Question

When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault.” or “I know I’m late, but it’s not my fault; the car broke down(拋錨).” It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.

Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility（不負責任） or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of（不管） how your colleague（同事）fails to do his job well.

This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.
1.According to the passage, winners __________.

A. deal with problems rather than blame others

B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

C. have responsible and able colleagues

D. blame themselves rather than others

2.The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. avoid B. accept C. improve D. consider

3.When your colleague brings about a problem, you should __________.

A. find a better way to handle the problem

B. blame him for his lack of responsibility

C. tell him to find the cause of the problem

D. ask a more able colleague for help

4.When problems occur, winners take them as __________.

A. excuses for their failures

B. barriers to greater power

C. challenges to their colleagues

D. chances for self-development

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. A Winner’s Secret.

B. A Winner’s Problem.

C. A Winner’s Opportunity.

D. A Winner’s Achievement.

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了述成功者怎樣面對出現(xiàn)的問題。當生活出現(xiàn)不如意的事情時，很多時候我們傾向于抱怨，責怪別人，而不是努力去彌補過失和改變現(xiàn)狀，而成功人士則在出現(xiàn)問題的時候，經(jīng)常關注在采取補救措施上面。文章指出做一個成功者就是無論在任何事情發(fā)生的時候，積極運用技巧和才能，成功人士往往把困難看成是提升能力的機會和挑戰(zhàn)，因此面對問題時，他們呢更加容易克服困難。

1. you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.意思：然而，你有能力克服發(fā)生在你身上的事情，如果你停止關心應該責備誰，而開始注意怎么補救這種境況。這就是成功人士成功的鑰匙�？芍�成功的人處理問題而不是責備他人。故選A。

故選A。

2. focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation.停止責備他人而開始關注怎么去…（糟糕的）情況，可以猜測出是“補救，改正，糾正”的意思。而與這個意思最近的是improve，提升，補救（糟糕的）情況來提升。故選C.

3. your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility（不負責任） or inability rather than simply blame the person.意思是：當你的同事遇到在工作中由于不負責任或者能力不足而出現(xiàn)問題時，應該尋找解決他的不負責任和能力不足的辦法，而不是責備這個人。可知當同事面臨問題的時候，幫他尋找更好的處理問題的辦法。故選A。

4. are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents.意思是：他們僅僅把問題更好地看待成一種挑戰(zhàn)和機遇，來提升他們的能力。因此，當問題出現(xiàn)的時候，成功者把他們當作自我提升的機會。故選D。

5.

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