Question

選編（二十）

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

1--20   DBBCD   DBACB   ADCCA   BBDAC  

解析:

內容概要：本文以Alfred Alder醫生在小學學習數學的事情為例，說明了自信心對于人的學習、工作的重要性。

1、D。 根據前文 He may have the belief that he is not capable of it可確定選stupid。

2、B。 make the most of 意為“盡量利用、獲得最大利益”，為固定搭配。

3、B。老年人誤認為他們不能學習新東西的原因在于他們的年齡。

4、C。  make an effort指“盡力、努力”，此句意為：一個認為自己無能的人是不會盡一切努力的，因為他感到這樣做也沒有用。

5、D。 confidence necessary for success指獲得成功所必須具備的自信心。

6、D。 therefore表示“因此，從而”。

7、B。 strengthen指“強化、加強”。此句意為：失敗進一步加強了他認為自己無能這一觀念。

8、A.。an experience指一次經歷。

9、C。根據下文，后來Alfred Alder 數學學得很好。因此只是開始（start ）學得不好。

10、B。expect too much of him指對他期望過高。

11、A。 develop在此指“強化、增大”，此句意為：老師和家長兩方面的態度進一步強化了他缺少數學才能這一觀點。

12、D。根據上文選their,指老師和家長們的觀點。

13、C。try在此指“努力、嘗試”。

14、C.。 just as they expected表示“正如家長和老師們所預料的那樣”。just 相當于exactly。

15、A。根據文章意思，一天他在做他們班其他同學都不會做的題目。

16、B.。succeed in doing sth 指“成功做成某事”。

17、B。 此句意為：他做出了他們班上其他同學都不會做的題目這件事給了他信心，現在他學習時有興趣、決心和目的了。

18、D。根據文章意思，很容易確定答案。

19、A。early in his life指年輕時。類似的短語有early in the morning等。

20、C。astonish意為“使吃驚，使震驚”,符合題意。