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.” 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 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 how your colleague 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 stones for success.

1.According to the passage, winners .

A. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

B. have responsible and able colleagues

C. deal with problems rather than blame others

D. blame themselves rather than others

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

A. avoid B. accept C. considerD. improve

3.When problems occur, winners take them as ______.

A. chances for self-development B. barriers to greater power

C. challenges to their colleagues D. excuses for their failures

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

A. A Winner’s Problem B. A Winner’s Secret

C. A Winner’s opportunity D. A Winner’s Achievement

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：這篇短文中主要論述了作為一個(gè)成功者需要具有那些品質(zhì)。本文中長句較多，一時(shí)很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強(qiáng)求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。

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2.remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.可知

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4.Winners are great at overcoming problems.，第三段開頭句This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens等分析：本文主要談?wù)摰木褪浅晒φ咚�具有的那些素質(zhì)也就是“成功者的秘密”�？芍狟最合適

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