When it comes to success in business and success in life, there are few qualities as important as confidence．
People naturally have different levels of confidence. Some have a higher level of confidence than others do, but even those whose confidence is lacking can learn to build their level of confidence and reach their most important goals．Increasing self confidence is one of the most common reasons people give for seeking the help of psychologists and other professionals．
One of the many places where a greater level of confidence is useful is in the workplace. We all know how difficult it can be, for instance, to ask the boss for a raise. This process can be extremely difficult for those who lack confidence in their own abilities. After all, if you are unsure about your own abilities, how will you ever convince your boss that you deserve more money for the work you do?
Even if you are not asking for that big raise, having plenty of confidence in your abilities is important to success．If you are certain of your abilities, chances are that those around you, whether they are your coworkers, your colleagues or your superiors, will see that confidence, and that will help to assure them that you are the best at what you do．
Being thought of as the person to go to, and being seen as an expert in your chosen field, is naturally very important to success on the job．If you can make yourself the person people go to for guidance and advice, you will help to protect yourself from the ever present danger of downsizing(裁員)．After all, if you are a recognized expert at the office, you will be regarded as an indispensable member of the team．
Having a high level of confidence, after all, does not mean overlooking the places where you could improve．Knowing what you do well and where you need help will help you enjoy increased success and confidence．
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?
A．The influence of confidence on one's life.
B．The difference of people's confidence.
C．The importance of confidence to success.
D．The judgment on one's confidence.
小題2:Psychologists and other professionals can offer help to those ________.
A．who dream to be recognized experts
B．who expect to give guidance to others
C．who want to ask the boss for a raise
D．who think their goals are hard to reach
小題3:What does the underlined word "indispensable" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．outgoing B．a(chǎn)ttractiveC．importantD．energetic
小題4:What message does the author want to convey（傳遞） in the last paragraph?
A．To overlook one's disadvantages.
B．To make full use of one's advantages.
C．To have great confidence in one's abilities.
D．To make objective evaluations of one's abilities.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：本文主要講述的就是在我們的人生中信心的重要作用，以及我們要對(duì)自己又客觀的認(rèn)識(shí)，不能忽視自己需要提高的地方，要努力完善自我。
小題1:C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段When it comes to success in business and success in life, there are few qualities as important as confidence．可知本文主要講述的就是信心在成功中的重要作用。故C正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后2行Increasing self confidence is one of the most common reasons people give for seeking the help of psychologists and other professionals．可知那些對(duì)于目標(biāo)的實(shí)現(xiàn)缺乏信心的人會(huì)找專家求助，故D正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)本句After all, if you are a recognized expert at the office, you will be regarded as an indispensable member of the team．可知如果你是所在辦公室里的專家，那么在你的團(tuán)隊(duì)里，你就是重要人們，你不會(huì)被取代。故C正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)最后一段最后4行Having a high level of confidence, after all, does not mean overlooking the places where you could improve．Knowing what you do well and where you need help will help you enjoy increased success and confidence．
可知盡管我們的信心水平很高，但是我們也不能忽略了自己需要提高的地方，也就是對(duì)自己有客觀的認(rèn)識(shí)。故D正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要講述的就是在我們的人生中信心的重要作用，測(cè)試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說(shuō)明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。
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I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. He appeared even weaker than the day before.
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He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.
With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”
We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news. We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations. In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.
小題1:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.
B．The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.
C．The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.
D．The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.
小題2: What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?
A．There’s little possibility for Father to recover.
B．It takes a long time for Father to recover.
C．Father needs love and care from his family.
D．They need a proper time to operate on Father.
小題3:The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because ________.
A．he believed in strictness and punishment
B．he was not so attached to the writer
C．he thought there was no need to tell the writer
D．he was not used to openly showing his emotions
小題4:What does the writer attempt to tell us?
A．We don’t often value health until we lose it.
B．Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.
C．Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.
D．Bravely express your love for your family.

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In our life, we will have a lot of time to feel low. If there’s one thing that ruins us, which   48  us from doing what we’re   49  capable of and prevents us from achieving our dreams, it is fear of   50 .
Many of us go through our lives never knowing what we could have done and what has often been heard is that if only we hadn’t given up our   51 .
What if you had given up on   52  to talk, walk, read, ride a bike, or any other achievements before you were even five years old? How   53  would your life have turned out if you’d given up instead of    54  with them?
Now, how different has your life been because of the goals you gave up? Because you were afraid that you would fail, how many experiences and opportunities have you   55  out on because you couldn’t get past that invisible barrier of fear!?
小題1:
A．increases B．stopsC．inspiresD．helps
小題2:
A．trulyB．hardlyC．honestlyD．easily
小題3:
A．deathB．troubleC．sorrow D．failure
小題4:
A．plansB．jobsC．dreamsD．lives
小題5:
A．tryingB．learningC．practicingD．studying
小題6:
A．strangeB．poor C．successful D．different
小題7:
A．playingB．coveringC．stickingD．moving
小題8:
A．missedB．pickedC．takenD．looked

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