In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the sailing track and floating in a lifeboat, alone. His supplies were  36 . His chances of surviving were small.  37 when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later, he was alive — much  38 than he was when he started, but alive.
His  39 of how he survived is interesting and attractive. His subtle act — how he  40 to catch fish, how he evaporated sea water to 41 fresh water — is very interesting. But the thing that  42 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when it seemed no  43  continuing the struggle, when he was  44  greatly, when his lifeboat was pierced and after more than a week’s struggling with his weak body. He was starved and  45  exhausted. Giving up would have seemed the only sensible choice.
When people  46 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in  47 dangerous circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on  48 major difficulties.
"I tell myself I can  49 it," wrote Callahan in his book. "Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,  50  courage and strength."
I wrote that down after I read it  51 it struck me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 52 off or when my problems seemed too powerful. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my senses.
The truth is, our circumstances are only bad  53 to something better. But others have been through much worse, that is, in comparison with what  54 have been through, you're fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you  55 the rough spots with a little more perseverance(毅力) .
小題1:
A．lessB．littleC．fewD．enough
小題2:
A．AndB．YetC．StillD．While
小題3:
A．thinnerB．poorerC．worseD．fatter
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．imaginationC．instructionD．story
小題5:
A．tried B．tendedC．managedD．intended
小題6:
A．makeB．collectC．selectD．replace
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)ttacked B．caughtC．frozeD．cheated
小題8:
A．operationB．tasteC．messageD．use
小題9:A improving        B. suffering    C. strengthening        D. increasing
小題10:
A．firmlyB．completelyC．surelyD．generally
小題11:
A．dealB．defendC．surviveD．observe
小題12:
A．similarlyB．likelyC．probablyD．commonly
小題13:
A．for the lack ofB．in spite ofC．in support ofD．a(chǎn)s a result of
小題14:
A．handle B．carryC．followD．inspect
小題15:
A．rolling upB．using upC．building upD．making up
小題16:
A．butB．soC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．a(chǎn)nd
小題17:
A．farB．longC．nearD．short
小題18:
A．relatedB．measuredC．contributedD．compared
小題19:
A．youB．othersC．weD．a(chǎn)nother
小題20:
A．see throughB．cut throughC．get through D．think through

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

試題分析：這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。Steven Callahan在獨(dú)自穿越大西洋時(shí)，他的船沉了。他一次次地鼓勵(lì)自己，“我能行”，他終于靠著頑強(qiáng)的意志和有效的生存技巧生還。作者被這句話打動(dòng)，時(shí)常用它來勉勵(lì)自己。
小題1:從上下文看Steven Callahan的船沉了，補(bǔ)給很少了。選C
小題2:這里是表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的副詞，yet然而，在漁民發(fā)現(xiàn)他的時(shí)候，他還活著。選B
小題3:考查形容詞的比較級(jí)，餓了76天一定是很瘦弱的多。選A
小題4:考查名詞：A. attitude態(tài)度B. imagination想象，C. instruction指示D. story故事，句意：他怎么幸存的故事很有趣很吸引人。選D。
小題5:考查動(dòng)詞：A. tried 試圖B. tended趨向于，C. managed設(shè)法成功的做，D. intended打算，這里是他成功的捕到魚。選C。
小題6:句意：蒸發(fā)海水，獲得可用的淡水。用make得到獲得。選A
小題7:考查詞組：catch one’s eyes吸引某人的注意力，attract的賓語是attention。選B
小題8:考查句型：it seems no use doing…做…似乎是無用的。選D
小題9:考查動(dòng)詞：A improving提高，B. suffering遭受C. strengthening加強(qiáng)D. increasing 增加，從后面的when his lifeboat was pierced and after more than a week’s struggling with his weak body.可知他受了很大的罪。選B
小題10:考查副詞：A. firmly堅(jiān)定地，B. completely完全地，C. surely當(dāng)然D. generally一般地，修飾exhausted是完全地。選B。
小題11:這里作者在進(jìn)行總結(jié)和議論，當(dāng)人們要在這樣的環(huán)境中求生存時(shí)，他們需要進(jìn)行思想斗爭(zhēng)，已獲得生存的勇氣。選C
小題12:考查副詞：A. similarly同樣地，B. likely可能的，C. probably可能的D. commonly共同的，在遇到相似的環(huán)境的時(shí)候，用A
小題13:考查介詞短語：A. for the lack of缺乏B. in spite of雖然C. in support of 支持 D. as a result of因此，雖然有這樣大的危險(xiǎn)，還有勇氣生存下去。選B。
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞：A. handle處理B. carry運(yùn)送，攜帶C. follow跟隨，D. inspect視察，句意：我告訴自己能應(yīng)付。選A。
小題15:考查詞組：A. rolling up卷起來B. using up用完C. building up增強(qiáng)D. making up編造，這里是增加勇氣。選C
小題16:考查連詞：這兩句話是并列關(guān)系，我把它寫下來，我知道這是很重要的事情。選D
小題17:考查形容詞：A. far遠(yuǎn)的B. long長(zhǎng)的，C. near近的D. short短的，表示目標(biāo)遙遠(yuǎn)。選A。
小題18:考查固定詞組：compared to和…相比，選D
小題19:考查代詞：和別人經(jīng)歷的事相比較，前面也有others，選B。
小題20:考查詞組：A. see through看穿B. cut through切開C. get through 通過，完成D. think through想出解決辦法，幫助你通過困難的地方，選C。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：這是一篇感人的故事，讓我們知道在逆境中堅(jiān)持的重要性，題目設(shè)置合理，重在考查動(dòng)詞名詞形容詞副詞四種實(shí)詞重點(diǎn)考，注重邏輯，弱化語法，做題時(shí)要瞻前顧后，關(guān)注上下文。
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A．seeB．realizeC．keepD．hold
小題11:
A．gratefulB．carefulC．meaningfulD．faithful
小題12:
A．getB．graspC．haveD．lose
小題13:
A．takeB．makeC．setD．sell
小題14:
A．wronglyB．wiselyC．naturallyD．really
小題15:
A．oldB．usedC．goneD．dead

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

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When you think of success, you think of relative achievements in your own world. Each element of your world is important to you, and there is no need to compare with others. You cannot affect the success of others; you can affect your own success.
Success is very much achievable to everybody. Believe that and you have taken the first step. If you do not believe in yourself, then building self-esteem is your first task. However, believing in your ability to achieve whatever you want to succeed in is very important if you are not to be held back by self-doubt throughout your journey to success.
There are many things that will affect your ability to succeed, and it is best to focus on those under your immediate control. Once you do that, then the characteristics you develop can be applied to becoming successful in a range of activities.
What is important to you is that, as you start to reach milestones in your ambitions, you should appreciate your own achievements. Appreciating yourself will strengthen your self-confidence and your determination to succeed.
Some of the key characteristics you will find in those who are successful are perseverance, prepared to research, plan, work hard and practice a lot even when things do not seem to be going well, and an ability to recover and learn from setbacks. At the beginning of whatever you are trying to succeed in, a strong vision of your future, planning, and setting yourself achievable tar gets can all play an important role.
All these qualities, skills and characteristics can be learned and developed. But it is up to you to get things started. Those who do not start travel nowhere. For others, life can be a continuous journey of fulfillment.
小題1:56. According to the passage, if you want to achieve success, what should you do first?
A．Don’t compare with others.B．Bring everything under control.
C．Find out what you have in mind.D．Feel confident about your ability.
小題2:57. Why should you appreciate your own achievements according to the passage?
A．It will allow you to recover from past failures.
B．It will remind you of the vision of your future.
C．It will motivate you to continue pursuing success.
D．It will help you develop your characteristics in everything.
小題3:58. The underlined word“setbacks”（in paragraph 5）probably means ________.
A．failuresB．troublesC．hesitationD．depression
小題4:59. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．If you are stuck where you are, you cannot travel far.
B．If you don’t start trying, you’ll never embrace success.
C．If you are brave enough, you can get whatever you want.
D．If you don’t study, you can never reach the destination.

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