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阅读理解 A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may havethe idea that he is not capable (能胜任的) of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not
understand how to make the most of his mental faculties(机能), or he may accept another person's
mistaken estimate(评价) of his ability. Older people may be handicapped(阻碍) by the mistaken belief
that they are incapable of learning anything new because of their age.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would
be useless. He won't go at a job with the confidence necessary for success. He is therefore likely to fail,
and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence. Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an
experience which shows this. When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they
would not expect too much of him. In this way, they too developed the idea, "Isn't it too bad that Alfred
can't do arithmetic?" He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was useless to try,and
was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected.
One day Adler succ
eeded in solving a problem which none of the other students had been able to
solve. This gave him confidence. He rejected (refused) the idea that he couldn't do arithmetic and was
determined to show them that he could. His newfound confidence encouraged him to go at arithmetic
problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon
became extraordinary good at arithmetic.
This experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and
that lack of success is as often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply one's ability, lack of
confidence, and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability.
1. Why might a person be prevented from doing good work? ________.
A. Because he thinks he is old enough to make the most of his mental facilities
B. Because he accepts another person's mistaken estimate of his ability
C. Because he has the idea that he is incapable of doing everything
D. Because he believes in what other people think of him
2. A person who believes in his low ability will ________.
A. spare no efforts to do things
B. fail to go at a job but never lose heart
C. change to learn other course instead of mathematics
D. show complete lack of confidence
3. As a boy, Alfred Adler was poor at arithmetic because ________.
A. he lost his self-confidence
B. he was weak in thinking
C. his parents expected too much of him
D. his teacher had no confidence in herself
4. Which of the following is the most important factor to Alder's success?________
A. Spirit and experience
B. Interest and self-respect
C. Confidence and determination
D. Purpose and knowledge
5. Alder's experience made him realize that ________.
A. people are not as capable as they think
B. people can be more capable than they think
C. lack of confidence leads to failure
D. lack of ability results in lack of determination
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考点
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日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
