Question

【題目】 There are many barriers on the way to success. Fortunately, most of them can be overcome 【1】 I'd like to show the four most important strategies I know to overcome success barriers.

1. Decide what success means to you.

Everybody wants success. For some, success means making a lot of money； for others it means having great relationships with great people. If you're not clear on what success means to you, you're going to chase an unclear version of success, which constitutes a major barrier in achieving it. 【2】 You're never going to catch it.

2. Look at the barrier as an outsider.

Imagine that the goal you want to reach is not yours — it's someone else's. And the obstacle that prevents reaching it is theirs as well. And as an outsider, you have a taste for problem solving. 【3】 It's like seeing your situation with new eyes, and often you'll be amazed at the resolutions you'll see with these new eyes.

3. Inform yourself.

【4】They have a good comprehension of the situation and the obstacle, so it's easy for them to see appropriate ways to overcome it. How to do these? By constantly learning, especially in the areas where you want to achieve performance, and keeping yourself very well informed.

4. Keep trying.

I find that many people don't overcome obstacles because they only try one or two ways to overcome it, and if these don't work, they give up. In order to overcome the obstacle, you'll need to try several solutions, and move from one to another based on the results you get. 【5】

A. It's like chasing a ghost.

B. Eventually you'll find the best solution.

C. It's not always easy, but it's almost always possible.

D. Give this strategy a try in dealing with obstacles you face.

E. If a solution doesn't solve your problem, look at the problem again.

F. The people who are best at overcoming success obstacles are very well informed.

G. Well-informed persons must get information from many different news resources.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】F

【5】B

【解析】

本文是說(shuō)明文，主要介紹了克服障礙取得成功的方法。

【1】上文講“幸運(yùn)的是這些障礙可以被克服”， C. It's not always easy, but it's almost always possible.（這并不容易，但這是可能的）與上文承接自然，符合語(yǔ)境。故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】上文提到了追趕不確定的成功將是實(shí)現(xiàn)成功的最大障礙，A. It's like chasing a ghost.“這就像追趕鬼魂一樣” 與下文“你將永不會(huì)追上它”承接自然，符合語(yǔ)境，且上下文都提到了chase這個(gè)詞。故選A項(xiàng)。

【3】本段的標(biāo)題是“作為旁觀者來(lái)看待障礙”， D Give this strategy a try in dealing with obstacles you face.“在處理你面臨的障礙時(shí)嘗試這種方法”與下文“這就像用全新的眼光看待你面臨的境況”承接自然，且符合本段小標(biāo)題內(nèi)容。故選D項(xiàng)。

【4】本節(jié)標(biāo)題是“Inform yourself”， F. The people who are best at overcoming success obstacles are very well informed. “最擅長(zhǎng)克服障礙的是那些消息靈通人士”和下文“他們對(duì)狀況和障礙有一個(gè)很好的理解”承接自然，下文中的they就是選項(xiàng)中的the people，且選項(xiàng)中也出現(xiàn)了本段的中心詞inform。故選F項(xiàng)。

【5】上文講“為了克服障礙，你需要嘗試幾種解決辦法”，與 B. Eventually you'll find the best solution. “最終你會(huì)找到最好的解決辦法”承接自然，符合語(yǔ)境，且上下句都有關(guān)鍵詞solution。故選B項(xiàng)。

解答七選五類型題時(shí)，我們可以采用“瞻前顧后”的方法，即觀察上下文有沒(méi)有相同的話題，詞匯等。

例如第2小題答案中的chase是前文you're going to chase an unclear中chase的原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)

第3小題答案中的obstacle是標(biāo)題Look at the barrier as an outsider.中barrier的同義復(fù)現(xiàn)

第4小題答案中的informed是標(biāo)題Inform yourself.中inform的原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)

第5小題答案中的solution是前文to try several solutions中solution的原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)