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    You are about to hear a strange but true story. Legend has it that, Harry Houdini, the master magician, once claimed that he could break out of any jail cell in the world. All he had to do was walk into that jail cell with his street clothes on. 'I will be out of there in one hour. No problem!' He said. A very old jail down South heard about Houdini's claims and they accepted the challenge. On the day of the event, many people gathered outside. Very confidently, Houdini walked into the jail and into the cell and they shut the metal door behind him.

The first thing Houdini did was to take off his coat. Then, very strangely, he took off his belt. Secretly hidden in Houdini's belt, was a ten-inch piece of steel; very tough and very flexible and Houdini started working.

In about 30 minutes, that confident expression Houdini had when he walked in disappeared. In one hour, he was bathed in sweat. And at the end of two hours, Houdini in defeat, collapsed against the door, which then opened. It opened because you see, that door had never been locked. But that's not entirely true is it? That door was locked. It was firmly and thoroughly locked in Houdini's mind, which meant it was locked as if the best locksmith in the world had put his lock on it.

The mind is powerful. How many doors in your life do you think are locked but aren't? how many times have you been stuck in the mental prison of over thinking something that really had a simple solution. There is an ancient African proverb that says when there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm.

Your mind is the most powerful force you will ever face. It will tell you lies. It will tell you can't do that. You're not meant for that. You're not good enough for that. You can't go on anymore. You don't have the energy. You must thank it for its opinion and carry on. Because as Houdini showed us the only locked doors that exist are in your own mind. The doors in reality are open and all you have to do is walk through.

38．Why couldn't Harry Houdini open the door within two hours?

A．Because he didn't open the door with his mind.

B．Because the door was locked by the best locksmith.

C．Because he had thought the door was locked.

D．Because he overestimated his own ability to open the door.

39．Which of the following story shows the "locked door," in our mind?

A．Bring the painted dragon to life by putting in the pupils of its eyes.

B．One tends to stand still and refuse to make progress.

C．The donkey has exhausted its skills against the tiger.

D．Lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen.

40．We can conclude from the passage EXCEPT ?

A．The biggest enemy in your life is in fact the enemy in your mind.

B．If you walk through the door in mind, your potential will be unlimited.

C．Unless you defeat the enemy outside, you will not defeat your enemy inside.

D．Life is really simple, but we insist on making it rigid and complicated.

【回答】

38．C

39．B

40．C

【分析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。短文通过一则未能成功越狱的故事告诉我们对一件其实很简单的事情想太多反却被而被困在自己的精神监狱里了。锁着的门存在于你自己的头脑中。现实中的大门是敞开的，你所要做的就是走过去。

38．细节理解题。由第三段“It was firmly and thoroughly locked in Houdini's mind, which meant it was locked as if the best locksmith in the world had put his lock on it.”可知，它牢牢地、彻底地锁在胡迪尼的脑子里，这意味着它被锁起来，就好像世界上最好的锁匠已经把它锁上了一样。所以为什么哈利·胡迪尼不能在两小时内把门打开因为他以为门是锁着的。故选C项。

39．推理判断题。由最后一段“Your mind is the most powerful force you will ever face. It will tell you lies. It will tell you can't do that. You're not meant for that. You're not good enough for that. You can't go on anymore. You don't have the energy”可知，你的思想是你所面对的最强大的力量。它会告诉你谎言。它会告诉你不能那样做。你不适合那样。你还不够好。你不能再继续了。你没有精力。以上是头脑中“被锁着的门”的内容，所以判断出B选项“一个人往往站着不动，拒绝进步”的故事展示头脑中“被锁着的门”的内容。故选B项。

40．推理判断题。由倒数第二段“There is an ancient African proverb that says when there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm”可知，有一句古老的非洲谚语，内心没有敌人，外界的敌人就不会对我们构成伤害。而选项C“不战胜外界的敌人，就不能战胜内心的敌人”与此谚语内涵完全背离。故选C项。

【点睛】

根据事物的定义或者对事物总体的概括，从而判断出哪些具体事物或者具体的实践应该属于定义的范围或者是概括的范围是我们经常见到的推理判断题的题型。要解决这样的判断题，首先要讲对事物的定义或者对事物的总体概括要读清楚，然后根据对比4个选项，哪个选项在定义或者概括范围内的。哪个就是正确的*。

由最后一段“Your mind is the most powerful force you will ever face. It will tell you lies. It will tell you can't do that. You're not meant for that. You're not good enough for that. You can't go on anymore. You don't have the energy”可知，你的思想是你所面对的最强大的力量。它会告诉你谎言。它会告诉你不能那样做。你不适合那样。你还不够好。你不能再继续了。你没有精力。以上是头脑中“被锁着的门”的内容，所以判断出B选项“一个人往往站着不动，拒绝进步”的故事展示头脑中“被锁着的门”的内容。故选B项。

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