A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the____36____ that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the ____37____ of his mental faculties(官能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of ____38_____ anything new because of their age.

A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real ____39_____ , because he feels that it ____40_____ be useless, he won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may____41_____ he is doing so. He is ____42_____ likely to fail, and the failure will ____43____ belief in his incompetence(无能). Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had a (an) ____44_____ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor ____45____ in maths. His teacher told his ____46_____ he had no ability in maths in order that they would not ____47____ too much of him.____48_____he too accepted ____49_____ mistaken thinking of his ability, and he felt that it was useless to ____50____, and was very poor at maths, ____51____ as they expected.

One day he worked out a problem which ____52_____ of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now ____53____ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at ____54____. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may ____55_____ himself as well as others by his ability.

1.                A．belief          B．way            C．fact  D．condition

 

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

 

3.                A．teaching        B．learning        C．accepting D．using

 

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

 

5.                A．would          B．should          C．must D．could

 

6.                A．forget          B．think           C．guess D．understand

 

7.                A．nevertheless    B．moreover       C．however  D．therefore

 

8.                A．lead to         B．add to          C．take to   D．contribute to

 

9.                A．experience      B．example        C．thought   D．story

 

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

 

11.               A．classmates      B．friends         C．neighbors  D．parents

 

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

 

13.               A．Virtually        B．Gradually       C．Fortunately D．Especially

 

14.               A．it             B．her            C．its    D．their

 

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

 

16.               A．only           B．almost         C．just   D．nearly

 

17.               A．none          B．all             C．many D．most

 

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

 

19.               A．1essons        B．medicine       C．subjects   D．maths

 

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

 

 

You are doing a good job. So good work ______ good pay.

A．deserves

B．requests

C．deserts

D．awards

 

C
By far the most common difficulty in studying is simple failure to get down to regular concentrated work. This difficulty is much greater for those who do not work to a plan and have no regular routine of study. Many students muddle (胡乱对付) along, doing a bit of this subject or that, as the mood takes them, or letting their set work pile up until the last possible moment.
Few students work to a set timetable. They say that if they did work out a timetable for themselves they would not keep to it, or would have to change it frequently, since they can never predict from one day to the next what their activities will be.
No doubt some students are more willing to accept a regular routine than others. There are many who shy away from a self-controlled weekly timetable, and dislike being tied down to a fixed program of work. Many able students state that they work in cycles. When they become interested in a topic, they work on it attentively for three or four days at a time. On other days they avoid work completely. It has to be admitted that we do not fully understand the motivation (动机)to work.. Most people over 25 years of age have become used to routine, and the majority of real productive workers set aside regular hours for the more important areas of their work. The “tough-minded” school doesn’t fully accept the idea that good work can only be done naturally, under the influence of inspiration.
Those who believe that they need only work and study as the fit takes them have a mistaken belief either in their own talent or in the value of “freedom”. In fact, freedom from control and discipline（纪律）leads to unhappiness rather than to “self-expression” or “personality development”. Our society insists on regular habits, timekeeping and punctuality (准时), and whether we like it or not, if we mean to make our way in society, we have to meet its demands.
【小题1】The most widespread problem in applying oneself to study is ______.

A．changing from one subject to another

B．the failure to keep to a set timetable of work

C．the unwillingness to follow a systematic plan

D．working on a subject only when one feels like it

【小题2】Which of the following is true?

A．Many students are not interested in using self-controlled timetable.

B．Many students don’t like being told to study to a fixed timetable.

C．Most people of over 25 years of age don’t work to a set timetable.

D．Tough-minded people agree that good job is done naturally

【小题3】The underlined part “as the fit takes them” in paragraph 4 probably means ______.

A．when they have the energy

B．when they are in the mood

C．when they feel fit

D．when they find conditions are suitable

【小题4】A suitable title for the passage might be ______.

A．Attitudes to Study	B．A study Plan
C．The Difficulties in Studying	D．Study and Self-discipline

Musa teaches English at Chunmiao Primary School in Wuhan. He had never heard of China’s idol (偶像) of selflessness before he arrived in the country, but this unusual young man from Nigeria is carrying on the good work of China’s hero soldier.

Musa’s week begins with a crowded two-hour bus ride for a flag-raising ceremony (仪式) at Chunmiao Primary School with old classrooms for the children of migrant (移民) workers on the outside parts of Wuhan. An hour later, he steps in front of a room full of expectant (期盼) students, some of whom recently organized a dance exhibition for their foreign teacher.

The dance showed the spirit of Lei Feng (1940-1962), a soldier who was idolized (作偶像) across China for his selflessness. It was especially meaningful to Musa because the students call him “foreign Lei Feng”.

“I know Lei Feng, he is a good man. Everyone should learn from Lei Feng,” he says.

Born to a family of diplomats (外交官) in 1985, he is the second of nine children and the eldest son. Musa was expected to become a diplomat like his father, who worked in Canada from 2007. In 2008, Musa was picked by Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to study in China for a master’s degree in sociology (社会学硕士学位). With the hope of joining the foreign service, he then went on to study for a doctor’s degree in international relations at Central China Normal University.

1.The students Musa teaches at Chunmiao Primary School are __________.

A. native children in Wuhan

B. children of workers from outside Wuhan

C. children from different foreign countries

D. children from poor families

2.Musa is called “Foreign Lei Feng” because __________.

A. he is doing good deeds as Lei Feng did

B. he is teaching English at a primary school

C. he is loved and respected by the students

D. he helps the students dropping out of school

3.Some students organized a dance exhibition to __________.

A. say good bye to their foreign teacher

B. show their wish to learn English

C. remember China’s hero soldier

D. honor their foreign teacher

4.Before he came to China, Musa ___________.

A. taught English in his country

B. did what Lei Feng did in the countryside

C. knew nothing about Lei Feng

D. was interested in Chinese dance

5.What can we learn about Musa from the last paragraph?

A. He studies Chinese in a China’s University.

B. He has an elder sister in his big family.

C. He was a foreign official in Canada.

D. He got a doctor’s degree in a China’s University.

 

Because of his good work, John was ________ to a higher class.

A. appointed      B. promoted                 C. proceeded                 D. selected