2023年考研英语考前三套题(一)

英语模拟试题（一）SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）Mostworthwhilecareersrequiresomekindofspecializedtraining.Ideally，therefore，thechoiceofan1shouldbemadeevenbeforethechoiceofacurriculuminhighschool.Actually，2，mostpeoplemakeseveraljobchoicesduringtheirworkinglives，3becauseofeconomicandindustrialchangesandpartlytoimprove4position.The“oneperfectjob”doesnotexist.Youngpeopleshould5enterintoabroadflexibletrainingprogramthatwill6themforafieldofworkratherthanforasingle7.Unfortunatelymanyyoungpeoplehavetomakecareerplans8benefitofhelpfromacompetentvocationalcounselororpsychologist.Knowing9abouttheoccupationalworld，orthemselvesforthatmatter，theychoosetheirlifeworkonahitormiss10.Somedriftfromjobtojob.Others11toworkinwhichtheyareunhappyandforwhichtheyarenotfitted.Onecommonmistakeischoosinganoccupationfor12realorimaginedprestige.Toomanyhighschoolstudents—ortheirparentsforthem—choosetheprofessionalfield，13boththerelativelysmallproportionofworkersintheprofessionsandtheextremelyhigheducationalandpersonal14.Theimaginedorrealprestigeofaprofessionora“whitecollar”jobis15goodreasonforchoosingitaslife‘swork.16，theseoccupationsarenotalwayswellpaid.Sincealargeproportionofjobsareinmechanicalandmanualwork，the17ofyoungpeopleshouldgiveserious18tothesefields.Beforemakinganoccupationalchoice，apersonshouldhaveageneralideaofwhathewants19lifeandhowhardheiswillingtoworktogetit.Somepeopledesiresocialprestige，othersintellectualsatisfaction.Somewantsecurity，othersarewillingtotake20forfinancialgain.Eachoccupationalchoicehasitsdemandsaswellasitsrewards.1.[A]identification[B]entertainment[C]accommodation[D]occupation2.[A]however[B]therefore[C]though[D]thereby3.[A]entirely[B]mainly[C]partly[D]his4.[A]its[B]his[C]our[D]their5.[A]since[B]therefore[C]furthermore[D]forever6.[A]make[B]fit[C]take[D]leave7.[A]job[B]way[C]means[D]company8.[A]to[B]for[C]without[D]with9.[A]little[B]few[C]much[D]alot10.[A]chance[B]basis[C]purpose[D]opportunity11.[A]apply[B]appeal[C]stick[D]turn12.[A]our[B]its[C]your[D]their13.[A]concerning[B]following[C]considering[D]disregarding14.[A]preference[B]requirements[C]tendencies[D]ambitions15.[A]a[B]any[C]no[D]the16.[A]Therefore[B]However[C]Nevertheless[D]Moreover17.[A]majority[B]mass[C]minority[D]multitude18.[A]proposal[B]suggestion[C]consideration[D]appraisal19[A]towards[B]against[C]outof[D]without20.[A]turns[B]parts[C]choices[D]risksSectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）Text1Whatoursocietysuffersfrommosttodayistheabsenceofconsensusaboutwhatitandlifeinitoughttobe；suchconsensuscannotbegainedfromsociety‘spresentstage，orfromfantasiesaboutwhatitoughttobe.Forthatthepresentistoocloseandtoodiversified，andthefuturetoouncertain，tomakebelievableclaimsaboutit.Aconsensusinthepresenthencecanbeachievedonlythroughasharedunderstandingofthepast，asHomer’sepicsinformedthosewholivedcenturieslaterwhatitmeanttobeGreek，andbywhatimagesandidealstheyweretolivetheirlivesandorganizetheirsocieties.Mostsocietiesderiveconsensusfromalonghistory，alanguagealltheirown，acommonreligion，commonancestry.Themythsbywhichtheylivearebasedonallofthese.ButtheUnitedStatesisacountryofimmigrants，comingfromagreatvarietyofnations.Lately，ithasbeenemphasizedthatanasocial，narcissisticpersonalityhasbecomecharacteristicofAmericans，andthatitisthistypeofpersonalitythatmakesforthelackofwellbeing，becauseitpreventsusfromachievingconsensusthatwouldcounteractatendencytowithdrawintoprivateworlds.Inthisstudyofnarcissism，ChristopherLashsaysthatmodernman，“torturedbyselfconsciousness，turnstonewtherapiesnottofreehimselfofhispersonalworriesbuttofindmeaningandpurposeinlife，tofindsomethingtolivefor”。Thereiswidespreaddistressbecausenationalmoralehasdeclined，andwehavelostanearliersenseofnationalvisionandpurpose.Contrarytorigidreligionsorpoliticalbeliefs，asarefoundintotalitariansocieties，ourcultureisoneofthegreatindividualdifferences，atleastinprincipleandintheory；butthisleadstodisunity，evenchaos.Americansbelieveinthevalueofdiversity，butjustbecauseourisasocietybasedonindividualdiversity，itneedsconsensusaboutsomedominatingideasmorethansocietiesbasedonuniformoriginoftheircitizens.Hence，ifwearetohaveconsensus，itmustbebasedonamyth—avisionaboutacommonexperience，aconquestthatmadeusAmericans，asthemythabouttheconquestofTroyformedtheGreeks.Onlyacommonmythcanofferrelieffromthefearthatlifeiswithoutmeaningorpurpose.Mythspermitustoexamineourplaceintheworldbycomparingittoasharedidea.Mythsaresharedfantasiesthatformthetiethatbindstheindividualtoothermembersofhisgroup.Suchmythshelptowardofffeelingsofisolations，guilt，anxiety，andpurposelessness—inshort，theycombatisolationandthebreakdownofsocialstandardsandvalues.21.Intheeyesoftheauthor,thegreatesttroublewiththeUSsocietymayliein[A]thenonexistenceofconsensusontheformsofthesocietyshouldtake[B]thelackofdivergenceoverthecommonorganizationsofsociallife[C]thenonacceptanceofasocietybasedonindividualdiversity[D]thepervasivedistresscausedbynationalmoraledecline22.TheasocialpersonalityofAmericansmaystemfrom[A]theabsenceofacommonreligionandancestry[B]themultiracialconstituentsoftheUSsociety[C]thewantofasharedmythstheypossessinlife[D]thecounterbalancetonarcissisticpersonality23.Homer’sepicsismentionedinParagraph1inorderto[A]exemplifythecontributionsmadebyancientpoets[B]illustratetheroleofsharedfantasiesaboutsociety[C]showanidealstageofeternalsocialprogress[D]makeknownmythsofwhatasocietyoughttobe24.TheauthorconcludesthatonlysharedmythscanhelpAmericans[A]tobringabouttheuniformityoftheirculture[B]toregaintheirconsensusaboutacommonexperience[C]tostayawayfromnegativefeelingsintheirlife[D]tocounteracttheeffectsofconsensusaboutsociety25.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatChristopherLashismostprobably[A]areformadvocate[B]aseniorpsychologist[C]areputedpoet[D]asocialhistorianText2Whenadiseaseofepidemicproportionsripsintothepopulace，scientistsimmediatelygettowork，tryingtolocatethesourceoftheafflictionandfindwaystocombatit.Oftentimes，successisachieved，asmedicalscienceisabletoisolatetheparasite，germorcellthatcausestheproblemandfindswaystoeffectivelykillorcontainit.Inthemostseriousofcases，inwhichtheentirepopulationofaregionorcountrymaybeatgraverisk，itisdeemednecessarytoprotecttheentirepopulationthroughvaccination，soastosafeguardlivesandensurethatthediseasewillnotspread.Theprocessofvaccinationallowsthepatient‘sbodytodevelopimmunitytothevirusordiseasesothat，ifitisencountered，onecanwarditoffnaturally.Toaccomplishthis，asmallweakordeadstrainofthediseaseisactuallyinjectedintothepatientinacontrolledenvironment，sothathisbody’simmunesystemcanlearntofighttheinvaderproperly.Informationonhowtopenetratethedisease‘sdefensesistransmittedtoallelementsofthepatient’simmunesysteminaprocessthatoccursnaturally，inwhichgeneticinformationispassedfromcelltocell.Thismakessurethat，shouldthepatientlatercomeintocontactwiththerealproblem，hisbodyiswellequippedandtrainedtodealwithit，havingalreadydonesobefore.Therearedangersinherentintheprocess，however.Onoccasion，eventheweakenedversionofthediseasecontainedinthevaccineprovestoomuchforthebodytohandle，resultingintheimmunesystemsuccumbing，and，therefore，thepatient‘sdeath.Suchisthecaseofthesmallpoxvaccine，designedtoeradicatethesmallpoxepidemicthatnearlywipedouttheentireNativeAmericanpopulationandkilledmassivenumbersofsettlers.Approximately1in10，000peoplewhoreceivesthevaccinecontractthesmallpoxdiseasefromthevaccineitselfanddiesfromit.Thus，iftheentirepopulationoftheUnitedStatesweretoreceivetheSmallpoxVaccinetoday，3000Americanswouldbeleftdead.Fortunately，thesmallpoxviruswasconsiderederadicatedintheearly1970s，endingthemandatoryvaccinationofallbabiesinAmerica.Intheeventofareintroductionofthedisease，however，mandatoryvaccinationsmayresume，resultinginmoreunexpecteddeathsfromvaccination.Theprocess，whichistrulyamixedblessing，mayindeedhidesomehiddencurses.26.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe[A]“Vaccinations:ABlessingorACurse”[B]“PrinciplesofVaccinations”[C]“Vaccines:MethodsandImplications”[D]“AMiracleCureUnderAttack”27.WhatdoestheexampleoftheSmallpoxVaccineillustrate?[A]Thepossiblenegativeoutcomeofadministeringvaccines[B]Thepracticaluseofavaccinetocontrolanepidemicdisease[C]Theeffectivenessofvaccinesineradicatingcertaindisease.[D]Themethodbywhichvaccinesareemployedagainstthedisease.28.Thephrase“warditoffnaturally”(Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans[A]disposeofitnaturally[B]fightitoffwithease[C]seetoitreluctantly[D]splititupproperly29.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?[A]Savingthemajoritywouldnecessarilyjustifythedeathoftheminority[B]Theimmunesystemcanbetrainedtofightweakerversionsofadisease.[C]Mandatoryvaccinationsareindispensabletothesurvivalofthepopulace.[D]Theprocessofvaccinationremainsamysterytobefurtherresolved.30.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis[A]tocommentandcriticize[B]todemonstrateandargue[C]tointerestandentertain[D]toexplainandinformText3TheFoodandDrugAdministrationsaidWednesdaythatitistryingtotrackdownasmanyas386pigletsthatmayhavebeengeneticallyengineeredandwrongfullysoldintotheU.S.foodsupply.ThefocusoftheFDAinvestigationispigsraisedbyresearchersattheUniversityofIllinoisinUrbanaChampaign.Theyengineeredtheanimalswithtwogenes：Oneisacowgenethatincreasesmilkproductioninthesow.Theother，asyntheticgene，makesthemilkeasierforpigletstodigest.Thegoalwastoraisebiggerpigsfaster.Therehasbeennoevidencethateithergeneticallyalteredplantsoranimalsactuallytriggerhumanillness，butcriticswarnthatpotentialsideeffectsremainunknown.Universityofficialssaytheirtestsshowedthepigletswerenotbornwiththealteredgenes，butFDArulesrequireeventheoffspringofgeneticallyengineeredanimalstobedestroyedsotheydon‘tgetintothefoodsupply.TheFDA，inaquicklyarrangednewsconferenceWednesdaypromptedbyinquiriesbyUSATODAY，saidtheUniversityofIllinoiswillfacepossiblesanctionsandfinesforsellingthepigletstoalivestockbroker，whointurnsellstoprocessingplants.BoththeFDAandtheuniversitysaythepigsthatenteredthemarketdonotposearisktoconsumers.ButtheinvestigationfollowsactionbytheU.S.DepartmentofAgricultureinDecembertofineaTexascompanythatcontaminated500，000bushelsofsoybeanswithcornthathadbeengeneticallyalteredtoproduceavaccineforpigs.Criticsseesuchcasesasevidenceoftheneedformoregovernmentoversightofaburgeoningareaofscientificresearch.“Thisisasmallincident，butit‘sincidentlikethisthatcoulddestroyconsumerconfidenceandexportconfidence，”saysStephanieChildsoftheGroceryManufacturersofAmerica.“WealreadyhaveEuropeshakyonbiotech.Thecountriestowhomweexportaregoingtolookatthis.”TheUniversityofIllinoissaysittestedtheDNAofeverypigleteighttimestomakesurethattheanimalhadn‘tinheritedthegeneticengineeringofitsmother.Thosepigletsthatdidwereputbackintothestudy.Thosethatdidn’tweresoldtothepigbroker.“Anypigwho‘stestednegativeforthegenessince1999hasbeensentofftomarket，”saysCharlesZukoski，vicechancellorforresearch.ButFDAdeputycommissionerLesterCrawfordsaysthatunderthetermsoftheuniversity‘sagreementwiththeFDA，theresearcherswereforbiddentoremovethepigletswithoutFDAapproval.“TheUniversityofIllinoisfailedtocheckwithFDAtoseewhetherornottheanimalscouldbesoldontheopenmarket.Andtheywerenottobeusedunderanycircumstanceforfood.”TheFDAisresponsibleforregulatingandoverseeingtransgenicanimalsbecausesuchgeneticmanipulationisconsideredanunapprovedanimaldrug.31.The386pigletswrongfullysoldintofoodsupplyarefrom[A]Europe[B]anAmericanresearchorganization[C]ameatprocessingplant[D]ananimalfarm32.Thepurposeofthetransgenicengineeringresearchisto[A]getpigsoflargersizeinashortertime[B]makesowsproducemoremilk[C]makecowsproducemoremilk[D]makepigsgrowmoreleanmeat33.The4thparagraphshowsthattheUniversityofIllinois[A]wascriticizedbytheFDA[B]isingreattrouble[C]isrequiredbytheFDAtocallbackthesoldpiglets[D]mayhavetopaythepenalty34.TheFDAdeclaresthatthewrongfullysoldpiglets[A]mayhavesideeffectsonconsumers[B]maybeharmfultoconsumers[C]aresafetoconsumers[D]maycausehumanillness35.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat[A]alltheoffspringhavetheirmothers’geneticengineering[B]partoftheoffspringhavetheirmothers’geneticengineering[C]noneoftheoffspringhavetheirmothers’geneticengineering[D]halfoftheoffspringhavetheirmothers’geneticengineeringText4TheUnitedStatesissaidtohaveamixedeconomybecauseprivatelyownedbusinessesandgovernmentbothplayimportantroles.Indeed，someofthemostenduringdebatesofAmericaneconomichistoryfocusontherelativerolesofthepublicandprivatesectors.TheAmericanfreeenterprisesystememphasizesprivateownership.Privatebusinessesproducemostgoodsandservices，andalmosttwothirdsofthenation‘stotaleconomicoutputgoestoindividualsforpersonaluse（theremainingonethirdisboughtbygovernmentandbusiness）。Theconsumerroleissogreat，infact，thatthenationissometimescharacterizedashavinga“consumereconomy.”Thisemphasisonprivateownershiparises，inpart，fromAmericanbeliefsaboutpersonalfreedom.Fromthetimethenationwascreated，Americanshavefearedexcessivegovernmentpower，andtheyhavesoughttolimitgovernment‘sauthorityoverindividuals—includingitsroleintheeconomicrealm.Inaddition，AmericansgenerallybelievethataneconomycharacterizedbyprivateownershipislikelytooperatemoreefficientlythanonewithsubstantialgovernmentownershipWheneconomicforcesareunfettered，Americansbelieve，supplyanddemanddeterminethepricesofgoodsandservices.Prices，inturn，tellbusinesseswhattoproduce；ifpeoplewantmoreofaparticulargoodsthantheeconomyisproducing，thepriceofthegoodsrises.Thatcatchestheattentionofneworothercompaniesthat，sensinganopportunitytoearnprofits，startproducingmoreofthatgoods.Ontheotherhand，ifpeoplewantlessofthegoods，pricesfallandlesscompetitiveproducerseithergooutofbusinessorstartproducingdifferentgoods.Therearelimitstofreeenterprise，however.Americanshavealwaysbelievedthatsomeservicesarebetterperformedbypublicratherthanprivateenterprise.Forinstance，intheUnitedStates，governmentisprimarilyresponsiblefortheadministrationofjustice，education，theroadsystem，andnationaldefense.Inthismixedeconomy，individualscanhelpguidetheeconomynotonlythroughthechoicestheymakeasconsumersbutthroughthevotestheycastforofficialswhoshapeeconomicpolicy.Inrecentyears，consumershavevoicedconcernsaboutproductsafety，environmentalthreatsposedbycertainindustrialpractices，andpotentialhealthriskscitizensmayface；governmenthasrespondedbycreatingagenciestoprotectconsumerinterestsandpromotethegeneralpublicwelfare.36.InLine1,Para.4,theexpression“economicforcesareunfettered”means.[A]pricesaredeterminedbyconsumers[B]supplyanddemandareallowedtooperatefreely[C]conomicregulationsarenotenforced[D]theeconomyisgrowing37.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat.[A]amixedeconomyisguidedbybothindividualcitizensandthegovernment[B]theroleofthegovernmentinamixedeconomyismoreimportantthanthatoftheconsume[C]individualAmericanscaninfluencetheeconomyinmultipleways[D]thegovernmentdoesnotregardtheconcernsofindividualcitizens38.Accordingtothetext,theU.S.issometimescalleda“consumereconomy”because.[A]mostgoodsandservicesareproducedbyconsumers[B]privatelyownedbusinessplaysamajorroleintheeconomy[C]individualconsumptionplaysamajorroleintheeconomy[D]consumers’rightsareveryimportantintheU.S.39.Thistextismainlyabout.[A]howaverageAmericansviewtheireconomicsystem[B]theroleofthegovernmentintheAmericaneconomy[C]howsupplyanddemanddeterminepricesintheAmericaneconomy[D]therolesofthepublicandprivatesectorsintheAmericaneconomy40.Fromthefirstsentenceofthethirdparagraph,welearnthat.[A]Americanpoliticalbeliefshaveinfluenceditseconomicsystem[B]Americansfearexcessivegovernmentalcontroloftheeconomy[C]privateownershipisimportantbecauseofAmericanbeliefsinpersonalfreedom[D]personalfreedomisthebasisforprivateownershipintheU.S.PartBSampleOneDirections：Inthefollowingtext，somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions4145，choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistAGtofitintoeachofthenumberedblanks.Therearetwoextrachoices，whichdonotfitinanyoftheblanks.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）HereIwanttotrytogiveyouananswertothequestion：Whatpersonalqualitiesaredesirableinateacher？Probablynotwopeoplewoulddrawupexactlythesamelists.ButIthinkthefollowingwouldbegenerallyaccepted.First，（41）Butitdoesruleoutsuchtypesastheoverexcitable，melancholy，frigid，sarcastic，cynical，frustrated，andoverbearing：Iwouldsaytoo，thatitexcludesallofdullorpurelynegativepersonality.Secondly，（42）Closelyrelatedwiththisisthecapacitytobetolerant-not，indeed，ofwhatiswrong，butofthefrailtyandimmaturityofhumannaturewhichinducepeople，andagainespeciallychildren，tomakemistakes.Thirdly，（43）Thisdoesnotmeanbeingasaint.Itmeansthathewillbeawareofhisintellectualstrengths，andlimitations，andwillhavethoughtaboutanddecideduponthemoralprinciplesbywhichhislifeshallbeguided.Thereisnocontradictioninmygoingontosaythatateachershouldbeabitofanactor.Thatispartofthetechniqueofteaching，whichdemandsthateverynowandthenateachershouldbeabletoputonanact—toenlivenalesson，correctafault，orawardpraise.Children，especiallyyoungchildren，liveinaworldthatisratherlargerthanlife.Ontheotherhand，（44）Hemustbeprettyresilient，teachingmakesgreatdemandsonnervousenergy.Andheshouldbeabletotakeinhisstridetheinnumerablepettyirritationsanyadultdealingwithchildrenhastoendure.Finally，（45）Therearethreeprincipleobjectsofstudy：thesubject，orsubjects，whichtheteacheristeaching；themethodsbywhichtheycanbestbetaughttotheparticularpupilsintheclassesheisteaching；andbyfarthemostimportantthechildren，youngpeople，oradultstowhomtheyaretobetaught.ThecardinalprincipleofBritisheducationiseducationofthewholeperson，andthatitisbestacquiredthroughfullandactivecooperationbetweentwopersons，theteacherandthelearner.[A]itisnotmerelydesirablebutessentialforateachertohaveagenuinecapacityforsympathy—intheliteralmeaningofthatword;acapacitytotuneintothemindsandfeelingsofotherpeople[B]ateachermustbecapableofinfinitepatience.This,Imaysay,islargelyamatterofselfdisciplineandselftraining,becausenoneofuswerebornlikethat.[C]theteacher’spersonalityshouldbepleasantlyliveandattractive.Thisdoesnotruleoutpeoplewhoarephysicallyplain,orevenugly,becausemanysuchhavegreatpersonalcharm.[D]Ateachermustremainmentallyalert,Hemustbequicktoadapthimselftoanysituation,howeverimprobable(theyhappen!)andabletoimprovise,ifnecessaryatlessthanamoment’snotice[E]Ateachershouldbehumoroussometimeslikeabestfriendsittingdownacrossfromyouinyourlivingroomhavingachataboutwhat’sgoingoninyourlife.[F]Ithinkateachershouldhavethekindofmind,whichalwayswantstogoonlearning.Teachingisajobatwhichonewillneverbeperfect;thereisalwayssomethingmoretolearnaboutit.[G]Iholditessentialforateachertobebothintellectuallyandmorallyhonest.SampleTwoDirections：Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.ForQuestions4145，youarerequiredtoreorganizetheseparagraphsintoacoherenttextbychoosingfromthelistAGtofillineachnumberedbox.ThefirstandthelastparagraphshavebeenplacedforyouinBoxes.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）[A]Seeyourselfassuccessful.IfIcouldplugintothemindsofmypatientsandlistentothestatementstheymaketothemselves,Iamconvincedthatthemajorityofthemwouldbenegative:“I’mrunninglateagainasusual.”“Myhairlooksterriblethismorning.”“ThatwasastupidremarkImade—sheprobablythinksI’madummy.”Sincethousandsofthesemessagesflashacrossourbrainseveryday,itissmallwonderthattheresultisadiminishedselfimage.[B]AuthorandeditorNormanCousinswrote:“Peoplearenevermoreinsecurethanwhentheybecomeobsessedwiththeirfearsattheexpenseoftheirdreams.”Thereisnodoubtthatifwecanenvisionbeneficialthingshappening,theyhaveawayofactuallyoccurring.[C]Stevensfinallyhadahearttohearttalkwithherself:“IrealizedthatIsimplywasn’tawitoranintellectualandthatIcouldsucceedonlyasmyself.Ibeganlisteningandaskingquestionsatpartiesinsteadoftryingtoimpresstheguests.WhenIspoke,Itriedtocontribute,nottoshine.AlmostatonceIstartedtofeelanewwarmthinmysocialcontacts.Theylikedtherealmebetter.”Ifwearetruetoourinstincts,mostofuswillfindthatwenaturallydevelopcertaintrademarks.Thediscoveryandexpressionofthatuniquenessisonereasonweareonthisplanet.Resistingconformityanddevelopingsomesmalleccentricitiesareamongthestepstoindependenceandselfconfidence.[D]Manyofusgetinterestedinafield,butthenthegoinggetstough,weseethatotherpeoplearemoresuccessful,andwebecomediscouragedandquit.Butitisofthentheboring,repetitivesharpeningofourskillsthatwillultimatelyenableustoreachourgoal.[E]HoraceBushnell,thegreatNewEnglandpreacher,usedtosay,“SomewhereunderthestarsGodhasajobforyoutodo,andnobodyelsecandoit.”Someofusmustfindourplacebytrialanderror.Itcantaketime,withdeadendsalongtheway.Butweshouldnotgetdiscouragedbecauseothersseemmoreskilled.Usuallyitisnotrawtalentbutdrivethatmakesthedifference.[F]Onedailyexerciseforbuildingselfconfidenceiscalled“imaging”or“visualization”.Inordertosucceed,youmustseeyourselfsucceeding.Pictureyourselfapproachingadifficultchallengewithpoiseandconfidence.Athletesoftenvisualizeamoveoverandoverintheirminds;theyseethemselveshittingtheperfectgolfortennisshot.Whenweburnsuchpositiveimagesintoourmindsdeeplyenough,theybecomeapartoftheunconscious,andwebegintoexpecttosucceed.[G]Breakawayfromotherpeople’sexpectations.Itisaliberatingstepwhenwedecidetostopbeingwhatotherpeoplewantustobe.AlthoughoperasingerRiseStevensperformedonstagewithgreatpoise,theselfconfidenceshefeltbeforeaudiencesevaporatedinsocialsituation.“Mydiscomfort,”shesays,“camefromtryingtobesomethingIwasnotastateinthedrawingroomaswellasonstage.Ifacleverpersonmadeajoke,Itriedtotopitandfailed.IpretendedtobefamiliarwithsubjectsIknewnothingof.”Order:D→41→42→43→44→45→CSampleThreeDirection：Youaregoingtoreadatextabouttheseasonforrelief，followedbyalistofexamples.ChoosethebestexamplefromthelistAFforeachnumberedsubheading（4145）。Thereisoneextraexamplewhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）Winter‘sharshweather，shorterhoursofdaylightandfamilydemandscanallaggravatefeelingsofstress.AccordingtoDr.PaulRosch，presidentoftheAmericanInstituteofStress，oneMidwesternheadacheclinicreportedthatcomplaintsoftensionandmigraineheadachesincreased40percentfromThanksgivingtoChristmas，comparedwithothersixweekperi