（廣東省汕頭市蘇北中學2010屆高第四次月考C篇）

Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in1954.

What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.

Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on hour keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam if the operator typed too fast.

These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers a direct command to your nervous system.

I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes were slippery, slimy (黏糊糊的) and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.

Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change.

51. In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim he will drown because _________.

A. he is afraid of water               B. he doesn’t want to live in the world

C. he hasn’t learned to swim before     D. he believes he will drown

52. The author thinks that the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to _________.

A. reduce one’s typing speed          B. satisfy the operator

C. save more space                 D. increase one’s typing speed

53. The author’s experiment shows that __________.

 A. snakes in India aren’t poisonous       B. snakes can be caught easily

 C. snakes are slimy and poisonous      D. snakes are dry and clean

54. According to the passage, we know that ________.

  A. students from India have unrealistic beliefs on how to live a better life

  B. an animal who has not learned to swim will drown if you put it in a pond.

  C. Roger Banister was the first person who ran a mile in less than four minutes.

  D. most people don’t like the order the letters are arranged on your keyboard

55. The main idea of this passage should be that _______.

  A. beliefs make us seem stupid

  B. beliefs are very powerful

  C. changing your beliefs now if necessary

  D. people should always believe in themselves

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B. Cooperation means military success.

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61. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

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D. “Star Wars” may push past the $100 million mark for its opening weekend.

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A. the film was shown on 2000 screens at midnight Thursday

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（河南省鄭州智林學校210屆高三下學期模擬測試二D篇）

Although women lead healthier, longer lives, the cruel perception that they reach their sell-by date and become “old” sooner than men is widespread in the workplace, research shows.

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68. The text is mainly about ______.

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B. age discrimination in the workforce

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B. Sixty percent of the managers were refused because they were too older.

C. Young workers are more valuable to companies than the older ones.

D. The people in their thirties are easier to be promoted than those in their fifties.

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Imagine a world 400 years ago where children were used as chimney sweeps. The pay was low, it was a dirty trade and there was little reward for the men who did the job and even less for children.

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Their fun continued with the Jack-in-the-Green ceremony, a seven-foot character that they used to waken at dawn on Blue Bell Hill, Chatham. The Jack-in-the-Green would walk with the chimney sweeps in their parade. When the Climbing Boys’ Act 1868 made it illegal to employ young boys to carry out the trade, the traditional procession gradually began to fade. The final May celebration was held in the early 1900s.

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66. According to the writer, chimney sweeps ____________.

  A. were highly respected              B. were well rewarded

  C. led a hard life in the past            D. worked in good conditions

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  A. has been organized by the Jack-in-the-Green

  B. dated back to the May celebration in the early 1900s

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  D. has become a time for chimney sweeps to enjoy themselves

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  A. realize          B. review         C. recreate         D. recognize

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  A. the festival has never been supported by the local government

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  D. the modern festival lasts five days celebrating the coming of spring

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  A. Sweeps Festival history                        B. Medway’s traditional holidays

  C. Climbing Boys’ Act 1868                      D. a procession in Rochester

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