高三英语-沭阳中学2016届高三上学期英语自主练习.docVIP

江苏省沭阳中学2015-2016学年度上学期高三英语自主练习 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） John Wanamaker, founder of the stores that bear his name, once confessed: “I learned thirty years ago that it is foolish to scold. I have enough trouble ____ my own limitations without fretting(苦恼) over the ___ that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence.” Wanamaker learned this lesson __3__, but I have lived in this old world for a third of a century _4__ it even began to dawn upon me that ninety-nine times out of a hundred, people don’t __5__ themselves for anything, no matter how wrong it may be. Criticism is __6__ because it puts a person on the defensive and __7__ makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious _8__, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses __9__. B. F. Skinner, the world-famous psychologist, __10__ through his experiments that an animal __11__ for good behavior will learn much more rapidly and retain (记住) what it learns far more ____ than an animal punished for bad behavior. Later studies have shown that the same __13__ on humans. By criticizing, we do not make __14__ changes and often incur (招致) hate. Hans Selye, another great psychologist, said, “As much as we __ approval, we dread(害怕)condemnation.” The hate that criticism engenders can discourage employees, family members and friends, and still not ___ the situation that has been condemned. When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of __17__, creatures bristling (发怒) with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity. Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain, and most fools do. But it ___ character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. Instead of __19_ people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to __20__ why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it brings sympathy, tolerance and kindness. “To know all