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 insgroupsto measure your development, you must first 14 stock ofswheresyou 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 failurein 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
Cloze Test 2
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(yáng)長(zhǎng)避短。”improvement改進(jìn);victory勝利;achievement成果,成就。這三個(gè)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(yǔ),意思是“很大程度上”,符合題意。類似的說(shuō)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(gòu)成本句謂語(yǔ)。
4.【答案】B
【解析】of與名詞連用,表示具有某種性質(zhì),狀態(tài),做表語(yǔ)。置于句首,表示強(qiáng)調(diào)。正常語(yǔ)序?yàn)椋篩our attitude is of the utmost importance.
5.【答案】A
【解析】A person后應(yīng)當(dāng)是定語(yǔ)從句,“開(kāi)始工作的那個(gè)人”。
6.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是“如果一個(gè)剛剛開(kāi)始工作的人就深信自己不會(huì)喜歡或肯定不適應(yīng)這項(xiàng)工作,那么阻礙他成功的缺點(diǎn)就暴露出來(lái)了!眔r后面省略了主語(yǔ)he。ensure保證;certain肯定的(只能用于It做主語(yǔ)的句子里);surely確實(shí)地;sure肯定的。
7.【答案】D
【解析】in ones belief相信。其它選項(xiàng)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(xiàng)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(gè)優(yōu)勢(shì)”此處應(yīng)填句子的主語(yǔ),故選動(dòng)名詞having。
11.【答案】D
【解析】本句主語(yǔ)是A bookkeeper or carpenter…。根據(jù)主謂一致原則,其謂語(yǔ)應(yīng)當(dāng)用單數(shù)is,而不是復(fù)數(shù)are。being, been都是分詞,應(yīng)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(bǔ)語(yǔ)。其它選項(xiàng)不能與capitalize搭配。
13.【答案】B
【解析】本句的意思是“克服缺點(diǎn)”,應(yīng)選weakness(缺
點(diǎn),弱點(diǎn))。idea觀點(diǎn);strength優(yōu)點(diǎn);advantage優(yōu)勢(shì)。
14.【答案】B
【解析】固定短語(yǔ)take stock of,意為“對(duì)……估價(jià),對(duì)……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(yǔ)法角度,此處應(yīng)填關(guān)聯(lián)詞。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,只有as能用做關(guān)聯(lián)詞。
16.【答案】D
【解析】選項(xiàng)A, B, C分別是deal(處理,論述,涉及)的原形,過(guò)去分詞及被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。根據(jù)語(yǔ)法和語(yǔ)義,此處應(yīng)填將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí),意思是“隨著書(shū)中內(nèi)容的進(jìn)一步深入,我們將詳細(xì)論述發(fā)展和加強(qiáng)學(xué)習(xí)技能的具體過(guò)程!
17.【答案】C
【解析】根據(jù)上下文,這里應(yīng)當(dāng)指“學(xué)習(xí)技能”。
18.【答案】B
【解析】固定短語(yǔ)to begin with,意為“首先,第一”,常用做插入語(yǔ)。
19.【答案】A
【解析】謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞pause后,examine又是動(dòng)詞原形,所以這里應(yīng)當(dāng)選to,可構(gòu)成動(dòng)詞不定式,做目的狀語(yǔ)。其余選項(xiàng)都是介詞,不合題意。
20.【答案】C
【解析】本句對(duì)全文進(jìn)行總結(jié)概括,與文章的開(kāi)頭相呼應(yīng),Of the utmost importance is your attitude故選attitude