(四川省南充高中2010届高三第三次月考)

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

  

四川省南充高中2011届高三第七次月考

Many a time，the Chinese government urged that American government stop selling advanced weapons to Taiwan，but it__________ listen，__________Sino-US relations.

A. won’t；damaging            B. wouldn’t；damaging  

C. shouldn’t; to damage       D. wouldn’t：to damage

四川省南充高中2011届高三第七次月考

His explanation was so clear that everyone could understand it with ________.

A.the least effort possibly     B.possibly the least effort

C.the possible least effort             D. the least possible effort

四川省南充高中2011届高三第七次月考

—Your head teacher says you are reliable and punctual. You are never late for school，are you?

 —___________ .

A. No，sometimes      B. Yes，sometimes      C. Yes，I did        D. No，I do

四川省南充高中2011届高三第七次月考

It was not just the size of the party last night _______ made it unique, but ________ it meant to our school.

A.what; that        B. that; what        C.what; what               D. that; that