Question

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.

Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.

After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.

Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.

Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short , he has solved the problem.

1.What is the best title for this passage?

   A. Six Stages for Repairing Sam’s Bicycle     B. Possible Ways to Problem-solving

   C. Necessities of Problem Analysis                D. Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem

2.In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except                 .

   A. recognize and define the problem      B. look for information to make the problem clearer

   C. have suggestions for a possible solution

   D. find a solution by trial or mistake

3.By referring to Sam’s broken bicycle, the author intends to _________.

   A. illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle

   B. discuss the problems of his bicycle

   C. tell us how to solve a problem          

   D. show us how to analyze a problem

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. People do not analyze the problem they meet.

   B. People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people.

   C. People may learn from their past experience.

   D. People can not solve some problems they meet.

5.As used in the last sentence, the phrase “in short” means _________.

       A. in the long run                B. in detail             C. in a word          D. in the end

Answer

1.B。主旨大意题。作者主要讲述一般情况下人们的思维方式，以及举例说明解决问题的过程。根据原文概括大意，给文章加标题，考查学生的概括和表达能力，所以答案为B。另外，注意文章的标题尽可能要新颖、短小、奇特、中肯。

2.D。细节理解题。根据第二、三、四各自然段第1句，结合第一自然段第4句，可知答案为D。

3.C。作者意图题。根据作者的主要讲述，目的是告知人们如何解决问题，可知答案为 C。

4.A。细节理解题。根据第一自然段第1句，可判断出答案为A。

5.C。词义猜测题。根据上下文，考查学生对常用短语的掌握。

本文讲的是一般情况下人们的思维方式，很少有人分析他们所遇到的问题，而是试图记住“问题的答案”，进而举例说明解决问题的过程：首先要认识到有问题，接下来对问题进行归类，而且对问题进行研究、找出问题产生的原因。解决问题的过程也可以向别人咨询，找出问题的解决办法。