Passage 3 （贵州省高武中学2010届高三10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