(A)

　　Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race. Both look very strong and fast.__1__one runner speeds ahead and wins the race. The other falls behind.

　　Some athletes can reach great__2__such as the achievement of an Olympic gold medal. Others never live up to their__3__.What kind of__4__before a race or other event makes the __5__?

　　Everyone knows that athletes work out to strengthen their__6__. But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as__7__. Careful study indicates (表明) that the best athletes win__8__because they think they can win.

　　Thinking positive thoughts seems to give possibility for__9__in sports. People who say to themselves over and over, "I know I can do this,"often find they have the__10__to win. On the other hand, people often__11__,who think, "I can't win."

　　One procedure that helps many athletes is creating__12__in the mind. They are told to think of each__13__they must make to win. Some use pictures that are more fanciful. One skater liked to__14__a star bursting inside her, __15__her with energy. Another athlete who wanted to feel__16__pictured himself as a __17__ floating in the air.

　　Next time you want to do something well, try training your__18__to help you. Perhaps a teacher or other instructor can help you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see__19__in what you __20__can do. Positive thinking and pictures created in your mind can help you win!

　　1. A. Therefore B. And

　　C. But D. While

　　2. A. places B. prizes

　　C. medals D. goals

　　3. A. place B. promise

　　C. name D. prize

　　4. A. preparation B. picture

　　C. plan D. working

　　5. A. same B. difference

　　C. most D. best

　　6. A. mind B. thought

　　C. bodies D. legs

　　7. A. important B. interesting

　　C. possible D. correct

　　8. A. mostly B. almost

　　C. partly D. nearly

　　9. A. success B. goals

　　C. win D. failure

　　10. A. disadvantage B. advantage

　　C. luck D. hope

　　11. A. fail B. succeed

　　C. win D. pass

　　12. A. ideas B. pictures

　　C. thoughts D. movements

　　13. A. move B. step

　　C. jump D. place

　　14. A. thinkB. imagine

　　C. hope D. wish

　　15. A. giving B. helping

　　C. filling D. supporting

　　16. A. calm B. excited

　　C. encouraged D. happy

　　17. A. fish B. bird

　　C. cat D. horse

　　18. A. body B. mind

　　C. thoughts D. imagination

　　19. A. improvement B. advantage

　　C. chance D. winning

　　20. A.usually B. really

　　C. possibly D. mostly

　　【解析】本文是说明文。全文通过运动员赛跑为例说明积极思维、想象在取得成功方面起到的重大的作用。

　　1. C。Both look strong and fast 是这两个运动员的共同点,空格后的句子的意思是,有的成功了,有的失败了, 因此前后间为转折关系。

　　2. D。B、C有较大干扰性,分析空格后的短语我们可以知道,such as 后的中心词是achievement, 它是运动员所要达到的目标(goals),而不是奖牌(medals)或奖励(prizes)。

　　3. B。"有的人一生都没有达到自己的愿望。"promise在这里用作名词,意思是"希望、愿望"。

　　4. A。从空格后的before a race or other event我们可以看出,作者在这里问,在运动或其它项目之前,人们需要作什么准备。

　　5. B。the difference在此指代上文的some athletes can reach great goals...及others never live up to their promise。

　　6. C。strengthen the body与下文的strengthening the mind 相对。

　　7. A。"然而研究表明增强心理(与增强体力)同等重要。"联系上下文我们可以看出空格后省略了as strengthening their bodies。

　　8. C。此空较难选出。作者指出,研究表明对运动员来说增强心理与增强体力同等重要,接着他用careful study 进一步说明这个理论。因此说,好的运动员能够赢部分是因为他们认为自己能赢。

　　9. A。"朝积极方向思维在运动上能给予成功的可能。"本句承接上段而来。

　　10. B。D有较大干扰性。作者在前文指出了运动员增强心理对成功的重要性,在这里他继续解释这一观点--那些认为自己能赢的有赢的优势。

　　11. A。本空可以从上一句得到答案依据。

　　12. B。从下文Some use pictures that are more fanciful 可得到答案依据。

　　13. A。选择本空要与空格后的定语从句联系起来,make each move to do sth.意思是"采取一切行动做某事"。本句的意思是"他们被告诉要采取一切可以采取的行动去获胜。"

　　14. B。联系上下文,a star bursting inside her 纯属于一种想象(imagination)。

　　15. C。上半句讲的是,她想象着一颗星星在她体内迸裂,而下半句的意思是,星星在她体内迸裂后给她注满了能量。

　　16. A。从空格后的pictured himself as a bird floating in the air 我们可以推知,运动员通过想象一只鸟轻轻滑翔在空中来使自己镇定。

　　17. B。从空格后的floating in the air 得此答案。

　　18. B。全文讲的是心理作用(mind)在成功中的重要性。

　　19. A。如果你想做得更好,你会发现在你所能做的事情上会有大的改观。

　　20. B。从前文我们知道,心理在成功上起一定作用。因此你所想象的事情必须是你确实(really)能做的,这样对你做的事情才能有所帮助。

　　(B)

　　The nervous-looking young man hesitated for a few minutes outside the__1__shop before summoning up the__2__to enter. He was__3__by a young assistant who offered to help him. James felt a rush of__4__to his face as he explained he would bring__5__his girlfriend to choose an engagement ring out that day. The assistant listened and told him__6__the best way would be to make up two plates of rings which would suit both the young man's__7__and the young lady's__8__. Clearly they were used to things of this kind. He wasn't used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about spending__9__much money. Getting married was an expensive business but it would be a once-in-a-life-time thing after__10__. After some discussion as to a suitable price-range(价格范围) and the shapes and materials which his girlfriend might like, the shop assistant showed him some rings and offered to put them__11__. James __12__with her choice and left the shop__13__to return at five o'clock. When, half an hour later than__14__, he finally__15__return to the shop with his girlfriend. Laura, the assistant, acted as if she had never seen him before.__16__asked to show them engagement rings, she first brought out some cheap rings, giving the two young people the chance to__17__them before showing them the two plates of rings she__18__prepared. A__19__was soon made and the young man and young lady went away satisfied. James would __20__come back here when it is time to buy the wedding ring.

　　1. A. jewel B. clothing

　　C. jewellery D. second-hand

　　2. A.courage B. wish

　　C. hope D. mind

　　3. A.seen B. pleased

　　C. greeted D. standing

　　4. A.heart B. sweat

　　C. wind D. blood

　　5. A. in B. out

　　C. about D. with

　　6. A. of B. that

　　C. about D. in

　　7. A. clothes B. ideas

　　C. job D. pocket

　　8. A. tastes B. beauty

　　C. dress D. mother

　　9. A. very B. how

　　C. his D. too

　　10. A. all B. that

　　C. years D. work

　　11. A. up B. aside

　　C. down D. hidden

　　12. A. pleased B. satisfied

　　C. hid D. agreed

　　13. A. quick B. promising

　　C. alone D. only

　　14. A. usual B. before

　　C. planned D.5 o'clock

　　15. A. did B. managed

　　C. tried D. could

　　16. A. He B. Being

　　C. After D. When

　　17. A. take B. buy

　　C. reject D. see

　　18. A. herself B. already

　　C. carefully D. had

　　19. A.ring B. choice

　　C. decision D. price

　　20. A. seldom B. often

　　C. certainly D. possibly

　　【解析】本文是记叙文, 叙述了善于经营的售货员如何将买卖做到既适合男人的口袋,又符合其女朋友的品味。

　　1. C。从后文to choose an engagement ring 可以看出小伙子进的是珠宝商店。

　　2. A。小伙子在门外踌躇片刻,然后才鼓起勇气, 走进珠宝店。summon up the courage to do sth. 意为鼓起勇气做某事。

　　3. C。一位年轻的服务员热情地接待了他。greet的本意是"问候",在此意为"热情接待"。

　　4. D。James 感到有一股血冲到脸上。 从后文我们得知, James想为其女友买一枚戒指,然而囊中羞涩, 但又不能在女友面前显露出自己的寒酸,因此当服务员问他的时候,他感到极不好意思,脸在发烧。

　　5. A。 bring in在此意为"带……来"。bring out "带……出去",bring about"带来(变化、影响等)",bring 不与with搭配,因此B、C、D均不合题意。

　　6. B。 that引导宾语从句。

　　7. D。

　　8. A。7、8两空是这场买卖成功的关键,也是James进门时想说,但又难为情的事:所买的戒指既要适合James 的口袋,同时又要适合其女友的品味。

　　9. D。A有较大干扰性,但very much不可以修饰名词。

　　10. A。该句意思是,结婚是一件很昂贵的买卖,但它毕竟是一辈子只有一次的事情。after all 是词组,意为"毕竟"。

　　11. B。 put aside 放到一边。

　　12. D。 James同意了她(the shop assistant)的选择。 在此A、B有较大干扰性,但此处pleased和satisfied都为形容词, 不能单独作谓语,因此不合题意。

　　13. B。(James)答应五点钟回来,promising to return at five o'clock为现在分词短语作伴随状语。

　　14. C。比原计划晚半小时以后,……。than planned 是than it was planned 的省略形式。

　　15. A。他的确回到了商店,带着他的女友。did用在动词原形前起强调作用。

　　16. D。When asked...=When she ( the shop assistant) was asked...。

　　17. C。从文中我们看出,根据事先的安排,在James 买那个早已选好的戒指以前,the shop assistant先给他们看一些低廉的戒指,让他们拒绝。

　　18. D。C有较大干扰性, 在此作者并非说选出的戒指是精心挑选的,而是说这些戒指是(在James第一次来时)准备好的。因此此空用过去完成时,表示prepare 的动作发生在他们来挑选戒指以前。

　　19. B。一个选择很快做出了。在此A和C均有较大干扰性,从上下文我们得知,the ring并非买时才制作,因此A 不合题意。James领着女友到商店来是为了选出她喜欢的戒指, 而并不是到了商店才决定买戒指,因此C不合题意。

　　20. C。这次这家商店让这位男士这么满意,结婚时到这里来买戒指那是一定的。

　　(文/刘洪英；英语通高三版2004年第5期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)