If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or __1 __ in your work would depend, to __2 __ great extent, __3 __ your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. __4 __ the utmost importance is your attitude. A person __5 __ begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it or is __6 __ 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 __7 __ his belief that he is probably as capable __8 __ doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt __9 __ it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well。 __10 __ the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t cut a straight line with a saw __11 __ hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize __12 __ the strength and overcome the __13 __ that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first __14 __stock of somewhere you stand now. __15 __ we get further along in the book, we’ll be __16 __ in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening __17 __ skills. However, __18 __ begin with, you should pause __19 __ examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your __20 __ , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.
1.A.improvement B.victory C.failure D.achievement
2.A.a B.the C.some D.certain
3.A.in B.on C.of D.to
4.A.Out of B.Of C.To D.Into
5.A.who B.what C.that D.which
6.A.ensure B.certain C.sure D.surely
7.A.onto B.on C.off D.in
8.A.to B.at C.of D.for
9.A.near B.on C.by D.at
10.A.Have B.Had C.Having D.Had been
11.A.being B.been C.are D.is
12.A.except B.but C.for D.on
13.A.idea B.weakness C.strength D.advantage
14.A.make B.take C.do D.give
15.A.as B.till C.over D.out
16.A.deal B.dealt C.be dealt D.dealing
17.A.learnt B.learned C.learning D.learn
18.A.around B.to C.from D.beside
19.A.to B.onto C.into D.with
20.A.intelligence B.work C.attitude D.weakness
參考答案及解析: 1. 【答案】C 【解析】本句的意思是:“成功或失敗在很大程度上取決于你是否能揚長避短。”improvement改進;victory勝利;achievement成果,成就。這三個詞都不合題意,只有C.failure“失敗”最合適。
2. 【答案】A 【解析】to a great extent是固定短語,意思是“很大程度上”,符合題意。類似的說法還有:to a large extent,to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of…。the, some, certain都不能與great extent搭配。
3. 【答案】B 【解析】on與前面的depend構成本句謂語。
4. 【答案】B 【解析】of與名詞連用,表示具有某種性質,狀態,做表語。置于句首,表示強調。正常語序為:Your attitude is of the utmost importance.
5. 【答案】A 【解析】A person后應當是定語從句,“開始工作的那個人”。
6. 【答案】C 【解析】本句的意思是“如果一個剛剛開始工作的人就深信自己不會喜歡或肯定不適應這項工作,那么阻礙他成功的缺點就暴露出來了。”or后面省略了主語he。ensure保證;certain肯定的(只能用于It做主語的句子里);surely確實地;sure肯定的。
7. 【答案】D 【解析】in ones belief相信。其它選項都不能與belief搭配。
8. 【答案】C 【解析】capable of doing是固定搭配,意為“能夠干什么”。
9. 【答案】D 【解析】attempt用做名詞,后接介詞at,意為“試圖,努力”;如果后面接介詞on,表示攻擊的意思。其他兩項都不能與attempt搭配。
10. 【答案】C 【解析】本句的意思是“具有某一工作的必要技能是一個優勢”此處應填句子的主語,故選動名詞having。
11. 【答案】D 【解析】本句主語是A bookkeeper or carpenter…。根據主謂一致原則,其謂語應當用單數is,而不是復數are。being, been都是分詞,應該排除。
12. 【答案】D 【解析】on與前面的capitalize搭配,表示“利用”。做不定式help的補語。其它選項不能與capitalize搭配。
13. 【答案】B 【解析】本句的意思是“克服缺點”,應選weakness(缺點,弱點)。idea觀點;strength優點;advantage優勢。
14. 【答案】B 【解析】固定短語take stock of,意為“對……估價,對……作出判斷”。
15. 【答案】A 【解析】本句的意思是:“隨著更深入的閱讀”,從語法角度,此處應填關聯詞。四個選項中,只有as能用做關聯詞。
16. 【答案】D 【解析】選項A, B, C分別是deal(處理,論述,涉及)的原形,過去分詞及被動語態。根據語法和語義,此處應填將來進行時,意思是“隨著書中內容的進一步深入,我們將詳細論述發展和加強學習技能的具體過程."
17. 【答案】C 【解析】根據上下文,這里應當指“學習技能”。
18. 【答案】B 【解析】固定短語to begin with,意為“首先,第一”,常用做插入語。
19. 【答案】A 【解析】謂語動詞pause后,examine又是動詞原形,所以這里應當選to,可構成動詞不定式,做目的狀語。其余選項都是介詞,不合題意。
20. 【答案】C 【解析】本句對全文進行總結概括,與文章的開頭相呼應,Of the utmost importance is your attitude故選attitude。
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