高三英语限时阅读训练（九）

　　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

　　For as long as I can remember, I have been very bad at arguing with people. As soon as someone disagree __36__ me, I get angry because I feel __37__, like the other person is out to show that I am __38__. And for some reason, I hate being wrong! So my __39__ reaction is to get very defensive. I __40__ my voice, and I end up saying something I later __41__. Needless to say, the whole thing ends with me blaming __42__, and the other person feeling alienated(疏远) from me. This bothers me especially because my mother does the exact same thing and I hate __43__.

　　I have noticed this tendency in me for a long time now, __44__ I have never been able to stop. I did some __45__ management work with a therapist(治疗专家) a while ago, but because I moved and __46__ an advisor at school who can't see me __47__, I have not been able to continue this important work. They tell you to stop and count to 10, __48__ your breathing, calm yourself down before you __49__. But that's the whole problem. I could never think of __50__ myself until it was too late! The __51__ things had already come out of my mouth, and I was stuck picking up the pieces.

　　Right now the __52__ is urgent because my relationships with a wonderful boy is __53__ because of my being afraid of being wrong. He is closing himself off from me because I have hurt him, and __54__ I am no longer attractive as a woman with no confidence in myself and a bad temper. How do I stop ruining my relationships and hating myself? How do I stop __55__ being wrong?

　　36. A. with B. to C. for D. at

　　37. A. disappointed B. excited C. attacked D. ashamed

　　38. A. wrong B. foolish C. empty-headed D. right

　　39. A. unusual B. immediate C. following D. last

　　40. A. raise B. lower C. keep D. change

　　41. A. remember B. regret C. forget D. realize

42. A. her B. him C. me D. myself