Question

【题目】Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Are you still disappointed at your failure? Stop sighing, and change your mental model.

Change your view on “success” and” failure”.

Most people have the following mental model: SUCCESS—YOU—FAILURE. 【1】but what if you change that model? YOU—FAILURE—SUCCESS. Instead of for viewing failure as something to be avoided, turn it into a “steppingstone” on the path to success

Increase your failure rate.

If it is true that the more we fail ,the more we succeed then your immediate goal should be to intentionally increase your failure rate! 【2】Intentionally increasing failure means the more people tell you “no”, the closer you will get to ultimate success.

Set “No” goals.

【3】But how about setting goals for failure? The exciting aspect is how it keeps people “in the game ”when they are “red hot”. If all you have is “yes” goals and then you slow down or quit when you are successful, the hot steak end .But if you keep going when you get the “yeses” of life, the sky is the limit

【4】

If the key to success is to increase our failures, then it makes sense to celebrate our setbacks. Yes, you heard right: if someone turns you down, celebrate it! Instead of mentally punishing yourself for not succeeding, buy yourself ice cream and say ,”I am one step closer to success ! ”Stop letting failure have a negative impact on your thoughts and emotions.

A.See courage as a muscle

B.Celebrate your failures.

C.Everyone sets success goals

D.With this thought in mind, you are succeeding even when you fail

E.All the courage you need to achieve success is already in you ,just waiting for you to take action

F.They see themselves in the middle, and do everything they can to move toward success and away from failure

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文是说明文。生活中遇到失败时我们多数人会失落，作者建议我们改变心智模式，改变对失败的态度。文中给了几点具体建议。

【1】

本段建议我们改变对“成功”和“失败”的看法。上句介绍的是大多数人的心智模式SUCCESS—YOU—FAILURE ，F项：他们把自己放在中间，尽一切可能走向成功，远离失败。是对上句模式的解释，且选项中的success和failure对应本段标题，故选F。

【2】

本段建议我们增加失败率。上句提到如果我们失败的越多，成功的就越多，那么现在的目标应该是有意地增加失败率! D项：有了这个想法，即使你失败了，你也会成功。与上句连接，选项中的this thought指的是intentionally increase your failure rate，故选D。

【3】

本段建议为失败设立目标。下句：但是为失败设定目标又如何呢?根据But可知前后句意思应该转折，C项：每个人都设定成功的目标。是我们常规的想法，符合此处语境，与下句转折。故选C。

【4】

本题是段落标题，根据段中的celebrate our setbacks和celebrate it!可知是建议我们庆祝挫折，庆祝失败。B项：Celebrate your failures.概括了本段内容，故选B。