Question

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

We all want to live the life we dream of. However, at times, some negative (消极的) ideas may stop us. Hope the following suggestions can help to ignore those1. and go ahead.

Do What We Can Control

One thing we can control is doing what we can—eating healthily, exercising, reading and getting enough sleep. Doing the right things can help2. to achieve the most happiness. Also, it can make us move on in the3.direction. However, we should also accept that there are many things we can't control.

Take Calculated (预料到的) Risks

Success doesn't come4.risks. We all have to take risks in life, but try to make sure those risks are calculated. For example, you are working at a job that you hate, and you are dreaming of giving it up and 5. your own business. The thought is a start. But one day, you can't stand your job any more, so you leave it even though you haven't really had a plan. This is such a big risk that it will probably make you6.want to take a risk again. So just start with a small risk.

Don't Be Afraid of Failure

Thomas Edison is one of the greatest inventors in history. However, he7.many times. Did you know Edison created an electric pen? A ghost machine? Probably not. Well, that's because they were complete failures. But those failures put him one step8.to success. Think of failures as milestones (里程碑) towards success.

Answer

1.ideas

2.us

3.right

4.without

5.starting

6.never

7.failed

8.closer

【解析】

我们都想过我们梦想的生活，但有时候一些消极的想法会阻止我们前进。这篇短文中作者给我们提出了一些建议，告诉我们如何对待这些消极想法，让我们的生活继续前行，从而实现我们的梦想。

1.

句意：希望下面的建议能帮助你忽略这些想法，继续前行。

上句话“However, at times, some negative (消极的) ideas may stop us.”提到，一些消极的想法会阻止我们前进，这句话是告诉我们如何忽略那些想法，该空指代的是ideas。故答案为ideas。

2.

句意：做正确的事情可以帮助我们获得最大的幸福。

根据上句话“One thing we can control is doing what we can”可知，这个建议是让我做我们能做到的事情，使用的是第一人称we来叙述的，因此这里表示“可以帮助我们”，在句中作宾语，应用宾格形式。故答案为us。

3.

句意：同时，它可以让我们朝着正确的方向前进。

根据上文“Doing the right things can help ______ to achieve the most happiness. Also, it can make us move on in the ______ direction.”可知，这两句话介绍的是做正确的事情的好处。结合常识，我们做正确的事情，就能使我们朝着正确的方向前进，故答案为right。

4.

句意：成功不是没有风险的。

根据这一段的标题“Take Calculated (预料到的) Risks”以及下文“We all have to take risks in life”可知，我们要接受风险。因此这句话是表示“没有风险成功就不会到来”，这里考查without，是一个介词，意为“没有”，符合语境。故答案为without。

5.

句意：例如，你正在做一份你讨厌的工作，你梦想着放弃它，开始自己的事业。

根据句意“you are working at a job that you hate, and you are dreaming of giving it up”，你讨厌你的工作，想要放弃它，根据常理，下面应该是开创自己的事业。start开始，是一个动词，符合语境。该空与前面的giving it up并列，也应用动名词形式。故答案为starting。

6.

句意：这是一个很大的风险，可能会让你永远不想再冒险。

根据上文“But one day, you can't stand your job any more, so you leave it even though you haven't really had a plan.”可知，在没有计划之前，就放弃了你的工作，这种冒险是不可取的，其结果是会让你永远不想再冒险。never“永远不，从不”，是否定副词，符合语境。故答案为never。

7.

句意：然而，他失败了很多次。

这一段的标题是“Don't Be Afraid of Failure”“不要害怕失败”，文章以爱迪生为例，告诉我们即使伟大的人也经历了很多失败。根据句子结构可知，该空是句子的谓语动词，考查fail，且应用一般过去时态，这里填过去式。故答案为failed。

8.

句意：但这些失败让他离成功又近了一步。

句子But表示转折，因此这里是想要告诉我们，失败并不是没有任何意义的，它是我们走向成功的里程碑。这里考查close to…“离……近”，且根据语境，失败的经历让我们离成功更近了，应用比较级形式。故答案为closer。