2024屆高考英語二輪專題總復(fù)習(xí)精選綜合能力專練：完形填空13

　　Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.

　　Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

　　1. A. towards

　　B. down

　　C. to

　　D. up

　　2. A. filling

　　B. pulling

　　C. pushing D. carrying

　　3. A. arrived

　　B. appeared C. came

　　D. reached

　　4. A. ask

　　B. order

　　C. make

　　D. call

　　5. A. carefully

　　B. quickly C. silently D. horribly

　　6. A. that

　　B. where

　　C. how

　　D. whether

　　7. A. before

　　B. after

　　C. first

　　D. so

　　8. A. lucky

　　B. hoping

　　C. thinking D. wondering

　　9. A. had been

　　B. hidden

　　C. hiding

　　D. have been

　　10. A. nothing

　　B. something C. everything D. anything

　　11. A. taking

　　B. smuggling C. stealing D. pushing

　　12. A. possible

　　B. strong

　　C. able

　　D. clever

　　13. A. through

　　B. thoroughly C. upon

　　D. up

　　14. A. like

　　B. more

　　C. then

　　D. as

　　15. A. told

　　B. cried

　　C. ordered D. said

　　16. A. cross

　　B. past

　　C. across

　　D. into

　　17. A. thing

　　B. work

　　C. job

　　D. duty

　　18. A. rest

　　B. back

　　C. retire

　　D. retreat

　　19. A. everyone B. anyone C. no one

　　D. someone

　　20. A. moment

　　B. long time C. sometime D. some time

　　名師點(diǎn)評

　　這篇完型填空講述了身為邊防檢查員的彼得明知一個(gè)工廠工人在走私貨物卻無法抓住對方的把柄。在退休的前一天，彼得懇請其說出真相，結(jié)果令彼得恍然大悟。

　　答案簡析

　　1．D。根據(jù)下文這個(gè)工人越過邊界后，走下山坡，所以到達(dá)邊界之前應(yīng)在朝山上走。故選up。

　　2．C。這名工人是在推著一輛裝有稻草的自行車，故選動(dòng)詞pushing。

　　3．D。這里表達(dá)的是到達(dá)邊界之意arrive, come為不及物動(dòng)詞不可直接接 the frontier，故選reached。

　　4．C。ask與order后接不定式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí)，動(dòng)詞前應(yīng)有to, make后接不定式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí)，動(dòng)詞前to要省去。根據(jù)下文應(yīng)選make。

　　5．A。彼得想發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)工人在走私什么，所以應(yīng)仔細(xì)地檢查。故選carefully。

　　6．D。這里根據(jù)文意，應(yīng)選擇表示“是否”之意的whether作賓語從句的引導(dǎo)詞。

　　7．A。根據(jù)常理，彼得應(yīng)先檢查這個(gè)工人的口袋才能讓他捆起稻草走人，故選before。

　　8．B．根據(jù)文意，彼得心中一直懷著查獲走私物品的希望，故選hoping。

　　9．B。這里things和hide之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系,現(xiàn)在分詞hiding作定語時(shí)表示主動(dòng)，所以應(yīng)用過去分詞hidden作后置定語表被動(dòng)。

　　10．D。本句中否定詞never及文意決定了這里應(yīng)選 anything。

　　11．B。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)從語法上講都可以，只能從文意上進(jìn)行區(qū)分，smuggling意為“走私”，是正確選項(xiàng)。

　　12．C。固定結(jié)構(gòu)be able to do sth. 意為“能夠干某事”。

　　13．A。習(xí)慣用語look through 意為“徹底檢查”。

　　14．D。“as usual”為固定短語，意為“象平常一樣”。

　　15．D。tell, order后面應(yīng)直接接人作賓語表示告訴某人和命令某人，而用say應(yīng)為say to sb. 故said為正確選項(xiàng)。

　　16．C．這里應(yīng)選擇一個(gè)介詞構(gòu)成介詞短語在句中做狀語。介詞past 表“經(jīng)過”； across 強(qiáng)調(diào)“從一邊到另一邊”；而into 表示“進(jìn)入到……里面”。 根據(jù)文意across應(yīng)為正確選項(xiàng)。

　　17．C。“on the job”為一常用短語。意為“執(zhí)行公務(wù)”。

　　18．C。因?yàn)榻裉焓潜说米詈笠惶焐习嗾f明明天他就要退休retire。

　　19．B。根據(jù)句中否定詞not 及文意應(yīng)選anyone。

　　20．D。本句說明這個(gè)工人回答彼得的問題之前沉默了一會(huì)兒。A選項(xiàng)應(yīng)用a moment； C選項(xiàng)表示某一點(diǎn)時(shí)間； D選項(xiàng)表示一段時(shí)間或一會(huì)兒，為正確選項(xiàng)。

　　I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone，“ Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are？”

　　At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires，and shouted at the phone，“Yeah! Who do you think you are？Bad telephone ! Bad telephone！”And she swept it into the wastebasket.

　　I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth?

　　She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this ! All objects in this room — if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go！”

　　Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly，“Honey，you just have to learn how to take control. ”With that, she left the room.

　　After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight，I noticed that something in my mood(情緒) had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone？Her antics_helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

　　[語篇解讀]　“我”對自己的經(jīng)紀(jì)人取消我的表演并且不及時(shí)接電話的行為大為惱火，沖電話大吼以泄憤，但接著妻子就此事的一系列異常及夸張的行為讓我意識(shí)到自己對小事情反應(yīng)過火，最后我的情緒得到好轉(zhuǎn)，冷靜了下來。

　　5．Why did the author shout at the telephone?

　　A. He was mad at the telephone.

　　B. He was angry with his agent.

　　C. He was anxious about his wife.

　　D. He was impatient with the secretary.

　　[解析]　推理判斷題。從文中第一段“經(jīng)紀(jì)人要取消我的表演、不接我的電話”等內(nèi)容可得知我很生氣。

　　[答案]　B

　　6．What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

　　A. She said nothing.

　　B. She shouted at him.

　　C. She called the agent.

　　D. She threw the phone away.

　　[解析]　事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。從文中第二段最后一句得知她把電話丟進(jìn)了垃圾桶里。

　　[答案]　D

　　7．What made the author laugh?

　　A. His own behavior.

　　B. His wife’s suggestion.

　　C. His changeable feelings.

　　D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

　　[解析]　推理判斷題。從文中最后一段中“How could I have trouble with that telephone？...realized I had been driven crazy by small things.”得知“我”為自己剛才的行為感到好笑。

　　[答案]　A

　　8．What does the underlined word“ antics” refer to?

　　A. Smart words.　

　　B. Unusual actions.

　　C. Surprising looks.

　　D. Anxious feelings.

　　[解析]　猜測詞義題。由文章的最后一段第一句可知妻子行為異常。

　　[答案]　B

　　[長難句解讀]　After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out，shouting at everything in sight，I noticed that something in my mood had changed.看著一個(gè)瘋狂的女人沖進(jìn)沖出，并沖著她看到的每樣?xùn)|西大喊大叫后，我注意到自己的情緒已不知不覺地發(fā)生了變化。“After watching a．..in sight”為介詞短語作狀語，后面的主句中含有一個(gè)that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。

　　How to Be a Winner

　　Sir Steven Redgrave

　　Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals

　　“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes(糖尿病)．Believing my career(職業(yè)生涯) was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it—the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”

　　Karen Pickering

　　Swimming World Champion

　　“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to suceess—you can’t follow a career in any field without being wellorganized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”

　　Kirsten Best

　　Poet & Writer

　　“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then，there are other distractions,_such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as‘calm’，‘peace’or‘focus’， either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological(心理的) tool.”

　　[語篇解讀]　本文敘述了三位名人在成功的道路上所經(jīng)歷的不同的事情，一是戰(zhàn)勝了病痛，一定克服了精力分散的困難，一是通過堅(jiān)持不懈努力，最后都取得了勝利。

　　1．What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

　　A. Difficulties influenced his career.

　　B. Specialists offered him medical advice.

　　C. Training helped him defeat his disease.

　　D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win.

　　[解析]　推理判斷題。第一部分寫了Sir Steven得了糖尿病，但最終克服了病痛拿到了金牌，故D項(xiàng)符合題意。

　　[答案]　D

　　2．What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

　　A. Her training schedule.

　　B. Her daily happenings.

　　C. Her achievements.

　　D. Her sports career.

　　[解析]　事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第二部分第二句中，it指代前面的句子內(nèi)容，即她的訓(xùn)練計(jì)劃。

　　[答案]　A

　　3．What does the underlined word“distractions” probably refer to?

　　A. Ways that help one to focus.

　　B. Words that help one to feel less tense.

　　C. Activities that turn one’s attention away.

　　D. Habits that make it hard for one to relax.

　　[解析]　猜測詞義題。從下文“The key is to concentrate.”可以推出是指分散作家注意力的活動(dòng)。

　　[答案]　C

　　4．According to the passage，what do the three people have in common?

　　A. Courage. B. Devotion.

　　C. Hard work.

　　D. Selfconfidence.

　　[解析]　事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第一部分中“I could still be a winner if I believed in myself.”，第二部分中“Trust yourself...”及第三部分中“It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence...”都表明自信是他們?nèi)齻€(gè)的共同之處。

　　[答案]　D

　　[長難句解讀]　Trust yourself，write down your goals for the day，however small they are，and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.相信你自己，不論目標(biāo)多小，每天把它們寫下來，這樣你會(huì)向?qū)崿F(xiàn)它們又邁進(jìn)了一步。“祈使句＋and/or＋現(xiàn)在將來時(shí)句子”結(jié)構(gòu)中，祈使句可轉(zhuǎn)換成由if引導(dǎo)的條件句。本句含有兩個(gè)祈使句，第二個(gè)祈使句又含有一個(gè)讓步狀語從句。

　　2024屆高考英語二輪專題總復(fù)習(xí)精選綜合能力專練：完形填空13

　　Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.

　　Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

　　1. A. towards

　　B. down

　　C. to

　　D. up

　　2. A. filling

　　B. pulling

　　C. pushing D. carrying

　　3. A. arrived

　　B. appeared C. came

　　D. reached

　　4. A. ask

　　B. order

　　C. make

　　D. call

　　5. A. carefully

　　B. quickly C. silently D. horribly

　　6. A. that

　　B. where

　　C. how

　　D. whether

　　7. A. before

　　B. after

　　C. first

　　D. so

　　8. A. lucky

　　B. hoping

　　C. thinking D. wondering

　　9. A. had been

　　B. hidden

　　C. hiding

　　D. have been

　　10. A. nothing

　　B. something C. everything D. anything

　　11. A. taking

　　B. smuggling C. stealing D. pushing

　　12. A. possible

　　B. strong

　　C. able

　　D. clever

　　13. A. through

　　B. thoroughly C. upon

　　D. up

　　14. A. like

　　B. more

　　C. then

　　D. as

　　15. A. told

　　B. cried

　　C. ordered D. said

　　16. A. cross

　　B. past

　　C. across

　　D. into

　　17. A. thing

　　B. work

　　C. job

　　D. duty

　　18. A. rest

　　B. back

　　C. retire

　　D. retreat

　　19. A. everyone B. anyone C. no one

　　D. someone

　　20. A. moment

　　B. long time C. sometime D. some time

　　名師點(diǎn)評

　　這篇完型填空講述了身為邊防檢查員的彼得明知一個(gè)工廠工人在走私貨物卻無法抓住對方的把柄。在退休的前一天，彼得懇請其說出真相，結(jié)果令彼得恍然大悟。

　　答案簡析

　　1．D。根據(jù)下文這個(gè)工人越過邊界后，走下山坡，所以到達(dá)邊界之前應(yīng)在朝山上走。故選up。

　　2．C。這名工人是在推著一輛裝有稻草的自行車，故選動(dòng)詞pushing。

　　3．D。這里表達(dá)的是到達(dá)邊界之意arrive, come為不及物動(dòng)詞不可直接接 the frontier，故選reached。

　　4．C。ask與order后接不定式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí)，動(dòng)詞前應(yīng)有to, make后接不定式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí)，動(dòng)詞前to要省去。根據(jù)下文應(yīng)選make。

　　5．A。彼得想發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)工人在走私什么，所以應(yīng)仔細(xì)地檢查。故選carefully。

　　6．D。這里根據(jù)文意，應(yīng)選擇表示“是否”之意的whether作賓語從句的引導(dǎo)詞。

　　7．A。根據(jù)常理，彼得應(yīng)先檢查這個(gè)工人的口袋才能讓他捆起稻草走人，故選before。

　　8．B．根據(jù)文意，彼得心中一直懷著查獲走私物品的希望，故選hoping。

　　9．B。這里things和hide之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系,現(xiàn)在分詞hiding作定語時(shí)表示主動(dòng)，所以應(yīng)用過去分詞hidden作后置定語表被動(dòng)。

　　10．D。本句中否定詞never及文意決定了這里應(yīng)選 anything。

　　11．B。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)從語法上講都可以，只能從文意上進(jìn)行區(qū)分，smuggling意為“走私”，是正確選項(xiàng)。

　　12．C。固定結(jié)構(gòu)be able to do sth. 意為“能夠干某事”。

　　13．A。習(xí)慣用語look through 意為“徹底檢查”。

　　14．D。“as usual”為固定短語，意為“象平常一樣”。

　　15．D。tell, order后面應(yīng)直接接人作賓語表示告訴某人和命令某人，而用say應(yīng)為say to sb. 故said為正確選項(xiàng)。

　　16．C．這里應(yīng)選擇一個(gè)介詞構(gòu)成介詞短語在句中做狀語。介詞past 表“經(jīng)過”； across 強(qiáng)調(diào)“從一邊到另一邊”；而into 表示“進(jìn)入到……里面”。 根據(jù)文意across應(yīng)為正確選項(xiàng)。

　　17．C。“on the job”為一常用短語。意為“執(zhí)行公務(wù)”。

　　18．C。因?yàn)榻裉焓潜说米詈笠惶焐习嗾f明明天他就要退休retire。

　　19．B。根據(jù)句中否定詞not 及文意應(yīng)選anyone。

　　20．D。本句說明這個(gè)工人回答彼得的問題之前沉默了一會(huì)兒。A選項(xiàng)應(yīng)用a moment； C選項(xiàng)表示某一點(diǎn)時(shí)間； D選項(xiàng)表示一段時(shí)間或一會(huì)兒，為正確選項(xiàng)。

　　I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone，“ Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are？”

　　At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires，and shouted at the phone，“Yeah! Who do you think you are？Bad telephone ! Bad telephone！”And she swept it into the wastebasket.

　　I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth?

　　She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this ! All objects in this room — if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go！”

　　Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly，“Honey，you just have to learn how to take control. ”With that, she left the room.

　　After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight，I noticed that something in my mood(情緒) had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone？Her antics_helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

　　[語篇解讀]　“我”對自己的經(jīng)紀(jì)人取消我的表演并且不及時(shí)接電話的行為大為惱火，沖電話大吼以泄憤，但接著妻子就此事的一系列異常及夸張的行為讓我意識(shí)到自己對小事情反應(yīng)過火，最后我的情緒得到好轉(zhuǎn)，冷靜了下來。

　　5．Why did the author shout at the telephone?

　　A. He was mad at the telephone.

　　B. He was angry with his agent.

　　C. He was anxious about his wife.

　　D. He was impatient with the secretary.

　　[解析]　推理判斷題。從文中第一段“經(jīng)紀(jì)人要取消我的表演、不接我的電話”等內(nèi)容可得知我很生氣。

　　[答案]　B

　　6．What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

　　A. She said nothing.

　　B. She shouted at him.

　　C. She called the agent.

　　D. She threw the phone away.

　　[解析]　事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。從文中第二段最后一句得知她把電話丟進(jìn)了垃圾桶里。

　　[答案]　D

　　7．What made the author laugh?

　　A. His own behavior.

　　B. His wife’s suggestion.

　　C. His changeable feelings.

　　D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

　　[解析]　推理判斷題。從文中最后一段中“How could I have trouble with that telephone？...realized I had been driven crazy by small things.”得知“我”為自己剛才的行為感到好笑。

　　[答案]　A

　　8．What does the underlined word“ antics” refer to?

　　A. Smart words.　

　　B. Unusual actions.

　　C. Surprising looks.

　　D. Anxious feelings.

　　[解析]　猜測詞義題。由文章的最后一段第一句可知妻子行為異常。

　　[答案]　B

　　[長難句解讀]　After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out，shouting at everything in sight，I noticed that something in my mood had changed.看著一個(gè)瘋狂的女人沖進(jìn)沖出，并沖著她看到的每樣?xùn)|西大喊大叫后，我注意到自己的情緒已不知不覺地發(fā)生了變化。“After watching a．..in sight”為介詞短語作狀語，后面的主句中含有一個(gè)that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。

　　How to Be a Winner

　　Sir Steven Redgrave

　　Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals

　　“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes(糖尿病)．Believing my career(職業(yè)生涯) was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it—the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”

　　Karen Pickering

　　Swimming World Champion

　　“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to suceess—you can’t follow a career in any field without being wellorganized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”

　　Kirsten Best

　　Poet & Writer

　　“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then，there are other distractions,_such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as‘calm’，‘peace’or‘focus’， either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological(心理的) tool.”

　　[語篇解讀]　本文敘述了三位名人在成功的道路上所經(jīng)歷的不同的事情，一是戰(zhàn)勝了病痛，一定克服了精力分散的困難，一是通過堅(jiān)持不懈努力，最后都取得了勝利。

　　1．What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

　　A. Difficulties influenced his career.

　　B. Specialists offered him medical advice.

　　C. Training helped him defeat his disease.

　　D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win.

　　[解析]　推理判斷題。第一部分寫了Sir Steven得了糖尿病，但最終克服了病痛拿到了金牌，故D項(xiàng)符合題意。

　　[答案]　D

　　2．What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

　　A. Her training schedule.

　　B. Her daily happenings.

　　C. Her achievements.

　　D. Her sports career.

　　[解析]　事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第二部分第二句中，it指代前面的句子內(nèi)容，即她的訓(xùn)練計(jì)劃。

　　[答案]　A

　　3．What does the underlined word“distractions” probably refer to?

　　A. Ways that help one to focus.

　　B. Words that help one to feel less tense.

　　C. Activities that turn one’s attention away.

　　D. Habits that make it hard for one to relax.

　　[解析]　猜測詞義題。從下文“The key is to concentrate.”可以推出是指分散作家注意力的活動(dòng)。

　　[答案]　C

　　4．According to the passage，what do the three people have in common?

　　A. Courage. B. Devotion.

　　C. Hard work.

　　D. Selfconfidence.

　　[解析]　事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第一部分中“I could still be a winner if I believed in myself.”，第二部分中“Trust yourself...”及第三部分中“It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence...”都表明自信是他們?nèi)齻€(gè)的共同之處。

　　[答案]　D

　　[長難句解讀]　Trust yourself，write down your goals for the day，however small they are，and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.相信你自己，不論目標(biāo)多小，每天把它們寫下來，這樣你會(huì)向?qū)崿F(xiàn)它們又邁進(jìn)了一步。“祈使句＋and/or＋現(xiàn)在將來時(shí)句子”結(jié)構(gòu)中，祈使句可轉(zhuǎn)換成由if引導(dǎo)的條件句。本句含有兩個(gè)祈使句，第二個(gè)祈使句又含有一個(gè)讓步狀語從句。