Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项为多余选项。

●Does failure really exist?

If you believe you have failed, then you have． If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t．__【1】__ The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born．

● __【2】__

Most people give themselves an out without even realizing it．They are willing to work hard on reaching their goals, but only until the going gets too rough or their energy dies down． Don’t do that!__【3】__Never quit, never admit failure, and never lose heart.

●Don’t believe in a clear finish line for goals．

It’s a good idea to set a general timeline, but remember that something will be beyond your control．__【4】___If you lock yourself into a given timeline, you might make yourself feel like a failure! Instead, get a general idea of when you’d like your goal to be completed． Then take it one day at a time and focus on making progress instead of reaching the finish line in as little time as possible．

●Be sure that you don’t see difficulties as failures．

Difficulties mean only one thing: it’s not time for your goal to be completed yet．That’s it! It doesn’t mean you failed; it doesn’t mean you’re weak; it doesn’t mean you’ll never achieve your goals．__【5】_ You’ve got to keep moving forward and find a way over, around, or through the difficulties．

A． Never give up on yourself．

B． Failure only exists in your own mind!

C． That’s exactly how failure makes us feel．

D． It simply means you have not done enough yet．

E． You can never say exactly when your goal will be reached．

F． Instead, make up your mind to make your goal happen, no matter what!

G． Work hard towards your goal, and you will be likely to get good results.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】F

【4】E

【5】D

【解析】

【1】根据词空格前面的关键词failed，并且结合各个选项的内容，在B选项中有failure一词，可知应选B。

【2】此空格是本段的标题。分析本段的意思，有本段中的关键词Never quit可知应选A。

【3】分析此空格前后的内容，由空格前的一句Don’t do that可知选F合理。

【4】根据此段的标题的内容并结合剩余的选项，可知E应放在此空格中。

【5】根据本空格前一连串出现的动词mean，可知应选D，因为D选项中也出现了关键词means。