閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
I was coaching girls’ track in Iowa and there was a young discus(鐵餅)thrower on the team with
36 potential(潛力). Here goes her story.

At the end of our training
37 the district track meet, this discus thrower, Lucy, asked me if she
38 come to the school on Sunday for a little
39 training. I agreed. The year before, she had placed second at the district meet and
40 missed going to the state meet. She had won every discus event,
41 that district meet! And, her throws in the competitions had
42 been between 106’1” and 110’10”.
Something began to
43 me. Why couldn't Lucy
44 to get the discus to 111 feet? I wondered if it was more a psychological barrier(心理的障礙)
45 a physical one. I decided to try something
46 . I made up my mind to
47 to Lucy.

On Sunday, after her drills, I said, “Why don’t you throw five or six good ones for me to
48 ?” She began to throw again, but
49 were farther than what she had already thrown. But, I didn’t tell Lucy. As I was measuring the
50 one, I pulled out some more tape (量尺) and yelled out to her, “ Come to see this! This one is
51 ! ” It wasn’t. Lucy, thinking that this was a personal best, jumped wildly into the air in
52 .

The next afternoon, at the district meet, Lucy
53 with a personal best throw of 114’10”! Just 24 hours after I had lied to her. However, this time she had
54 thrown the discus four feet further than she had ever thrown it before.
Sometimes we
55 our own barriers in our mind. So learn to take control of your mind.
21.A. little B. great C. no D. limited

22.A. after B. during C. since D. before

23.A. could B. must C. should D. would

24.A. helpful B. extra C. real D. regular

25.A. luckily B. completely C. narrowly D. probably

26.A. except B. including C. despite D. with

27.A sometimes B. always C. never D. seldom

28.A. frighten B. please C. shock D. bother

29.A. seem B. pretend C. need D. ask

30.A. apart from B. rather than C. because of D. according to

31.A. impossible B. familiar C. new D. easy

32.A. lie B. turn C. reply D. call

33.A. look B. measure C. match D. take

34.A. many B. all C. some D. none

35.A. worst B. closest C. first D. final

36.A. higher B. farther C. bigger D. longer

37.A. excitement B. anxiety C. puzzlement D. anger

38.A. disappeared B. lost C. won D. arrived

39.A. actually B. hardly C. nearly D. only

40.A. break B. remove C. take D. set
