Question

    I recently received an e-mail from a wise speaker. In his e-mail, he pointed out some obstacles that lie ahead on the way to success. 1.

Laziness. Even with a right goal and the courage to pursue it, your efforts will be in vain unless you're willing to take actions. 2. Post your visions and plans in your bedroom, bathroom and office. Share them with others. In that case, everyone could be your supervisor. Make yourself responsible and become the master of your destiny.

Doubt. 3. Life and work can be hard and even cruel. Remember, the race is not for the smartest but for those who don't give up. Rather than allowing doubt to stand in your path, you owe it to yourself to remain confident in your plan. 4.

Dishonesty. As you begin to be successful, you'll tend to lie, exaggerate（夸大）, and cheat in order to move your agenda forward. However, taking the easy way of dishonesty will make you become the person you hate. 5. True success comes when you are a person of your word, when you have a pure conscience（良心），and when you have not cheated others on your way to the top.

A. Only the brave can overcome this first obstacle.

B. His thoughts were so deep and insightful that I edited them.

C. Write down your goals and the action steps you'll take to pursue those goals.

D. In the end, it causes far more problems than taking the risk of telling the truth.

E. Adjust it as needed along the way, but always know that success will ultimately be yours.

F. Once you've made a decision, doubt is a worm that eats away at your ability to succeed.

G. If you can't experience gratitude, you might as well have stayed exactly where you started.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.F

4.E

5.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章向读者传达了成功路上需克服的几个障碍：懒惰、不自信以及不诚实。

1.空格位于段尾。分析文章的篇章结构，可知，这篇文章采用的是总分形式，这句话起承上启下的作用，引出下面作者即将论述的三点内容。空格前一句句意为：在他的邮件里，他指出了成功路上需要克服的一些障碍。选项B（他的想法非常深刻且有洞察力，于是我将引用它们。）与上一句句意符合，且其中的his与上句中的he形成很明显的呼应关系，故选B。

2.空格位于段中。由空格所在段落的第一句话“Laziness”可知，这段内容是与懒惰紧密相关的。空格前一句句意为：即使目标正确，你也有勇气去实现它，如果你不采取行动，你的努力也将会变得无价值。选项C（写下你的目标和你要实现那些目标需要采取的行动）与上句句意吻合。并且其中的goals与the action steps都可与上一句形成呼应关系。故选C。

3.空格位于段中。虽然空格位于段中，但是第一句是本段中心词。所以第一句会紧密围绕中心词展开。由“Doubt”可知，这段主要讲怀疑。选项F（一旦你做了决定，怀疑就像一条毛毛虫能消耗掉你成功的能力）是对doubt的解释，并且这句话主语doubt也与中心词呼应。故选F。

4.空格位于段尾。空格上一句句意为：不要让怀疑挡在你的路上，你要自己决定保证对你的计划充满自信。选项E（需要的时候可以调整它，但是要记住成功最终会是你自己的。）与上句句意吻合，且其中的it指代上句中的plan，“always know that success will ultimately be yours”与上句中的“Rather than allowing doubt to stand in your path”也呼应。故选E。

5.空格位于段中。由首句“Dishonesty”可知，这段内容主要与“不诚实”有关。选项D（最后，它会造成比讲真话带来的风险更多的问题。）是描述的Dishonesty的后果，并且其中的“telling the truth”与Dishonesty形成反义呼应。故选D。