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.The underlined word “remedy” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. avoid    B. improve

C. accept    D. consider

2.According to the passage, winners ________.

A. have responsible and able colleagues

B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

C. deal with problems rather than blame others

D. blame themselves rather that others

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. chances for self-development

D. challenges to their colleagues

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文是一篇议论文。主要讲了当麻烦出现时，失败者只是一味的追究究竟应该责怪谁，而成功者却往往将注意力集中在如何解决问题上，并将这些问题视作自我发展和提升的挑战和机会，而这也就是成功的关键。

1.词义推测题。根据第一段“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.（当你不再关注这件事怪谁而是开始将注意力集中在如何__________现在的情况时，你将拥有面对所发生一切的力量。）”，根据前文“could do nothing that helps change the situation”可知，事情已经发生不能改变，所以这时我们应该做的是如何改善或补救现在的情况。“improve”既有“提高”，也有“改善”的意思，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段“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.”可知，成功者不是一直关注谁应该为这件事情负责，而是着眼于如何处理已经出现的情况，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据“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.”可知，在工作中，如果你的同事由于缺少责任心和能力而造成一些麻烦时，应该做的是找到解决这种现状的方法而不是一味的责怪这个人。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段“They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents.”可知，成功者更善于把出现的问题视作提高他们能力的挑战和机会。故选C。

【名师点睛】词义推测题：英语阅读理解题中词义推测题是从特定的角度考查考生的阅读理解能力和处理生词的能力。对词义的理解往往会影响到对全文的准确把握。词义理解包括生词词义和熟词新义。解决该种类型题时应该结合上下文，将选项中的意思带入对比，找出最符合题意的一个，即代入法。尤其应该注意上下句的转折，因果关系。如第1题，这是典型的生词词义题，需要利用语境来推断词义。 “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”我们应该做的是不再一味追究是谁的责任，而是应该关注如何……情况，而这就是获胜者成功的关键，将四个选项分别代入，A. avoid避免；B. improve改善；C. accept接受；D. consider思考；根据“You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation.”可知，事情已经发生不能再避免；所以A不符合，C接受现状显然不可能是成功的关键，D“how to consider”，“怎样思考”不符合，偏离题意，最合适的是B“改善现状”。