Passage 3 ?(四川省南充高中2010屆高三第三次月考) ?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(藥方)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．a(chǎn)dvice

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．a(chǎn)lthough

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．a(chǎn)dvantages ? C．ways ? D．evidences

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