Question

There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), but always remember that the life you is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you others. Because while there will be times outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely . The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are . Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision anyway.

You were with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and the appropriate action, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own .

Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the necessary to make a wise decision. It wasn’t due to on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being to Wall Street, I intended to suppose that my more senior knew more than I did, and so I too much significance to their opinions.

You know what happened? Each of those investments ended in . Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to and to life.

1.A. easyB.readyC. unwillingD. hard

2.A. leadB.lendC. takeD. earn

3.A. look atB. pick upC. turn toD. learn from

4.A. thatB. sinceC. whenD. while

5.A. uselessB. usefulC.pricelessD. clever

6.A. gettingB.makingC. sufferingD. facing

7.A. on one handB. on your ownC. on the wholeD. on all sides

8.A. bornB. tiredC. satisfiedD. covered

9.A. enjoyB. stepC. planD. take

10.A. assumptionB. judgmentC. conditionD. fortune

11.A. basingB. dependingC. relyingD. focusing

12.A. researchB. searchC. resourcesD. activity

13.A. povertyB. lazinessC. richnessD. diligence

14.A. usedB. accustomedC. newD. old

15.A. studentsB. brothersC. colleaguesD. classmates

16.A. owedB. paidC.gaveD. held

17.A. disasterB. progressC.failure D. success

18.A. eitherB. anotherC. eachD. others

19.A. thinkB. rememberC. realizeD. recall

20.A. paymentB. dreamsC. happinessD. business

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了在大多数情况下，你应该独自做出明智的决定，不再让自己受其他人的影响。

1. to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), 可知这里意思是你会发现许多人准备给你提出建议。Easy容易；ready准备；unwilling不愿意；hard困难的，故选B。

2. is yours and nobody else’s.可知这里意思是但是要记得生活是你自己在过。Lead领导；lend借给；take拿；earn赚，故选A。

3. others.可知这里意思是在你向其他人求助之前。look at看着；pick up捡起；turn to求助于；learn from向……学习，故选C。

4. .所以这里填when。That那个；since自从；when当……时候；while然而，故选C。

5. outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely . 可知这里意思是有时候，它被证明是完全无用的。Useless无用的；useful有用的；priceless无价的；clever聪明的，故选A。

6. .可知这里意思是面对挑战。Getting得到；making制造；suffering遭受；facing面对，故选D。

7. anyway. 可知这里意思是在大多数情况下，你应该独自做出明智的决定。on one hand一方面；on your own独自地；on the whole大体上；on all sides到处，故选B。

8.

9. the appropriate action,可知这里填take。Take action是固定用法，意思是采取行动，故选D。

10. . 可知这里意思是违反你自己的判断。Assumption假定；judgment判断；condition情况；fortune财富，故选B。

11. a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the necessary to make a wise decision.可知这里填basing。Base on是固定用法，意思是以……为基础，故选A。

12. a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the necessary to make a wise decision.可知这里意思是没有进行做出明智决断的有必要的研究。Research研究；search寻找；resources资源；activity活动，故选A。

13. to Wall Street, I intended to suppose that my more senior knew more than I did,可知我这样做并不是由于懒惰。Poverty贫穷；laziness懒惰；richness富裕；diligence勤奋，故选B。

14. knew more than I did,可知我是新来华尔街的。Used用过的；accustomed习惯；new新的；old旧的，故选C。

15. a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the necessary to make a wise decision. 可知这里填colleagues。Students学生；brothers兄弟；colleagues同事；classmates同学，故选C。

16.

17. and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions.可知我最终以失败告终。Disaster灾难；progress进步；failure失败；success成功，故选C。

18.

19. this可知这里意思是直到三十岁我才意识到这些。Think想；remember记得；realize意识到；recall使想起，故选C。

20. and to life.

可知这里填business。Payment付款；dreams梦想；happiness；business商业，故选D。

考点：考查生活哲理类短文