完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After a decade at the publishing company, I was fired．I had worked so hard for so long．I was always doing my job _________ ，clawing my way up the ladder．And _________ ? Doing these things had _________ me．in the end，very little of lasting value．I wondered what would happen if I let it all go—didn’t look for a job，didn’t keep my _________ ambition．
My husband thought it was a great idea．“Just _________ ,” he said．As a serious windsurfer, he suggested I try the sport as a path to clarity．I had windsurfed before , but only in _________ water．I didn’t like high winds．I didn’t like going fast—that was _________ ．But I wanted to abandon the past．My _________ was to do nothing but read and windsurf every day．I wanted to feel the fear and do it anyway．I wanted to learn how to ride the currents，and I couldn’t think of a better way than to_________ myself to the invisible，ever-shifting wind．
I decided to sail at Swell City, a favorite outpost on the Washington side of the Columbia．That July _________ to be one of the windiest months on record．I grew to find that what I was doing did _________ for my standing in the world．It won me no friends．Then again，I was _________ ．
One day, a friend and her l5-year-old son came，and after I explained my _________ , he said the simplest．but most profound thin9：“It’s all in the _________ ．” This kid had windsurfed only three times , _________ he knew the secret．“If you go out there knowing you’re going to _________ it，you will，”he continued．“But if you go out there afraid you’ll get hurt , you will．” I smiled at him．Wasn’t that _________ the same problem I’d encountered in life? I’d always been terrified l wouldn’t reach the goal or _________ the job．I knew I had to let that fear go．And slowly I did．
The wind wanted nothing from me．It cared not at all about my ambition or accomplishments．It _________ me that the beauty of life is in the trying．And that’s where I am：still trying for the turnaround．in life and in the _________ ．
1.A．breathlesslyB．hopelesslyC．aimlesslyD．carelessly
2.A．what forB．how comeC．so whatD．why not
3.A．encouragedB．praisedC．impressedD．earned
4.A．modestB．secretC．previousD．frustrated
5.A．continueB．stopC．travelD．read
6.A．violentB．deepC．calmD．icy
7.A．scaryB．toughC．boringD．amazing
8.A．promiseB．jobC．regretD．plan
9.A．devoteB．helpC．treatD．limit
10.A．turned outB．set outC．picked outD．carried out
11.A．anythingB．everythingC．nothingD．something
12.A．satisfiedB．terrifiedC．touchedD．embarrassed
13.A．problemB．guiltC．dreamD．fantasy
14.A．healthB．action C．attitudeD．behavior
15.A．soB．yetC．orD．for
16.A．shakeB．makeC．nameD．serve
17.A．merelyB．preciselyC．approximatelyD．rarely
18.A．loseB．quitC．offerD．land
19.A．warnedB．remindedC．challengedD．puzzled
20.A．marriageB．familyC．skyD．wind
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
No personal success，achievement，or goal，can be realized without self-discipline． 1. It is the ability to control one’s impulses , emotions , desires and behavior．To possess it is to be able to make the decisions，take the actions，and carry out your plan regardless of the obstacles，discomfort，or difficulties，that may come your way．
How to develop self-discipline? We’ll explore it together．
· Start with baby steps．No process takes place overnight． 2. So，begin by making the decision to go forward and learning what it takes to get there．
· Learn what motivates you and what your bad triggers are． 3. Sometimes it is very difficult to fight off urges，so know the areas where your resistance is low and how to avoid those situations．Remove the temptations and surround yourself with encouraging items such as motivating slogans and pictures of what you want to achieve．
· Make certain behaviors a routine．Once you have decided what’s important to you and which goals to strive for , establish a daily routine that will help you achieve them． 4. They can put you in a negative frame of mind and hinder(阻碍)your self-discipline．A poor attitude can also be a bad habit．
● 5. Michael Jordan has always maintained that his greatness as a basketball player came as much from his willingness to work hard at his craft，as it did his talent．It was his desire through discipline and focus that made him one of the best basketball players ever．If it worked for him，it could certainly work for the rest of us．
A．What is self-discipline?
B． Engage in sports or activities．
C．Get inspiration from those you admire．
D．You can begin by learning about yourself !
E．If you try to do too much at once , you could injure yourself and have a setback．
F．Meanwhile，get rid of some of your bad，self-defeating habits，whatever they may be．
G．It does mean learning how to focus your mind and energies on your goals until they are accomplished．
Some people like to listen to the Beatles．while others prefer Gregorian chants．When it comes to music , scientists find that nurture can overpower nature．
A study shows musical preferences seem to be mainly shaped by a person’s cultural upbringing and experiences rather than biological factors．“Our results show that there is a profound cultural difference in the way people respond to consonant(和谐的)and dissonant(不和谐的)sounds，and this suggests that other cultures hear the world differently,” says Josh McDermott．a scientist in Cambridge．
Some scientists believe that the way people respond to music has a biological basis and that this would overpower any cultural shaping of musical preferences , effectively making them a universal phenomenon．Some musicians．by contrast , think that such preferences are more a product of one’s culture．If a person’s upbringing shapes their preferences，then they are not a universal phenomenon．
The trick to working out where musical preferences come from was to find and test people who hadn’t had much contact with Western music．McDermott and his team travelled by aeroplane，car and canoe to reach the remote villages of the Tsimane’ people，who are largely isolated from Western culture．
In their experiments，McDermott and his colleagues investigated responses to Western music by playing combinations of notes to three groups of people：the Tsimane’ and two other groups of Bolivians that had experienced increasing levels of exposure to Western music．The researchers recorded whether each group regarded the notes as pleasant or unpleasant．
The Tsimane’ are just as good at making acoustic(声响的)distinctions as the groups with more experience of other types of music，the scientists find．Most people prefer consonant tones，but the Tsimane’ have no preference between them．“This pretty convincingly rules out that the preferences are things we’re born with，’’ McDermott argues．
“Culture plays a role．We like the music we grew up with，”agrees Dale Purves，a scientist at Duke University．“Nature versus nurture is always a fool’s errand．’’It’s almost always a combination，he adds．
1.Why does the author mention Beatles in the first paragraph?
A．To arouse reader’s interest．
B．To stress the importance of music．
C．To introduce the topic to be discussed．
D．To encourage readers to listen to their music．
2.McDermott would most probably agree that __________．
A．people’s music preference is a universal phenomenon
B．Chinese and Japanese have different music preferences
C．the way people respond to music is biologically decided
D．parents have nothing to do with children’s music preference
3.What do we know about the Tsimane’ in the experiment?
A．They prefer consonant tones．
B．They are born with excellent music talent．
C．They do well in telling acoustic distinctions．
D．They have never had contact with Western music．
4.What does the underlined phrase “a fool’s errand” in the last paragraph refer to?
A．Something meaningless． B．Something significant．
C．Something reliable． D．Something sensitive．
When you go to the doctor, you like to come away with a prescription．It makes you feel better to know you will get some medicine．But the doctor knows that medicine is not always needed．Sometimes all a sick person needs is some reassurance that all will be well．In such cases the doctor may prescribe a placebo．
A placebo is a sugar pill，a harmless shot，or ail empty capsule．Even though they have no medicine in them , these things seem to make people well．The patient thinks it is medicine and begins to get better．How does this happen?
The study of the placebo opens up new knowledge about the way the human body can heal itself．It is as if there was a doctor in each of us．The doctor will heal the body for us if we let it．But it is not yet known just how the placebo works to heal the body．Some people say it works because the human mind fools itself．These people say that if the mind is fooled into thinking it got medicine，then it will act as if it did，and the body will feel better．
Placebos do not always work．The success of this treatment seems to rest a lot with the relationship between the patient and the doctor．If the patient has a lot of trust in the doctor and if the doctor really wants to help the patient，then the placebo is more likely to work．So in a way, the doctor is the most powerful placebo of all．
A placebo can also have bad effects．If patients expect a bad reaction to medicine，then they will also show a bad reaction to the placebo．This would seem to show that a lot of how you react to medicine is in your mind rather than in your body．Some doctors still think that if the placebo can have bad effects it should never be used．They think there is still not enough known about it．
The strange power of the placebo does seem to suggest that the human mind is stronger than we think it is．There are people who say you can heal your body by using your mind．And the interesting thing is that even people who swear this is not possible have been healed by a placebo．
1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A．The placebo． B．The bad effect．
C．The body． D．The medicine．
2.What do we know about placebo according to the passage?
A．It contains some sort of medicine．
B．It won’t function if you are negative about medicine．
C．People who don’t believe placebo can’t be healed by it．
D．Patients and doctors know clearly how it helps to heal the body
3.Why is the doctor sometimes the most powerful placebo?
A．The patient needs help badly．
B．The patient believes in the doctor．
C．The doctor knows better about your body．
D．The doctor has carefully studied medicine．
4.What is the best title for the text?
A．Placebo：Work on Your Mind
B．Placebo：The Most Powerful Medicin
C．Placebo：The Best Doctor
D．Placebo：Heal Your Body
Roma Pass Kit (套装) enables both tourists and interested local residents the opportunity to benefit from various discounts and services that make it easier and cheaper to enjoy the sights of Rome．
Free entry to the first 2 visited museums and / or archaeological sites of your choice．
Concessionary(优惠的)ticket to all other museums and / or archaeological sites visited thereafter．
Free use of the city’s public transport network．Valid until midnight of the third day inclusive that of the first validation for ATAC public transport within the territory of the Municipality of Rome．
Discounted tickets to exhibitions，events and other cooperating operators and businesses (Roma Pass Guide)．
Tourist cultural services Roma Passè．
At the Colosseum a reserved turnstile(旋转栅门) is available for Roma Pass holders to get direct access to the monument．
In the kit：
The Roma Pass card：the card used to visit museums / archaeological sites and on the public transport system as described above．
Roma MAP：A map with all the Tourist Information Points，Metro stations，museums and other sites of interest；
Roma Pass Guide：the list of under agreement museums／sites．and the list of all the partners of the Roma Pass which offer discounts to card holders；
Roma Passè：the card with the App activation code to download the best of the city．
How to use it：
The overleaf(背面的)form must be filled with name，surname and validation date．
The card is valid for three days and is activated at the time of the first entry to the museums／sites，and／or at the first journey on public transport，up until midnight of the third day, including the day of the activation．
It must be produced along with your identity papers when required by the staff in charge．
Please note that most museums generally are closed on Mondays (with the exception of the Colosseum and the Baths of Caracalla)．Almost all the museums normally are closed on December 25 , January l and May l too．We advise you to check in advance．
1.With Roma Pass you can enjoy __________．
A．reserved access to 2 sites
B．free entry to any museums
C．free use of ATAC within Italy
D．discounts for certain exhibitions
2.When using the Roma Pass card，you must bring your __________．
A．activation code B．ID document
C．purchase receipt D．Roma Pass Guide
3.Where will you possibly find the passage?
A．In a tourist guide． B．In a history textbook．
C．On a transport notice． D．On a shopping list．
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A．The Roma Pass card is valid for at least 72 hours．
B．The Colosseum is not open to the public on Mondays．
C．Only foreign tourists are qualified to buy the Roma Pass．
D．You’d better avoid visiting Roma museums at Christmas．
“Mommy! Call I go and play outside with Danny? Please? I promise l will only play in the shade!” Kelly said．
What hurt her mother was only being able to stand aside when her daughter needed her most．“Kelly…I’m really sorry．You can’t go．I’m too concerned about you. You might accidentally go in the sun，which means we have to get you to hospital again．”Kelly was allergic to the sun．The doctor said it was incurable．
Kelly looked outside where her brother Danny was playing．Why did she have to be allergic to the sun? Why?
Kelly’s mother closed her eyes and she pointed upstairs where Kelly’s bed was．“Go to bed．”she said．Kelly had tears in her eyes．She forced her legs up the stairs and buried her face in her pillow．She wanted Danny to come back , for he could tell her stories about birds and squirrels．She waited，and soon he did come and told her about a blue bird he had seen．Kelly often wondered what a bird looked like．She was really curious about the birds in the yard．Maybe she could find out herself someday．
The next day, Danny entered Kelly’s room again to tell her what he had seen．She wasn’t there．He called again and again but no one replied．He searched anxiously around and saw a body．His eyes widened．It couldn’t be．Was it what he thought it was? Was it…Kelly? With shaking hands，Danny turned over the body．He screamed．It was Kelly．Her skin was swollen and had ugly rashes(皮疹)all over．She was holding a pencil in her right hand．And in her left hand was an almost finished picture of a bird , below which he found some words which read：“I finally get to see you．I will always remember you and love your nature no matter what．”
1.Why did Kelly want to go outside?
A．To take pictures． B．To tell stories．
C．T0 100k at animals． D．To walk in sunshine．
2.Where did Danny possibly find Kelly the next day?
A．In the yard． B．In the kitchen．
C．In the basement． D．In the living room．
3.Kelly can be best described as __________．
A．innocent and helpful B．delicate and cautious
C．curious and determined D．sensitive and thoughtful
