Part ⅤCloze (15 minutes)
If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or 67 in your work would depend, to 68 great extent, 69 your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. 70 the utmost importance is your attitude. A person 71 begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it or is 72 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure 73 his belief that he is probably as capable 74 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 75 it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well. 76 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A book keeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t cut a straight line with a saw 77 hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize 78 the strength and overcome the 79 that you bring to the job of learning. But for your development, you must first 80 stock of where you stand now. 81 we get further along in the book, we’ll be 82 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 83 skills. However, 84 begin with, you should pause 85 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your 86 , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits。
67. [A]improvement[B]victory[C]failure[D]achievement
68. [A]a [B]the[C]some[D]certain
69. [A]in[B]on[C]of[D]to
70. [A]Out of[B]Of[C]To[D]Into
71.[A]who[B]what[C]how[D]which
72.[A]ensure[B]certain[C]sure[D]surely
73.[A]onto[B]on[C]off[D]in
74.[A]to[B]at[C]of[D]for
75.[A]near[B]on[C]by[D]at
76. [A]Have[B]Had[C]Having[D]Had been
77.[A]being[B]been[C]are[D]is
78. [A]except[B]but[C]for[D]on
79.[A]idea[B]weakness[C]strength[D]advantage
80.[A]make[B]take[C]do[D]give
81. [A]As[B]Till[C]Over[D]Out
82.[A]deal[B]dealt[C]be dealt[D]dealing
83.[A]learnt [B]learned[C]learning[D]learn
84.[A]around [B]to[C]from[D]beside
85. [A]to [B]onto[C]into[D]with
86.[A]intelligence [B]work[C]attitude[D]weakness
Part ⅤCloze
【全文翻译】
如果你计划明天开始一个新的工作,你的一些基本的优缺点也会与你同行。成功或失败在很大的程度上取决于你是否能够扬长避短。最重要的是你的态度。如果一个刚刚开始工作的人就深信自己不会喜欢或者肯定不适应这项工作,那么妨碍他成功的缺点就暴露出来了。另一方面,如果一个人确信他可能会与其他人一样有能力完成这项工作,并心甘情愿地去尝试,他就具有了某种目的性的优势。很可能他会做得很好。具有某一工作的必要技能是一种优势,而缺乏这些技能显然就会处于劣势。一个记账员不会计数,或者一个木匠不能用锯子切割出一条直线,这都是令人绝望的例子。本书的目的是帮助你发挥自己的优势,克服自己学习中的劣势。但是为了你的发展,你必须要清楚自己现在的位置。随着书中内容的进一步深入,我们将详细论述发展和加强学习技能的具体过程。但是,首先,你应该停下来,去审视一下自己目前在以下三个方面存在的优点和缺点,这三个方面对你学业的成功或失败至关重要:态度、阅读和沟通的技巧、学习习惯。
【答案解析】
67. 【解析】[C]本句的意思是“成功或失败在很大程度上取决于你是否能扬长避短。”improvement改进;victory胜利;achievement成果,成就。这三个词都不合题意,只有[C]failure“失败”最合适。
68.【解析】[A]to a great extent是固定短语,意思是“很大程度上”,符合题意。类似的说法还有:to a large extent,to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of...。the, some, certain都不能与great extent搭配。
69.【解析】[B]on与前面的depend构成本句谓语。
70.【解析】[B]of与名词连用,表示具有某种性质、状态,作表语。置于句首,表示强调。正常语序为:Your attitude is of the utmost importance。
71.【解析】[A]person后应当是定语从句,“开始工作的那个人”。
72.【解析】[C]本句的意思是“如果一个刚刚开始工作的人就深信自己不会喜欢或肯定不适应这项工作,那么阻碍他成功的缺点就暴露出来了。”or后面省略了主语he。ensure保证;certain肯定的(只能用于it作主语的句子里);surely确实地;sure肯定的。
73.【解析】[D]in one’s belief相信。其他选项都不能与belief搭配。
74.【解析】[C]capable of doing是固定搭配,意为“能够干什么”。
75.【解析】[D]attempt用作名词,后接介词at,意为“试图,努力”;如果后面接介词on,表示攻击的意思。其他两项都不能与attempt搭配。
76.【解析】[C]本句的意思是“具有某一工作的必要技能是一个优势”,此处应填句子的主语,故选动名词having。
77. 【解析】[D]本句主语是A book keeper or carpenter...。根据主谓一致原则,其谓语应当用单数is,而不是复数are。being, been都是分词,应该排除。
78.【解析】[D]on与前面的capitalize搭配,表示“利用”。作不定式help的补语。其他选项不能与capitalize搭配。
79.【解析】[B]本句的意思是“克服缺点”,应选weakness(缺点,弱点)。idea观点;strength优点;advantage优势。
80.【解析】[B]固定短语take stock of,意为“对……估价,对……作出判断”。
81.【解析】[A]本句的意思是:“随着更深入的阅读”,从语法角度,此处应填关联词。四个选项中,只有as能用作关联词。
82.【解析】[D]选项A、 B、 C分别是deal(处理,论述,涉及)的原形、过去分词及被动语态。根据语法和语义,此处应填将来进行时,意思是“随着书中内容的进一步深入,我们将详细论述发展和加强学习技能的具体过程。”
83.【解析】[C]根据上下文,这里应当指“学习技能”。
84.【解析】[B]固定短语to begin with,意为“首先,第一”,常用作插入语。
85.【解析】[A]谓语动词pause后,examine又是动词原形,所以这里应当选to,可构成动词不定式,作目的状语。其余选项都是介词,不合题意。
86.【解析】[C]本句对全文进行总结概括,与文章的第三句相呼应,Of the utmost importance is your attitude故选attitude。