Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show   36  at a party but the song you’d practised so many times suddenly   37  more difficult?
I've had both these   38 .As a Senior 3 student, I have to   39  many exams. Each time I enter one thinking “I   40  fail this time.” , I get a low mark.
But don't be surprised --- it's not   41  we don't try, or do enough preparation, or take it   42 . On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much   43 . It is thinking ‘I must…’ that makes us taste the terrible flavor of   44 .
We often   45  to our friends, “Don't be too hard   46  yourself!”. But when we   47  our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice.
In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult.
So why not   48  this crazy pursuit(追求) to get the best? Just face the problem   49  before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed.
In my opinion,   50  a calm state of mind is a skill for life. For people who want to succeed,   51  this is a very important lesson.
So   52  time when you're trying to draw a straight line or   53  a performance, tell yourself, “If I can just do it better than last time, it's a   54 . ”
Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy   55  you succeed or fail.
小題1:
A．upB．offC．outD．in
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)ssumesB．a(chǎn)ppearsC．listensD．becomes
小題3:
A．experiencesB．chancesC．timesD．reviews
小題4:
A．finishB．measureC．takeD．join
小題5:
A．shouldn'tB．mayC．can'tD．haven't
小題6:
A．whyB．sinceC．whenD．because
小題7:
A．necessarilyB．seriouslyC．personallyD．sharply
小題8:
A．careB．powerC．pressureD．a(chǎn)ttention
小題9:
A．examsB．difficultyC．marksD．failure
小題10:
A．sayB．speakC．tellD．talk
小題11:
A．offB．onC．toD．for
小題12:
A．shareB．a(chǎn)chieveC．weighD．set
小題13:
A．throw away B．get awayC．take awayD．let away
小題14:
A．waitingB．sittingC．lyingD．laying
小題15:
A．stayingB．keepingC．remainingD．making
小題16:
A．tryingB．realizing C．usingD．training
小題17:
A．lastB．whatC．nextD．high
小題18:
A．put onB．play onC．give onD．show on
小題19:
A．successB．taskC．lessonD．trial
小題20:
A．ifB．eitherC．neitherD．whether

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

試題分析：本文講述的是在我們的考試中很多人會給自己很多額外的壓力，結(jié)果讓自己的考試成績很不理想，文章中指出，保持良好的心態(tài)對我們?nèi)サ某晒κ欠浅Ｖ匾摹?br />小題1:B 固定搭配。Show off炫耀；show up出現(xiàn)；指當(dāng)我們想在聚會上炫耀自己練習(xí)很久的歌曲的時候。
小題2:D 動詞辨析。A假設(shè)B出現(xiàn)C聽D變成；這些練習(xí)了很多次的歌曲突然就變得很困難了。
小題3:A 名詞辨析。A經(jīng)歷B機(jī)會C次數(shù)D復(fù)習(xí)；我這兩種經(jīng)歷都曾經(jīng)遇見過。是指第一段的兩次經(jīng)歷。
小題4:C 動詞搭配。Take the exam參加考試；動詞take可以表示參加課程的學(xué)習(xí)，參加考試。
小題5:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文描述可知我們在參加考試的考試的時候，總是對自己說：不能失敗。
小題6:D 連詞辨析。請不要驚訝。這不是因為我們不努力也不是準(zhǔn)備不充分，或者滿意認(rèn)真。
小題7:B 副詞辨析。A必要B認(rèn)真C個人D鋒利；take…seriously認(rèn)真對待…；句意同上一句。
小題8:C 名詞辨析。A關(guān)心B權(quán)力C壓力D注意力；這是因為我們給自己太大的壓力了。
小題9:D 上下文串聯(lián)。正是“我們必須”這樣的想法讓自己承受了失敗的苦果。
小題10:A 動詞辨析。A說B講話（不及物動詞）C告訴D談?wù)摚槐绢}是指我們經(jīng)常對朋友說…
小題11:B 固定搭配。Be hard on…對…苛刻；我們經(jīng)常對朋友講：不要對自己太苛刻。
小題12:D 固定搭配。Set a goal設(shè)立目標(biāo)。但是當(dāng)我們給自己設(shè)立目標(biāo)的時候，我們就不這樣想了。
小題13:A 短語辨析。A拋棄B離開C帶走D放開；為什么不把這些對最好的最求拋棄一邊呢？
小題14:C 動詞辨析。A等待B坐C躺，位于D放置；用平靜的心態(tài)對待位于我們面前的問題。
小題15:B 動詞辨析。A逗留B保持C仍然D生產(chǎn)；在生活中保持一個平靜的狀態(tài)是很重要的技巧。
小題16:B 動詞辨析。A嘗試B意識到C使用D訓(xùn)練；對于那些想要成功的人來說，意識到這一點是很重要的。
小題17:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)文章第一句可知當(dāng)我們下一次嘗試著畫直線或者表演的時候…要有好的心態(tài)。
小題18:A 固定搭配。Put on a performance表演，上演；當(dāng)我們下一次嘗試著畫直線或者表演的時候…
小題19:A 名詞辨析。A成功B任務(wù)C教訓(xùn)D嘗試；如果這次表現(xiàn)比上次好，就是成功。
小題20:D 語法分析。Whether…or…無論…還是…；無論是成功還是失敗，保持平靜的心態(tài)就是成功。
點評：本文講述的是保持良好心態(tài)在考試中的重要性�？忌谶x擇答案時要根據(jù)上下文的復(fù)現(xiàn)或同現(xiàn)以及這些詞之間的有機(jī)聯(lián)系來確定答案。由于完形填空的文章是一個意義相關(guān)聯(lián)的語篇，圍繞一個話題論述，因此在行文中詞語的重復(fù)、替代、復(fù)現(xiàn)和同現(xiàn)現(xiàn)象是不可避免的。根據(jù)這個原則，某一個空格所對應(yīng)的答案很可能就是在上下文中復(fù)現(xiàn)或同現(xiàn)的相關(guān)詞：原詞、同義詞、近義詞、反義詞等。
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g.  recall their stories
A．g-b-c-a-d-e-fB．g-c-a-d-b-f-e
C．e-f-b-c-a-g-dD．d-e-f-g-a-c-b
小題4:A partner may help do the following things EXCEPT _____.
A．make the memory more complete
B．find spelling mistakes
C．check the tense of the verbs
D．give some feedback

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Since people first sent rockets into space in the 1950s, we have been leaving behind all sorts of things. Some of them, like the camera, were lost by astronauts while they did work outside their spaceship. But much of the space junk is made up of little pieces of things that were once bigger objects, until they struck each other and broke apart.
Some things we send into space fall back toward the earth and burn up in the atmosphere. But larger pieces sometimes survive the extreme heat and hit the ground or the ocean at great speeds. So there is always concern that something may fall from the sky and do some harm.
But space junk falling on housetops (屋頂) is not the biggest worry. Scientists are concerned about what happens when an empty rocket strikes another while orbiting (繞軌道飛行) the earth. Two big things become many smaller things. They then hit other things. The pieces get smaller and smaller until they form a cloud of junk that blocks the path of future space vehicles.
So what can be done to clean up the space around our planet? Marco Castronuovo, an Italian researcher, talks about sending a satellite into space that would get very close to some of the larger pieces of space junk. The satellite would connect a small rocket to the useless object. When the rocket explodes, it pushes the junk into a lower and slower orbit, nearer the earth. After a time, the junk burns up in the atmosphere.
Mr. Castronuovo has proposed (提議) using a number of small satellites with robotic arms. One arm would catch the space junk, and another arm would connect the rocket. He imagines that each satellite would jump from one large piece of junk to another. He thinks this method could destroy about ten large objects each year.
Scientists have been concerned about space junk for many years. Right now, the costs of the clean-up have been too great. Mr. Castronuovo says his system could be put in place for a much more reasonable amount of money.
小題1:Much of the space junk _____.
A．was thrown by the astronauts
B．is from broken spaceship
C．is made up of small pieces of things
D．returns to the earth piece by piece
小題2:Scientists are most worried that the space junk _____.
A．will stop the future space vehicles
B．will do harm to the atmosphere
C．will fall on the housetops
D．will burn up in space
小題3:What does Marco Castronuovo think of his system?
A．It can remove space junk completely.
B．It can save a large amount of money.
C．It can create a large amount of space.
D．It can develop robotic technology.

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