Passage 3  (四川省南充高中2010届高三第三次月考)  完形填空

Sometimes, you feel as if you’re on top of the world and all the questions on your math test might seem __21__. But at times you feel horrible, and you __22__ things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork.. 

For more than 20 years, scientists have __23__ that high self-respect is the key to success. Kids who feel good about themselves, said scientists, do __24__ school and have fewer emotional and behavioural problems than kids who have a low __25__ of themselves.

Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-respect may not be __26__. In some cases, having high self-respect can __27__ bad results if it makes you __28__ likeable or more upset when you fail at something.

“ __29__ about self-respect,” says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist at the University of Michigan, US. “It’s not the __30__ thing.” Crocker’s advice may sound a bit strange __31__ it is good to feel good about yourself.

__32__ show that people with high self-respect are less likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-respect. But, after __33__ about 18,000 studies on self-respect, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-respect will not __34__ make you a better person.

He __35__ that violent and wicked people often have the highest self-respect of all. He also said, “ __36__ no evidence that kids with high self-respect do better in school.”

Researchers say it is best to listen to and support other people.  __37__ to create or build something. Find positive ways to contribute to society. __38__ you fail at something, try to learn from the __39__. “The best therapy(药方)is to recognize your __40__,” Vohs says.

“It’s OK to say, ‘I’m not so good at that,’ and then move on.”

21．A．interesting   B．tiring C．hard   D．easy

22．A．lose   B．gain   C．test     D．touch

23．A．described   B．explained   C．suggested   D．discovered 

24．A．well with B．better in   C．best at   D．badly for 

25．A．opinion B．plan   C．thought   D．advice

26．A．valuable   B．useless   C．meaningful   D．helpful

27．A．form   B．take   C．give   D．bring

28．A．most   B．more   C．less   D．far

29．A．Forget   B．Talk   C．Bring   D．Care

30．A．important B．possible   C．difficult   D．fortunate

31．A．even if   B．but     C．while     D．although

32．A．Experiences B．Studies   C．Results   D．Actions

33．A．worrying   B．teaching   C．reviewing   D．talking

34．A．conveniently B．strangely   C．practically   D．necessarily

35．A．intends   B．insists   C．prefers   D．believes

36．A．There’s   B．It’s   C．What’s   D．He’s

37．A．Try out   B．Set out   C．Start out   D．Give out

38．A．Unless   B．While   C．If   D．Now that

39．A．research   B．result   C．behaviour   D．experience 

40．A．faults   B．advantages   C．ways   D．evidences

答案  21—25 DACBA  26—30 DDCAA  31—35 BBCDD    36—40 ABCDA