A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work..
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is 36 because he doesn’t understand how to make 37 use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their 38 .
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real 39 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for 40 . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. 41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will 42 his belief in his inpetence（无能）in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 43 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44 in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not 45 too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents 46 the idea. He 47 their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to 48 . Then, he was very poor at math, 49 as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which 50 of the other students had been able to solve. He 51 in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at 52 .
Alder now 53 with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it 54 , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 55 himself as well as others by his ability.
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解析：内容概要：本文以Alfred Alder医生在小学学习数学的事情为例，说明了自信心对于人的学习、工作的重要性。
【小题1】D。 根据前文 He may have the belief that he is not capable of it可确定选stupid。
【小题1】B。 make the most of 意为“尽量利用、获得最大利益”，为固定搭配。
【小题1】B。老年人误认为他们不能学习新东西的原因在于他们的年龄。
【小题1】C。 make an effort指“尽力、努力”，此句意为：一个认为自己无能的人是不会尽一切努力的，因为他感到这样做也没有用。
【小题1】D。 confidence necessary for success指获得成功所必须具备的自信心。
【小题1】D。 therefore表示“因此，从而”。
【小题1】B。 strengthen指“强化、加强”。此句意为：失败进一步加强了他认为自己无能这一观念。
【小题1】A.。an experience指一次经历。
【小题1】C。根据下文，后来Alfred Alder 数学学得很好。因此只是开始（start ）学得不好。
【小题1】B。expect too much of him指对他期望过高。
【小题1】A。 develop在此指“强化、增大”，此句意为：老师和家长两方面的态度进一步强化了他缺少数学才能这一观点。
【小题1】D。根据上文选their,指老师和家长们的观点。
【小题1】C。try在此指“努力、尝试”。
【小题1】C。 just as they expected表示“正如家长和老师们所预料的那样”。just 相当于exactly。
【小题1】A。根据文章意思，一天他在做他们班其他同学都不会做的题目。
【小题1】B.。succeed in doing sth 指“成功做成某事”。
【小题1】B。 此句意为：他做出了他们班上其他同学都不会做的题目这件事给了他信心，现在他学习时有兴趣、决心和目的了。
【小题1】D。根据文章意思，很容易确定答案。
【小题1】A。early in his life指年轻时。类似的短语有early in the morning等。
【小题1】C。astonish意为“使吃惊，使震惊”,符合题意。