Question

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a   1  problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error.?  2  ,?when all of these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six   3  in analyzing a problem.

  4  the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken,  and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must   5  that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the person must find the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must   6  the parts that are wrong.

Now the person must look for   7  that will make the problem clearer and lead to   8  solutions. For example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes.  9  ,he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes,  10  his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.

After   11  the problem, the person should have   12  suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example   13  ,his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.

In the end, one   14  seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the   15  idea comes quite   16  because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a  17   way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖) stuck to a brake. He   18  hits on the solution to his problem: he must  19  the brake.

Finally the solution is   20  .Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.

1.A.serious                   B.usual                         C.similar                      D.common

2.A.Besides                  B.Instead                      C.Otherwise                  D.However

3.A.ways                      B.conditions                 C.stages                        D.orders

4.A.First                      B.Usually                     C.In general               D.Most importantly

5.A.explain                   B.prove                        C.show                         D.see

6.A.check                     B.determine                  C.correct                      D.recover

7.A.answers                  B.skills                         C.explanation                D.information

8.A.possible                  B.exact                         C.real                           D.special

9.A.In other words        B.Once in a while     C.First of all                  D.At this time

10.A.look for                B.talk to                       C.agree with                 D.depend on

11.A.discussing             B.settling down             C.comparing with          D.studying

12.A.extra                    B.enough                      C.several                      D.countless

13.A.secondly               B.again                        C.also                          D.alone

14.A.suggestion            B.conclusion                 C.decision                    D.discovery

15.A.next                            B.clear                         C.final                         D.new

16.A.unexpectedly         B.late                           C.clearly                      D.often

17.A.simple                  B.different                    C.quick                        D.sudden

18.A.fortunately            B.easily                        C.clearly                      D.immediately

19.A.clean                    B.separate                     C.loosen                       D.remove

20.A.recorded               B.completed                 C.tested                        D.accepted

Answer 1

1--20   CDCAD   BDADB    DCBAC    ABDAC   

解析:

1.从上文的提示“try to remember a solution from the last time”，表明人们一旦遇上类似的问题，首先想到的是上次碰到这类问题的解决办法。只有问题“类似”，才会想到“上一次”的办法。

 2.下文用however表示转折，表明作者观点：有时靠老办法往往不灵，于是人们便开始分析问题，寻找新的解决途径。

 3.从下文的列举看，作者讲的是解决问题的六个阶段，且层层深入(stage：a period in a course of events)，而不是在阐述解决问题的六个办法、条件、顺序。

 4.下文next，finally等表明作者在列举分析问题、解决问题的几个步骤，故填first(首先)，与下文呼应。

 5.作为分析的第一步，Sam必须查看自行车的毛病出在哪儿。see在此的含义是：examine or recognize by looking。

 6.determine在这里意为“断定、确定”的意思，因为只有断定哪个部分有问题，才会找到针对性的解决办法。

 7.下文he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes，talked to his friends at the bike shop，表明Sam是在查找有关自行车修理的资料和信息。

 8.此时的解决方案尚未确定，故只能是possible solutions，下文a possible solution有暗示。

 9.at this time表示Sam断定车闸出了毛病的同时即查找修理车闸的资料。

 10.此处用talk to表明Sam与自行车店的朋友通过交谈了解修理自行车车闸的有关资料、信息。

 11.上文Sam所做的一切均属于studying(学习、研究)的行为。

 12.下文所举的tighten or loosen the brakes；buy new brakes and change the old ones表明此处应填several。

13. 作者再次以Sam修自行车为例，说明确定问题所在之后如何解决问题，有一些意见、建议可供选择。

 14.上文表明有一些建议可供选择，但最终导致解决问题似乎只有其中的一条。

 15.从下文举例看，有时导致解决问题最后的主意纯属意外。

 16.上文提到Sam解决自行车车闸问题有几条建议可供选择：拧紧或放松车闸，买新车闸，更换旧车闸，这时Sam突然发现车闸不灵的原因是一块口香糖将车闸粘住了，最终导致解决问题的办法便是意料之外了。

 17.车闸问题的意外发现使Sam立即采取了完全不同的解决办法(既非拧紧或放松车闸，亦非更换车闸)。

 18.发现了问题的症结所在，解决问题便当机立断，毫不迟疑。

19. 既然口香糖粘住了车闸，只需清洗干净就可解决问题。

 20.Sam的解决办法经过“检验(test)”获得了成功，他的问题解决了。