A. When ? B. As C. While D. Since

24. A. curious B. good-looking ?C. serious ? ?D. funny

25. A. beat B. knock C. strike ? D. defend

26. A. settle ? ?B. bend ? ?C. change ? ?D. fix

27. A. I failed. B. Not me. ? C. Can I? D. I can’t.

28. A. imagine B. think ? ?C. expect ? ?D. doubt

29. A. start B. help C. stop D. quit

30. A. silly B. empty C. reasonable ? D. terrible

31. A. try ? ? B. realize C. understand D. judge

32. A. after B. before C. since ? D. because

33. A. likely ? ?B. unbelievable C. possible D. impossible

34. A. workers B. runners C. competitors D. players

35. A. simply ? B. seldom C. never D. usually

答案 ?16-20 ACDBA ? ?21-25 DCBDA ? ?26-30 ?CDBCA ?31-35 ABCBD