4．Stop wasting you time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings．Instead，realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born．Only you have the power to make those seeds grow．
The seeds，and the power to grow them，are contained in the human mind．Success is a choice and not a chance．You can be a success only if you make the right choice．
You cannot be successful without first developing you self-esteem（自尊）．Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself，and thus over you life．People with low self-esteem do not believe that they have any power，or responsibility for their lives．They are leaves tossed（搖擺）by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather．
You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for whatever happens in your life．Failures think that everything happens by accident while successful people realize that they are responsible．
Everything happens as a result of something．If we can identify the cause，we can control the effect．We are responsible for what we consciously choose to accept and believe．
Thoughts and beliefs cause everything．Our attitudes and actions are a result of habits existing in us over a period of time．One generally rises to the level that one expects．We are responsible for setting our expectations．Our success depends upon our level of confidence．We are responsible for either forming good habits or kicking bad habits．
If you associate with positive-thinking people，you are definitely going to achieve success．On the contrary，the opposite happens．We are responsible for finding，planting，and nurturing（培育）the seeds that contain future victory，born from setbacks．
In short，in all areas of your life，whether they are financial，physical，emotional，or spiritual，you are responsible．Once you recognize this，accept it，and firmly believe it，you are on the road to success．

59．People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because theyD．
A．a(chǎn)re ready to change their minds
B．a(chǎn)re easily affected by windy weather
C．don't have the power to face their fate
D．can't exercise control over themselves
60．It can be inferred from Paragraph 5thatA
A．whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes
B．developing confidence is the key to future success
C．thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind
D．setting our expectations is essential before taking action
61．The last paragraph serves asB．
A．the proof of the author's points
B．the conclusion of the argument
C．a(chǎn)n introduction to another topic
D．a(chǎn) comparison between two views
62．Which is the best title for the text？A
A．Success is a choice
B．The secrets of success
C．Develop our confidence
D．How to achieve success．

分析 不要再浪費(fèi)時(shí)間去考慮失敗的原因了，成功的關(guān)鍵在于你的態(tài)度．只有以積極的心態(tài)面對(duì)生活，你才能讓成功的種子發(fā)芽．

解答 59．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段最后一句They are leaves tossed by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather．可知：自尊心弱的人就像風(fēng)中的葉子不能掌控自己．故選D．
60．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)We are responsible for setting our expectations．Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence．可知：成功依靠我們的自信，依靠我們的態(tài)度；故選A．
61．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)標(biāo)志詞In short以及后面的內(nèi)容可知，作者是在總結(jié)得出結(jié)論；故選B．
62．A．推理判斷題．文章主要講成功的關(guān)鍵在于你的態(tài)度．只有以積極的心態(tài)面對(duì)生活，你才能讓成功的種子發(fā)芽；可知成功是一種選擇；故選A．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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13．Be careful what you say around your dog．It might understand more than you think．
A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200objects，say researchers in Germany．The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child．Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee（黑猩猩）．
In one experiment，the researchers took all 200items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20groups of 10objects．Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back．In four tests，Rico got 37out of 40commands right．As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues，the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words．
In another experiment，the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew．The owner then told Rico to fetch the object，using a word the dog had never heard before．
The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0tests，suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination（排除法）．A month later，Rico remembered half of the new names，which is even more impressive．
Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog．For one thing，Rico is a border collie，a breed （品種）known for its mental abilities．In addition，the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months．
It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say．Even if they do，they can't talk back．Still，it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then．You might just get a big，wet kiss in return!

72．From paragraph 2we know thatC．
A．a(chǎn)nimals are as clever as human beings
B．dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees
C．chimpanzees have good word-learning skills
D．dogs have similar learning abilities as 3-year-old children
73．Both experiments show thatB．
A．Rico is smart enough to get all commands right
B．Rico can recognize different things including toys
C．Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics
D．Rico won't forget the names of objects once recognizing them
74．Which of the following statements is true？B
A．The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie's mental abilities．
B．Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training．
C．The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects．
D．Rico is born to understand its owner's commands．
75．What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph？D
A．To train your dog．
B．To talk to your dog．
C．To be friendly to your dog．
D．To be careful with your dog．

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源： 題型：選擇題

14．My English-Chinese dictionary isn't in my schoolbag．Where _________ I have put it？（　�。�
A．canB．mustC．shouldD．would

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