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 the person. You should accept that 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 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 that 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

【小題1】A

【小題2】C

【小題3】A

【小題4】D

【小題5】A

解析:

【語篇解讀】本篇文章為議論文。作者運(yùn)用人們常用的兩個(gè)借口為例——汽車故障了和這是同事的錯(cuò)，說明應(yīng)該如何解決問題，而不應(yīng)推卸責(zé)任。只有那些把問題看作是高自己能力的挑戰(zhàn)和機(jī)遇的人才可能取得成功。

【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段如何解決遲到和同事惹下麻煩的例子中可以看出，勝利者并非遇到的困難少一些，或是他們的同事個(gè)個(gè)能干負(fù)責(zé)，也不是自怨自艾的人，而是努力面對(duì)問題，想法解決問題的人。故選A。

【小題2】詞義理解題。根據(jù)上下文，失敗者一味指責(zé)別人，長此以往，就會(huì)變得軟弱無能，無法改變不利形勢(shì)。相反，如果你不再關(guān)注應(yīng)該指責(zé)誰，而是關(guān)注如何“改進(jìn)”這一現(xiàn)狀，你就會(huì)對(duì)所發(fā)生的事情有掌控的能力。因此，此題的C項(xiàng)為正確答案。

【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第四、五句“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.”可知應(yīng)該積極想辦法解決問題，故選A項(xiàng)。

【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第三句They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents.”可知他們是把困難看作自我提高的機(jī)會(huì)的，故選D項(xiàng)。

【小題5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“This is the winner's key to success.”可知這篇文章是揭密勝利者成功的秘密的。