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【题目】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 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 stone for success.

【1】According to the passage, winners .

A. blame themselves rather that others

B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

C. have responsible and able colleagues

D. deal with problems rather than blame others

【2】The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .

A. improve B. accept C. avoid D. consider

【3】When your colleague brings about a problem, you should .

A. blame him for his lack of responsibility

B. find a better way to handle the problem

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

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要讲述的是在发生困难的时候，很多人只是在责备别人，寻找责任人；而成功的人却在寻找问题的解决方法，把问题和困难当成是解决问题的机会，寻找方法来改善具体的情况。这正是成功人士的成功秘诀。

【1】D 细节理解题。根据文中第一段最后2行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.可知成功的秘诀在于不要总是责备别人，寻找借口，而是要寻找问题所在，找到解决的方法。所以选D。

【2】A词义猜测题。根据本句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. 你不再聚焦于谁该受责备，而是聚焦于任何改善这种情况。故该词是指improve,所以选A。

【3】B细节理解题。根据第二段4,5行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.说明当同事犯错的时候，我们应该寻找问题的解决方法，所以选B。

【4】C细节理解题。根据文中最后一段They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents.可知，赢者把问题看做自我发展的机会，所以选C。