There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people      to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), but always remember that the life you     is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you      others. Because while there will be times      outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely     . The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are     . Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision      anyway.
You were      with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and      the appropriate action, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own     .
Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of      a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the      necessary to make a wise decision. It wasn’t due to      on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being      to Wall Street, I intended to suppose that my more senior      knew more than I did, and so I      too much significance to their opinions.
You know what happened? Each of those investments ended in     . Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by      and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to      this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to      and to life.
小題1:
A．easyB． readyC． unwillingD． hard
小題2:
A．leadB． lendC． takeD． earn
小題3:
A．look atB． pick upC． turn toD． learn from
小題4:
A．thatB． sinceC． whenD． while
小題5:
A．uselessB． usefulC． pricelessD． clever
小題6:
A．gettingB． makingC． sufferingD． facing
小題7:
A．on one handB． on your ownC． on the wholeD． on all sides
小題8:
A．bornB． tiredC． satisfiedD． covered
小題9:
A．enjoyB． stepC． planD． take
小題10:
A． assumptionB． judgmentC． conditionD． fortune
小題11:
A． basingB． dependingC． relyingD． focusing
小題12:
A． researchB． searchC． resourcesD． activity
小題13:
A． povertyB． lazinessC． richnessD． diligence
小題14:
A． usedB． accustomedC． newD． old
小題15:
A． studentsB． brothersC． colleaguesD． classmates
小題16:
A． owedB． paidC． gaveD． held
小題17:
A． disasterB． progressC． failure D． success
小題18:
A． eitherB． anotherC． eachD． others
小題19:
A． thinkB． rememberC． realizeD． recall
小題20:
A． paymentB． dreamsC． happinessD． business

小題1:B  
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:A
小題13:B
小題14:C
小題15:C
小題16:A
小題17:C
小題18:D
小題19:C
小題20:D

試題分析：本文主要講了在大多數(shù)情況下，你應(yīng)該獨(dú)自做出明智的決定，不再讓自己受其他人的影響。
小題1:考查動(dòng)詞。 根據(jù)You will find many people     to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), 可知這里意思是你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)許多人準(zhǔn)備給你提出建議。Easy容易；ready準(zhǔn)備；unwilling不愿意；hard困難的，故選B。
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)but always remember that the life you    is yours and nobody else’s.可知這里意思是但是要記得生活是你自己在過。Lead領(lǐng)導(dǎo)；lend借給；take拿；earn賺，故選A。
小題3:考查短語。根據(jù)It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you     others.可知這里意思是在你向其他人求助之前。look at看著；pick up撿起；turn to求助于；learn from向……學(xué)習(xí)，故選C。
小題4:考查連詞。根據(jù)there will be at least as many times when it proves completely    .所以這里填when。That那個(gè)；since自從；when當(dāng)……時(shí)候；while然而，故選C。
小題5:考查形容詞。根據(jù)Because while there will be times     outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely    . 可知這里意思是有時(shí)候，它被證明是完全無用的。Useless無用的；useful有用的；priceless無價(jià)的；clever聰明的，故選A。
小題6:考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are    .可知這里意思是面對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)。Getting得到；making制造；suffering遭受；facing面對(duì)，故選D。
小題7:考查短語。根據(jù)Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision     anyway. 可知這里意思是在大多數(shù)情況下，你應(yīng)該獨(dú)自做出明智的決定。on one hand一方面；on your own獨(dú)自地；on the whole大體上；on all sides到處，故選B。
小題8:考查短語。根據(jù)with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest.可知這里意思是你天生具有這種能力。Be born with是固定用法，意思是生就。故選A。
小題9:考查短語。根據(jù)Most of the time, you will make the right decision and     the appropriate action,可知這里填take。Take action是固定用法，意思是采取行動(dòng)，故選D。
小題10:考查名詞。根據(jù)and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own    . 可知這里意思是違反你自己的判斷。Assumption假定；judgment判斷；condition情況；fortune財(cái)富，故選B。
小題11:考查短語。根據(jù)Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of     a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the     necessary to make a wise decision.可知這里填basing。Base on是固定用法，意思是以……為基礎(chǔ)，故選A。
小題12:考查名詞。根據(jù)Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of     a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the     necessary to make a wise decision.可知這里意思是沒有進(jìn)行做出明智決斷的有必要的研究。Research研究；search尋找；resources資源；activity活動(dòng)，故選A。
小題13:考查名詞。根據(jù)But, being     to Wall Street, I intended to suppose that my more senior     knew more than I did,可知我這樣做并不是由于懶惰。Poverty貧窮；laziness懶惰；richness富裕；diligence勤奮，故選B。
小題14:考查分詞。根據(jù)I intended to suppose that my more senior     knew more than I did,可知我是新來華爾街的。Used用過的；accustomed習(xí)慣；new新的；old舊的，故選C。
小題15:考查名詞。 根據(jù)Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of     a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the     necessary to make a wise decision. 可知這里填colleagues。Students學(xué)生；brothers兄弟；colleagues同事；classmates同學(xué)，故選C。
小題16:考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)too much significance to their opinions.可知這里意思是我太注重他們意見的重要意義了。Owed歸功于；paid付給；gave給予；held舉行，故選A。
小題17:考查名詞。根據(jù)Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by     and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions.可知我最終以失敗告終。Disaster災(zāi)難；progress進(jìn)步；failure失��；success成功，故選C。
小題18:考查名詞。根據(jù)and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions.可知這里意思是我不再讓自己受其他人的影響。Either任何一個(gè)；another另一個(gè)；each每個(gè)；others其他人，故選D。
小題19:考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)It took me until I was almost 30 years old to     this可知這里意思是直到三十歲我才意識(shí)到這些。Think想；remember記得；realize意識(shí)到；recall使想起，故選C。
小題20:考查名詞。根據(jù)it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to     and to life.
可知這里填business。Payment付款；dreams夢(mèng)想；happiness；business商業(yè)，故選D。
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小題13:
A．hardlyB．luckilyC．seriouslyD．frequently
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)nyB．otherC．fewD．no
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)nd B．butC．soD．or
小題16:
A．defendB．offendC．intendD．a(chǎn)ttend
小題17:
A．shallB．mustC．canD．will
小題18:
A．withB．withoutC．but forD．in case of
小題19:
A．oneB．theyC．itD．that
小題20:
A．speciallyB．onlyC．mainlyD．especially

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack.  About a week after his death, she _________ some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in _________ the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the _________ of her desk and sat down there.
With a gentle look on her face, she paused and said,"Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought __________ I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves...and ______ of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is a(an) _________that we must make the most out of every single day."
Her eyes beginning to__________, she went on,"So I would like you all to make me a _________...from now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see---it________ be a scent(香味)--perhaps of__________ baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the __________ the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground. Please, look for these things, and remember them.
"For, _________ it may sound silly to some people, these things are the 'stuff' of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for ________. We must make _______important to notice them, for at any time...it can all be taken away."
The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room _________ .That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what a deep _________ she made on all us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all __________.
Take notice of something _________you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. _______ as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often _______, but the things we didn't do.
小題1:
A．enjoyedB．sharedC．changed D．connected
小題2:
A．through B．on C．a(chǎn)cross D．a(chǎn)long
小題3:
A．back B．front C．feet D．edge
小題4:
A．what B．which C．when D．where
小題5:
A．no oneB．every C．none D．a(chǎn)ny
小題6:
A．sign B．signal C．symbol D．scene
小題7:
A．cry B．sweat C．run D．water
小題8:
A．present B．promise C．discoveryD．contribution
小題9:
A．should B．mustC．couldD．need
小題10:
A．eventuallyB．freshly C．graduallyD．slightly
小題11:
A．wayB．method C．a(chǎn)ccess D．process
小題12:
A．because B．since C．unless D．a(chǎn)lthough
小題13:
A．responsibilityB．granted C．fun D．pleasure
小題14:
A．one B．that C．them. D．it
小題15:
A．happily B．silentlyC．sadly D．tiredly
小題16:
A．expressionB．depression C．impression D．progress
小題17:
A．notice B．forget C．overlook D．remember
小題18:
A．special B．nice C．beautiful D．typical
小題19:
A．WhileB．ThoughC．ForD．If
小題20:
A．like B．regret C．neglect D．remember

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

People who show confidence really seem to have it made. They seize more rewarding careers, keep good relationships, and just seem to do everything with more styles than the rest of us.
So what is the secret? There isn’t one. Self-confidence is a skill and habit that anyone can learn to develop. And although people who are raised in an encouraging environment with confident role models have a hard start in self-confidence development, we all can learn to become more confident at any age.
Try these simple tips for practising and increasing your self-confidence levels:
Dare to fail. Anybody who’s out there bravely performing is going to fail repeatedly. If you are not failing, you are not trying. So don’t take failure too hard or too personally. Just learn to deal with it and use its lessons to keep improving.
When in doubt, pretend you know what you are doing. Because, if you are confident of your abilities, by the time you have done it, you will be experienced.
Dress for success. You don’t have to be beautiful to be confident. Make the most of your own unique physical characters and weaken your disadvantages.
Listen to yourself. You are the only person who knows what’s right for you. Don’t put others’ opinions above your own inner voice.
Build a confident vocabulary. Stop putting yourself down and give up continually blaming your tiny weaknesses. Learn to show up your strong points and the world will learn to see and celebrate them with you.
Pass on the praise. Praise others for their virtues and strengths. This practice will not decrease your confidence, but help increase it.
小題1:The passage is written mainly __________.
A．to explain the definition of self-confidence
B．to explain the secret of self-confidence
C．to tell people how important self-confidence is
D．to tell people how to build self-confidence
小題2:The main idea of the sixth paragraph is __________.
A．to be confident means to have no disadvantages
B．taking full advantage of your physical characters will help you be confident
C．your unique characters will help you be confident and be successful
D．to be confident means to be beautiful
小題3:All the following are tips to increase your self-confidence level EXCEPT______.
A．not to be afraid of failureB．dress yourself properly
C．pretend to know everything D．make your advantages more obvious
小題4:_______ will weaken your self-confidence.
A．Praising others for their strong points
B．Always following others’ advice to do things
C．Giving up blaming your weaknesses
D．Believing in yourself

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