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1、山西省山西大学附属中学2014年高二上学期12月月考英语试卷考试时间：80分钟满分：100分注意：本考试严禁使用手机，电子词典或其它电子存储设备，违者按作弊处理。第Ⅰ卷（选择题共50分）第一节：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFourteenyearoldRichieHawleyhadspentfiveyearsstudyingviolinattheCommunitySchoolofPerforming
2、ArtsinLosAngeleswhenhetookpartinaviolincontest.NinetytwoyoungpeoplewereinvitedtothecontestandHawleycameoutfirst.Thecontestcouldhavebeentheperfectsetupforfear,worryingaboutmistakes,andtryingtoimpressthejudges.ButHawleysaidhedidprettywellatstayingcalm.“Icoul
3、dn'tbethinkingabouthowmanymistakesI'dmake—itwoulddistractmefromplaying.”hesays.“Idon'tevenremembertryingtoimpresspeoplewhileIplayed.It'salmostasiftheyweren'tthere.Ijustwantedtomakemusic.”Hawleyisawinner.Buthedidn'tbecomeawinnerbyconcentratingonwinning.Hedi
4、ditbyconcentratingonplayingwell.“TheimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnottowinbuttotakepart，”saidthefounderofthemodernOlympics,PierredeCoubertin.“Theimportantthinginlifeisnotthetriumphbutthestruggle.Theessentialthingisnottohaveconqueredbuttohavefoughtwell.”
5、Acharacteristicofhighperformersistheirintense,pleasurableconcentrationonwork,ratherthanontheircompetitorsorfuturegloryormoney,saysDr.CharlesGarfield,whohasstudied1,500achieversinbusiness,science,sports,arts,andprofessions.“Theyareinterestedinwinning,butthe
6、y'remostinterestedinselfdevelopment,testingtheirlimits.”Oneofthemostsurprisingthingsabouttopperformersishowmanylossesthey'vehad—andhowmuchthey'velearnedfromeach.“Notoneofthe1,500Istudieddefinedlosingasfailing，”Garfieldsays.“Theykeptcallingtheirlosses‘setba
7、ck’．”Ahealthyattitudetowardssetbacksisessentialtowinning,expertsagree.“Theworstthingyoucandoifyou'vehadasetbackistoletyourselfgetstuckinaprolongeddepression.Youshouldanalyzecarefullywhatwentwrong,identifyspecificthingsyoudidrightandgiveyourselfcreditforthe
8、m.”Garfieldbelievesthatmostpeopledon'tgivethemselvesenoughpraise.Heevensuggestskeepingadiaryofallthepositivethingsyou'vedoneonthewaytoagoal.1.Whatiscommonamonghighperformersisthattheytendtogivepriorityto_____
