Question

【題目】Remarkable Ways to Push Yourself Harder

Deep inside us, we know that hard work is the key to success. 【1】 Here are the rules that you can also apply to make yourself work really hard.

Practice working hard.

【2】 Therefore, if you want to be a hard worker, you must practice working hard. Practice waking up early, practice doing a lot of work, and practice working more hours. One day you will wake up and realize that you are a hard worker.

【3】

Many hard workers always have a large purpose that forces them to work. Don’t just think of buying a car or a big house because this is not a purpose strong enough to push you forward. An example of a big purpose is deciding that you are working hard so that you bring change in the lives of your friends, family, and neighborhood. A strong purpose always involves bringing a large positive change in any particular setting.

Surround yourself with hard workers.

【4】 But if you surround yourself with hardworking people, you will find yourself working hard towards your goal. Avoid friends who just want to have fun all the time. This type of friends will always discourage you when you attempt to work hard. Therefore, always surround yourself with go-getters.

Read and watch inspirational materials.

You can also push yourself harder through reading and watching inspirational material.

【5】 These materials make you work hard because they remove discouragement and assure you that you will never fail if you push yourself to the limit.

A.Have a strong purpose.

B.Find a great goal to overcome your laziness.

C.Like other skills, one has to practice it to perfect it.

D.Inspirational material makes you believe in yourself.

E.However, we always find it difficult to push ourselves harder.

F.Motivational books and videos encourage you to work harder.

G.If you surround yourself with lazy people, you will also be lazy.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】A

【4】G

【5】F

【解析】

本文為說明文。如果我們想要獲得成功，最好的方法就是努力工作。文章介紹了幾種督促自己更加努力的方法。

【1】考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。本小題為承接上下句。上文提及我們都知道成功的關鍵是努力。結合下文后一句Here are the rules that you can also apply to make yourself work really hard.(這里有一些規(guī)則，你也可以運用這些規(guī)則讓自己真正努力工作)可推斷出，此處提出我們常常覺得很難督促自己努力。分析選項可知，E項However, we always find it difficult to push ourselves harder.(然而，我們總是發(fā)現(xiàn)很難讓自己更努力)符合語境，故選E。

【2】考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。本小題為段首主題句。根據(jù)段落小標題Practice working hard(努力練習)可知，此段談論practice的重要性，建議我們要練習努力，與其他的技巧一樣，我們需要多加練習才會讓我們更加完善。C項Like other skills, one has to practice it to perfect it.(像其他技能一樣，一個人必須練習才能完善它)，不僅有詞practice的復現(xiàn)，而且符合本段中心思想。故選C。

【3】考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。本小題為段落小標題。本段第一句Many hard workers always have a large purpose that forces them to work.(許多努力工作的人總是有一個巨大的目標，迫使他們工作)可知，本段講述的是通過設定強大的目標讓自己變得勤奮努力。分析選項可知，A項Have a strong purpose.(有堅定的目標)符合本段，故選A。

【4】考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。本小題為段首主題句。根據(jù)段落小標題Surround yourself with hard workers.(讓自己的周圍都是努力工作的人)可知，本段談論與勤奮的人為伍。再結合后一句的轉折But if you surround yourself with hardworking people, you will find yourself working hard towards your goal.(但如果你周圍都是努力工作的人，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己正朝著目標努力工作)可知，G項If you surround yourself with lazy people, you will also be lazy.(如果你周圍有懶惰的人，你也會懶惰)符合上下文語境，故選G。

【5】考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。本小題為段間銜接句。本小題所在的小標題為Read and watch inspirational materials(閱讀并觀看勵志材料)可知，本段與閱讀勵志書籍有關。結合上文through reading and watching inspirational material以及下文These materials make you work hard可知，此處談論利用勵志書籍以及視頻激勵自己變得勤奮。分析選項可知，F項Motivational books and videos encourage you to work harder(激勵性的書籍和視頻鼓勵你更加努力地工作)符合語境，故選F。