2023-2023學(xué)年度高二英語(yǔ)閱讀競(jìng)賽試題

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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給日勺A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上

將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

Worldtop-rankedbadmintonplayerLinDansaidlastFridaythathewasabetterplayer

thanTaufikHidayatintheyearof2023despitelosingtheAsianGamessingletitletothe

IndonesianOlympicchampion.

“IhaverankedNo.lintheworldfbrtwostraightyearsandIthinkpeoplecaneasilycome

toaconclusiononwhoisabetterplayerforthewholeyear,“saidLinDan,alsoknownas

SuperDaninthebadmintonworldbecauseofhismarvelousperformanceinthesport.

HidayatbeatLin21-15,22-20togiveIndonesiaitssecondgoldmedalinDohaon

December9,retaininghisAsianGamessinglestitleandavenging（報(bào)仇）twolossestothe

badmimonworldchampion.

Lin,23,ledChinatothemen'steamtitleafterdefeatingHidayattwiceinthreedays,inthe

preliminaryroundandinthesemifinalsoftheAsianGames.

Intheirthirdmeeting,Lincameupagainstabetter-preparedHidayatthanhehad

encounteredpreviously.

Hidayatwaschccrcdonbythenoisysupportfromdancingandflag-wavingIndonesian

fans,whohadconvertedthebadmintonarenaintoanationalcelebrationevenbeforethetwo

playerssteppedontothecourt.

There'sbeenalotofacrimony（言語(yǔ)的亥ij毒）betweenHidayatandLin,whothisyearwon

thesingletitleintheworldchampionshipsafterformerchampionHidayatcrashedoutinthe

quarterfinals.

InDoha,HidayatwasquotedascallingLin“arrogant“beforetheeventbegan,butthetwo

starsplayeddowntherift.

"It'snoproblem,wc'rcclosefriends,MsaidHidayat.i4Thcmediafabricatedit.”

LinsaidlastFridayinBeijingthatheandHidayatremainfriendsdespitealltherumors.

“ThereisnoproblembetweenTaufikandmealthoughwedon'ttalktoeachothervery

much,^^saidLin."Mediatendstomakeupthingsinordertomaketheirstoriesjuicy.,,

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"fabricated"mean?

A.madeupB.reportedC.discoveredD.foundout

2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwoplayerslike?

A.Theyareonlyopponents.

B.LinlooksdownuponHidayat.

C.Theyboththinktheyarefriends.

D.Themediahasworsenedtherelationshipbetweenthem.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.LinbeatHidayatinallthegamesof2023.

B.Linwonthesingletitleintheworldchampionshipsin2023.

C.Indonesianfansheldanationalcelebrationafterthetwoplayerssteppedontothecourt.

D.HidayatbeatLin21-15,22-20togiveIndonesiaitsfirstgoldmedalinDohaontheninth

ofDecember.

4.Thispassageimpliesthat.

A.HidayatwasinabetterpreparedconditionthanLinintheAsianGames

B.Linhelpedtowinthemen'steamtitleintheAsianGamesof2023

C.bothofthemarethebestbadmintonplayersintheworld

D.mediatendstomakeuprumors

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.OpponentsBecomeGoodFriendsB.TrueFriendship

C.WorldTop-rankedBadmintonPlayersD.WhoIsaBetterPlayer?

Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstfor

C.speedinreportingnev/sD.popularity

7.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhynotwopeoplereallyreadthe“same"newspaperis

that.

A.peoplescanforthenewstheyareinterestedin

B.differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspapers

C.peoplearerarelyinterestedinthesamekindofnews

D.peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis

8.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatnewspaperreaders.

A.applyreadingtechniquesskillfullyB.jumpfromonenewspapertoanother

C.appreciatethevarietyofanewspaperD.usuallyreadanewspaperselectively

9.Agoodnewspaperoffers“avariety”toreadersbecause.

A.ittriestoservedifferentreaders

B.ithastocoverthingsthathappeninacertainlocality

C.readersaredifficulttoplease

D.readersliketoreaddifferentnewspapers

10.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.TheImportanceofNewspaperTopicality

B.TheCharacteristicsofaGoodNewspaper

C.TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaper

D.SomeSuggestionsonHowtoReadaNewspaper

C

Therearerobotsallaroundus.Somedoverycomplicatedjobslikeflyingairplanesand

drivingsubwaytrains.Andsomedoasimplejob.Whenanautomaticwashingmachineis

switchedon,waterpoursin.Themachinewaitsuntilthewaterishotbeforewashingthe

clothes.Itdoesthisby“feedback”.Informationaboutwhatishappeningis“伯edback“inlothe

robottotellitwhattodonext.Oureyes,earsandothersensesareourfeedback.Theytellus

whatisgoingonaroundus.Sorobotsarelikepeopleintwoways:Theyworkandtheyhave

feedback.

Therearerobotsallaround,makingourliveseasier.Someofthem,likethspocket

calculator,canworkmuchmorequicklythanhumanbeingscan.Andtheyrarelymake

mistakes.Insomewaysrobotsarebetterthanpeople.Theyworkquickly,butdonotmake

mistakes.Theydonotgetboreddoingthesamejoboverandoveragain.Andtheyneverget

tired.

Robotsareveryusefulinfactories.Theycanbetaughttodomanydifferentjobs.Firsttheir

electronicbrainsmustbeshownhowthejobisdone.Apersonmovestherobot's"arm”and

4thand,,througheachpartof:hcjob.Therobot'sbrainrememberseachmove.Whentherobotis

puttoworkonitsown,itsbraincontrolstherods,wheelsandmotorswhichmoveitsarm.

Whentherobotisneededforanewjob,itselectronicmemoryis“wipedclean."Thenitis

taughthowtodoitsnewtask.Iftherobot'shandstopsworking,orifsomethinggetsintheway,

itcannotdothenextpartofthejob.Soitstopsandsignalsforhelp,thenahumanengineer

repairsit.

Themost^intelligenf'robotscanmoveandsee.Theireyesarecameras.Theirmetalfingers

canfeelshapesandevenfindouthowhotandcoldobjectsare.Theserobotshavecomputer

brains,linkedtotheireyesandfingers,whichcontroltheiractions.

11.Inthisstorytheauthortellsusthat.

A.thereareveryfewrobotsB.weseerobotsonlyatcertaintimes

C.robotsaresomethingnewinourlifeD.robotsareallaroundus

12.Inthisstorywearetoldthat.

A.wecangetfeedbackthroughoureyesandears

B.wegetfeedbackthroughtherobots

C.onlyrobotsgetfeedback

D.robotsarenotintelligentbecauseofthefeedback

13.Whatdoestheauthorof(hisstorywantyoutofeelaboutrobots?

A.Theywillprobablytakeoverinthefuture.

B.Theyareveryhelpfulandusefultohumans.

C.Theyarcmachinesthatarcoftenoutoforder.

D.Theyarenotfriendsofhumanbeings.

14.Sincepeoplelikewhatrobotsdo,whatdoyouthinkthismeansforthefuture?

A.Moreandbetterrobotswillbebuilt.B.Peoplewillstopmakingrobots.

C.Therewillbelawsagainstusingrobots.D.Robotswillbenefitnobody.

15.Whatdoes“brains”inthelastparagraphstandfor?

A.headB.intelligence

C.theorganinsidetheheadD.intelligencecontrol

D

Solongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearning,theywillcontinueto

undertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildren

toreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivities

aboutreading.Douglasinsiststhat^readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstop

tryingtodotheimpossible''.

Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindand

function.Thefunctionofteachingislocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeil

possibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoread.

Teachingisalsopublicactivity.Itcanbeseenandobserved.

Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestomakesenseoftheworldof

printedlanguage.Almostallofitisprivate,forlearningisanoccupationofthemind,andthat

processisnotopentopublicscrutiny.

Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarcnotinterchangeable,whatthencanbedonethrough

teachingthatwillaidthechildinthequest（探索）forknowledge?Smithhasoneprincipalrule

forallteachinginstructions."Makelearningtoreadeasy,whichmeansmakingreadinga

meaningful,enjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren.

Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyare,andwhenbothteacher

fulfilthemappropriately,thenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothiseliminated.

Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiven

theopportunitytosolvetheproblemofleaningtoreadbyreading.

16.Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat.

A.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcourses

B.studentsspendendlesshoursinreading

C.readingtasksareassignedwithlittleguidance

D.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreading

17.Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif

A.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudents

B.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreading

C.teacherscandevisethemostefficientsystemforreading

D.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservable

18.Theunderlinedword“scrutiny“mostprobablymeans"

A.inquiryB.observationC.controlD.suspicion

19.Accordingtothepassage,learningtoreadwillnolongerbeadifficulttaskwhen

A.childrenbecomehighlymotivated

B.teacherandlearnerrolesareinterchangeable

C.teachinghelpschildreninthesearchforknowledge

D.readingenricheschildren'sexperience

20.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoread

B.teachersshouldencouragestudentstoreadaswidelyaspossible

C.readingabilityissomethingacquiredratherthantaught

D.readingismorecomplicatedthatgenerallybelieved

Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,

inairporlsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStales

today,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.

WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentsto

doschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollege

willreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarcpartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a

110-year-oldcollege.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition,

theywillbeabletousee-mailto“speak“withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheir

families.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeableto

usecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-food

restaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!

Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,such

ascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemore

similartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonot

onlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsare

studyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatother

universities,too.

AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswill

allowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,“Hereweare

inthemiddleofVirginiaandwe'regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycansee

everythinganddoeverything.”

21.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto.

A.usefortheirschoolworkB.accesstheInternet

C.workathomeD.connectthemtolibraries

22.Whyistheword“speak“inthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks（弓|號(hào)）？

A.Theydon'treallytalk.B.Theyusethecomputerlanguage.

C.Laptopshavespeakers.D.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.

23.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?

A.Allteachersusecomputers.B.1500studentshavelaptops.

C.ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica.D.Studentstherecandoeverything.

24.Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan

A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworld

C.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops

25.Whatcanweinferfrom（hepassage?

A.Theprogramissuccessful.B.Theprogramisnotworkable.

C.Theprogramistooexpensive.D.Wedon'tknowtheresultyet.

F

BigBenisthenicknameforthegreatbelloftheclockinLondon.Thenamewasgivenin

honorofSirBenjaminHall,whowasinchargeoftheworkwhenthebellwasbuiltin1856.

TheclockhasbecomealandmarkoftheUnitedKingdomandLondon,particularlyinthe

visualmedia（口J視媒體）.Whenatelevisionorfilm-makerwishestoquicklyshowanon-UK

audienceacertainlocationinBritain,apopularwaytodosoistoshowanimageoftheClock

Tower.

TheClockTowerisafocusofNewYearcelebrationsintheUnitedKingdom,withradio

andTVstationsturningtoitschimes（報(bào)時(shí)鐘聲）towelcomethestartoftheyear.

LondonerswholiveaproperdistancefromtheClockTowerandBigBencan,bymeans

oflisteningtothechimesbothliveandontheradioortelevision,hearthebellstrikethirteen

timesonNewYear'sEve.Thisispossiblebecausethespeedofsoundisalotslowerthanthe

speedofradiowaves.

BigBenhasappearedinmanyfilms.Inthe1978versionofTheThirty-NineSteps,the

heroattemptedtohalttheclock'sprogresstopreventalinkedbombblowingupbyhanging

fromtheminutehandofitswesternface.ItwasalsousedinthefilmingofShanghaiKnights

starringJackieChanandOwenWilson,andwasdescribedasbeingpartiallydestroyedinthe

filmDoctorWho.Ananimatedversion（卡通版）oftheclockwasalsousedasthesettinginthe

WaltDisneyfilmTheGreatMouseDetective,andwasshownbeingdestroyedbyaUFOinthe

filmMarsAttacks!

26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThenicknameoftheclockwasgivenbyBenjamin.

B.TheclockstrikesthirteentimestowelcometheNewYear.

C.TheradioandTVmakeamistakeabouttheclock'schimes.

D.Benjaminwasresponsiblefortheworkwhenthebellwasbuilt.

27.ThesecondparagraphmainlywantstoshowusthatBigBenis.

A.asymbolofUKandLondon

B.amostpopularsceneforfilm-makers

C.amust-sccsightfortouriststoLondon

D.apopularplacetohavepicturestaken

28.Theunderlinedword“halt”inParagraph5probablymeans"

A.lookintosomethingB.getsomethingtostop

C.makesomethingworkagainD.drawpeople'sattentiontosomething

29.Inwhichofthefollowingmovieswasthecockdestroyed?

A.TheThirty-NineStepsandShanghaiKnights

B.ShanghaiKnightsandDoctorWho

C.TheGreatMouseDetectiveandDoctorWho

D.MarsAttacksandDoctorWho

30.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwouldthepassagebefound?

A.Entertainment&SportsB.Business&Economy

C.Sightseeing&TourismD.Culture&Arts

ScienceDaily（Apr.27,2023）-DutchecologistRoxinaSolerandhercolleagueshave

discoveredthatsubterranean（地下切andabovegroundherbivorous（食草町insectscan

communicatewitheachotherbyusingplantsastelephones.Subterraneaninsectsissue

chemicalwarningsignalsthroughtheleavesoftheplant.Thisway,abovegroundinsectsare

warnedthattheplantisalready“occupied”.

Aboveground,leaf-eatinginsectspreferplantsthathavenotyetbeenoccupiedby

subterraneanroot-eatinginsects.Subterraneaninsectssendoutchemicalsignalsthroughthe

leavesoftheplant,whichwarntheabovegroundinsectsabouttheirpresence.Thismessaging

makesitpossibleforspatially-separatedinsectstoavoideachother,sothattheydonotcompete

forthesameplant.

Inrecentyearsithasbeendiscoveredthatdifferenttypesofabovegroundinsectsdevelop

slowlyiftheyfeedonplantsthatalsohavesubterraneaninsectsandviceversa（反之亦然）.Il

seemsthatamechanism（機(jī)制）hasdevelopedthroughnaturalselection,whichhelpsthe

subterraneanandabovegroundinsectstocommunicatewitheachother.Thisavoids

unnecessarycompetition.

Throughthe“greentelephonelines"，subterraneaninsectscanalsocommunicatewith

athirdparty,namelythenaturalenemyofcaterpillars（毛蟲）.Parasiticwasps（寄生峰）laytheir

eggsinsideabovegroundinsects.Thewaspsalsobenefitfromthesignalssentbytheleaves,as

thesehelpthemfindmoreinsectsfortheireggs.

Thecommunicationbetweensubterraneanandabovegroundinsectshasonlybeenstudied

inafewsystems.Itisstillnotclearhowwidespreadthisphenomenonis,saytheresearchers.

31.Howdosubterraneanandabovegroundinsectscommunicatewitheachother?

A.Bysendingsignalsthroughtheleaves.B.Bygivingoffparticularsmells.

C.Bymakingsoftandbeautifulsounds.D.Bythesignalssentbyparasiticwasps.

32.Afterfindingaplantoccupiedbyroot-eatinginsects,abovegroundinsectswillusually

A.sendoutwarningsignalsB.choosetoleavetheplant

C.competeforthesameplanlD.fightwiththeroot-ealinginsects

33.Abovegroundinsectswilldevelopmorequicklyiftheirfoodplants.

A.areoftenvisitedbyparasiticwaspsB.arenotoccupiedbyroot-eatinginsects

C.havemoregreenleavesD.havemoresubterraneaninsects

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“athirdpartyinParagraph4include?

A.Abovegroundinsects.B.Root-eatinginsects.

C.Caterpillars.D.Parasiticwasps.

35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Communicationbetweendifferentinsects

B.Howdoanimalsavoidcompetition?

C.Insectsuseplantsastelephones

D.Whenplantshavesubterraneanresidents

H

WhenImethim,Ihadalotofangerinsideofme.I'velivedmywholelifeinSpanish

Harlem,butinmyneighborhood,thereareshoot-upsallthetime.Iknowkidswhohavebeen

shotorbeatenup.Ihavefriendswhoendedupinprison.Icouldhaveendedupthatway,loo,

butMr.Clarkwouldn'tletthathappen.

Mr.Clarkworkedlonghours,makingsureIdidmywork.Mygradesrose.Infact,the

scoresofourwholeclassrose.Oneday,hetookourclasstoseeThePhantomoftheOpera,and

itwasthefirsttimesomekidshadeverbeenoutofHarlem.Beforetheshow,hetreatedusto

dinneratarestaurantandtaughtusnottotalkwithourmouthsfull.Wedidnotwantlolethim

down.

Mr.ClarkwasselectedasDisney's2023TeacheroftheYear.Hesaidhewoulddrawthree

namesoutofahat;thosestudentswouldgowithhimtoLosAngelestogettheaward.But

whenthetimecametodrawnames,Mr.Clarksaid,"You'reallgoing.”

Ongraduationday,therewerealotoftears.Wedidn'twanthisclasstoend.In2023,he

movedtoAtlanta,buthealv/ayskeptintouch.Hestartedgivinglecturesabouteducation,and

wroteabestsellingbookbasedonhisclassroomrules,TheEssential55.

In2023,Mr.ClarktooksomeofusonatriptoSouthAfricatodeliverschoolsuppliesand

visittheorphanages（孤兒院）.Itwasthemostamazingexperienceofmylife.It'snowmy

dreamtoonedaystartagroupofwomen*sclubs,helpingpeoplefromallbackgrounds.

36.WithoutMr.Clark,thewriter

A.mighthavebeenputintoprisonB.mightnothavewontheprize

C.mighthavejoinedawomen'sclubD.mightnothavemovedtoAtlanta

37.TheEssential55is.

A.ashowB.aspeechC.aclassroomruleD.abook

38.Howmanystudents'nameswerefinallydrawnoutofahatbyMr.Clark?

A.NoneB.ThreeC.Fifty-five.D.AIL

39.Whatcanwelearnintheshortreading?

A.ItwasinHarlemthatwesawThePhantomoftheOperaforthefirsttime.

B.Mr.Clarktaughtusnottotalkwithourmouthsfull,andwedid.

C.Mr.ClarkwasselectedasDisney's2023TeacheroftheYearinLosAngeles.

D.In2023,Mr.ClarkmovedtoAtlanta,andhealwayskeptintouchwithus.

40.Inthepassage,thewriterintendstotellusthat.

A.Mr.ClarkwenttoSouthAfricabecausehelikedtraveling

B.Mr.Clarkhelpedtosetupagroupofwomen'sclubs

C.agoodteachercanhelpraisehisorherstudents'scores

D.agoodteacherhasagoodinfluenceonhisorherstudents

I

Hewasjust12yearsoldwhenhedied.Buthebroughtcourageandhopetopeoplearound

theworld.

NkosiJohnson,whodiedlastJune,isrememberedtodayasanAIDSfighter.Thisyoung

boychallengedhisgovernment'sAIDSpoliciesandmillionsofSouthAfricansinthefight

againstthedisease.

JohnsonwasthelongestsurvivorbornHIVpositive（艾滋病病毒攜帶者）.Hesurvived

withthisdeadlydiseasefor12yearsbeforeitclaimedhislife.

Atfirst,Johnsonwasexpectedtoliveforninemonthswhenhisfostermother,Gail

Johnsontookhiminattheageoftwo.ShenowrunsNkosi'sHavenacrosstownfromher

houseinMelville.TheHavenishometo20childrenlivingwithHIVorAIDS,and11oftheir

mothers.

Johnsonattractedtheworld'sattentionandstoletheheartsofthousandsofpeopleacross

theworldatthe13"IntemaHonalAIDSConferenceinDurbaninJuly2023.Hestoodinfront

ofalargeaudienceincludingSouthAfricanPresidentThaboMbeki.Hetoldthemthathe

wantedAZT,adrugusedtotreatAIDSpatients,tobegiventoHIV-positivepregnant(懷孕陽(yáng)

womentopreventthediseasebeingpassedontotheirunbornbabies.Hereceivedaloudcheer

attheendofhisspeech.

Johnson'sspeechwasbroadcastliveacrosstheworld.Withviewsbeyondhisageand

evenasenseofhumor,JohnsonsoonbecameaninternationalsignofthefightagainstAIDS

andHIV.

41.Theunderlinedwords“caimedhislife^(paragraph3)means.

A.didharmtoJohnson'slifeB.helpedJohnsontosurvive

C.causedthedeathofJohnsonD.madeJohnsonweak

42.Themainideainparagraphs5and6is.

A.Johnsonattractedtheworld'sattention

B.JohnsonstoodinfrontofSouthAfricanPresidentThaboMbeki

C.JohnsonwantedAZTtotreatAIDSpregnantwomen

D.Johnsonhelpedpreventthediseasebeingpassedontoanunbornbaby

43.TheAIDSchildgavethespeechinorderto.

A.stealtheheartsofthousandsofpeopleB.beanAIDSfighter

C.getmorehelpfromtheworldD.fightagainstthegovernment

44.Fromthepassagewccaninferthat.

A.thegovernment'sAIDSpolicieshavetobeimproved

B.thegovernmentdidnothingtohelpthosewithHIVpositive

C.theboy'sspeechchangedthegovernment'spolicies

D.noonelivedlongerthantheboy

45.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.TheSadStoryofanAIDSChildB.TheCourageofanAIDSChild

C.AIDS,aDeadlyDiseaseD.AHeroinSouthAfrica

J

Peoplewhoshowconfidencereallyseemtohaveitmade.Theyseizemorerewarding

careers,keepgoodrelationships,andjustseemtodoeverythingwithmorestylethaniherestof

us.

Sowhafstheirself-confidence'ssecret?Thereisn'tone.Self-confidenceisaskilland

habitthatanyonecanlearntodevelop.Andalthoughpeoplewhoareraisedinanencouraging

environmentwithconfidentrolemodelshaveaheadstartinself-confidencedevelopment,we

allcanlearntobecomemoreconfidentatanyage.

Trythesesimpletipsforpracticingandincreasingyourconfidencelevels:

Daretofail.Anybodywho'souttherebravelyperfbnningisgoingtofailrepeatedly.If

you'renotfailing,you'renottrying.Sodon'ttakefailuretoohardortoopersonally.Justlearn

torollwithitanduseitslessonstokeepimproving.

Whenindoubt,pretendyouknowwhatyouaredoing.Becauseifyouareconfidentof

yourabilities,bythetimeyouhavedoneit,youwillbeexperienced.

Dressfbrsuccess.Youdon'thavetobebeautifultobeconfident.Makethemostofyour

ownuniquephysicalcharactersandweakenyourdisadvantagessothatyouknowyou'regiving

outyourbestimage.

Listentobeyourself.You'retheonlypersonwhoknowswhat'srightfbryou.Don'tput

others'opinionsaboveyourowninnervoice.

Buildaconfidentvocabulary.Stopputtingyourselfdownandgiveupcontinuallyblaming

yourtinyweaknesses.Learntoshowupyourstrongpointsandtheworldwilllearntoseeand

celebratethemwithyou.

Passonpraise.Praiseothersfortheirvirtuesandstrength.Thispracticewillnotdecrease

yourconfidence,buthelpincreaseit.

46.Thepassageiswrittenmainly.

A.toexplainthedefinitionofsclf-confidcncc

B.toexplainthesecretofself-confidence

C.totellpeoplehowimportantself-confidenceis

D.totellpeoplehowtobuikisclf-confidcncc

47.Theunderlinedword"one”inthesecondparagraphrefersto.

A.thesecretofself-confidenceB.theskillofself-confidence

C.thestyleofdoingsomethingD.arewardingcareer

48.Themainideaofthesixthparagraphis.

A.tobeconfidentmeanstohavenodisadvantages

B.takingfulladvantageofyourphysicalcharacterswillhelpyoubeconfident

C.youruniquecharacterswillhelpyoubeconfidentandbesuccessful

D.tobeconfidentmeanstobebeautiful

49.Allthefollowingaretipstoincreaseyourself-confidencelevelEXCEPT.

A.nottobeafraidoffailureB.dressyourselfproperly

C.pretendtoknoweverythingD.makeyouradvantagesmoreobvious

50.willweakenyourself-confidence.

A.Praisingothersfortheirstrongpoints

B.Alwaysfollowingothers'adviceto