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Section B (20 points)

Self-confidence gives us hope. It is a servant who gives its master light when he is in thedark. And it is encouragement when a person is 21______ . A person is a fool if he thinks that he isunable to carry out a difficult task while others do not find it 22______ . It is neither 23______ no rextra ordinary ability that gives us the power to deal with and overcome whatever 24______ we meet. In truth it is the magic of self-trust that 25______ us with bravery.

Some people find most things impossible because they do not trust their own ability.Actually, they have the ability to make themselves successful, but it is a 26 ______ that they do notbelieve in themselves. People of this kind are more foolish than those who actually can not 27______ the work. This is on 28 ______  of their ignorance. People who can't. do a job arepardonable, but those who do not believe in themselves 29______  no excuse.

In short, success will not come to the door of a person who thinks he is not worthy enoughto accept it. On the 30______ , failure would be his life companion. This is why a person ought tobelieve in himself.


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【正确答案】 J
【答案解析】考查形容词。由谓语动词is可知空格处要用形容词；由encouragement可知是"当一个人灰心的时候它是一种鼓励”，discouraged是形容词，意为“灰心的，气馁的”。故选J。
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【正确答案】 F
【答案解析】考查形容词。句意：如果一个人认为自己无难的时候，那么他就是个傻瓜。find后可跟形容词作宾补，意为"发现某事/某物怎么样"。故选F。
单选题 词作宾补，意为"发现某事/某物怎么样"。故选F。(  )
【正确答案】 K
【答案解析】考查名词。neither. nor.."既不……也不……"连接两个并列的成分，由extraordinaryability(非凡的能力)可知，genius(天赋)符合语境。故选K。
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【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】考查名词。空格处作meet的宾语，需用名词；由overcome可知是克服我们遇到的任何困难。hardship是名词，意为"困难"。故选B。
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【正确答案】 E
【答案解析】考查动词。本句是强调句的基本结构，去掉it is和that后，主语是the magic of self-trust,空电i格处是谓语动词。句意：事实上，正是自信的魔力鼓励我们勇敢。故选E。
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【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查名词。由a可知空格处用可数名词单数形式；由前半句they have the ability to makethemselves successful(他们有能力让自己取得,成功)可知后半句表示“可惜他们不相信自己”。pity是可数名词，意为“遗憾；可惜”。故选C。
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【正确答案】 G
【答案解析】考查动词。由can not可知空格处用动词原形；由下文People who can't do a job可知空格;处表示“这类人比那些实际上不能完成工作的人更愚蠢"。fulfill是动词，意为"完成"。故选G。
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【正确答案】 L
【答案解析】考查固定短语。on account of是固定短语，作意为"因为，由于"。句意：这是由于他们的无知。故选L。
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【正确答案】 M
【答案解析】M考查动词。分析句子结构，those为主语，who do not believe in themselves为定语从句修饰those,那么空格处是谓语动词；由People whocan't do a job are pardonable(不会做某项工作的人是可以原谅的)可知，空格处表示“而那些不相信自己的人不值得原谅"。deserve是动词，意为"应得，值得"。故选M。
单选题 (  )
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考查固定短语。on the contrary是固定短语，意为"正相反"。句意：相反，失败会陪伴他一生。故选A.