19.How to Become More ConfidentConfidence is something inside,which means you can get it whenever you want to just by thinking about the world in a different way.(51)B
Everyone feels nervous.Ask all famous actors,athletes or speakers and you will find they all still get nervous.The only difference is that they've got used to nervousness and have developed some confidence.(52)DNow think about your friends and other people you see in the street.Most of them feel exactly the same way you do.
No one is better than you.Sure,someone may be better than you in a given topic,but that doesn't mean they are better than you.(53)EThey are both fruit,but different.The apple has things it excels in (胜过)and the orange also has things it excels in.That doesn't make one better than the other.
(54)CHave you ever looked in the mirror and decided you were going to be confident?Have you ever made up your mind and said you would be confident just because you can?If not,try it out.You do not need any reason to feel confident.You only develop confidence by working on it.There are many ways to develop confidence,but the best way is to choose it.
You do not need to accept all of these suggestions.(55)GThe more of these you realize to be true,the easier you will be in developing confidence that will last.
A.It was confidence that made them successful.
B.The following are some facts you need to know.
C.All you need to be confident is to choose to be it.
D.But they all started out that way too and are still nervous!
E.Just like you cannot say an apple is better than an orange.
F.For example many people believe apples are better than oranges.
G.To develop confidence,just give your attention to one of them and test it out.
分析 本文通过讲述人有了自信心的重要作用来告诉我们要想成功就一定要有强烈的自信心,因为自信心是我们成功的基础.
解答 51.B.推理判断题. 根据前文Confidence is something inside,which means you can get it whenever you want to just by thinking about the world in a different way可知下面是一些你需要了解的事实;故选B.
52.D.推理判断题.根据前文Ask all famous actors,athletes or speakers and you will find they all still get nervous.The only difference is that they've got used to nervousness and have developed some confidence可知但是他们都是这样开始的,仍然很紧张;故选D
53.E.推理判断题.根据后文They are both fruit,but different.The apple has things it excels in (胜过)and the orange also has things it excels in可知就像你不能说一个苹果比一个桔子更好;故选E.
54.C.推理判断题.根据后文If not,try it out.You do not need any reason to feel confident.You only develop confidence by working on it可知你需要的自信就是选择成为它;故选C.
55.G.推理判断题.根据后文The more of these you realize to be true,the easier you will be in developing confidence that will last可知培养自信,只要关注其中的一个,然后测试它;故选G.
点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读,和完形填空很类似,不同的是一个选词,一个选句子.解题时,要注意上下文语境,充分考虑信息词(选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词),选出最符合语境的句子.