Question

【题目】Much of my work as a coach includes helping people make an important decision, such as “If Im at a crossroads in my career, which path should I follow？” “If Im considering offers, which one should I accept？”

Difficult decisions like these remind me of a comment made by Scott McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems for years during a lecture while I was in a business school at Stanford. He was asked how he made decisions and responded, “Its important to make good decisions. But I spend much less time and energy worrying about making the right decision and much more time and energy ensuring that any decision I make turns out right.”

In fact, before we make any decisions, particularly those difficult ones, were anxious to focus on identifying the “best” option because of the risk of being “wrong”. But a side effect of that mindset(观念模式) is that we pay too much attention to the moment of choice and lose sight of everything that follows. Its what happens next that finally determines whether a given decision was “right”．

Another aspect of this mindset is that our focus on making the “right” decision can easily lead to paralysis(麻痹), because the options were choosing among are so difficult to rank in the first place. How can we definitively determine in advance what career path will be “the best”， or what job offer we should accept? Obviously, we cant.

Focusing on the effort after our decision not only helps us succeed, but also reminds us that we play a role in every outcome. Our control should be in our day-to-day activities rather than in our one-time decision.

【1】What is the authors job?

A. To teach people to choose good careers.

B. To tell people how to adapt to a new city.

C. To help people make a vital choice.

D. To advise people to ask for a high salary.

【2】Which of the following about Scott McNealy is TRUE?

A. He tries his best to make his decision right in the end.

B. He never cares about whether his decision is good or not.

C. Making decisions is not very important for him.

D. He only focuses on the process rather than the outcome.

【3】Most people feel anxious when making an important decision because they ________.

A. dont know what to do next

B. cant find a good coach to give them advice

C. worry about the undesired result it may bring about

D. have no idea of what to expect

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A. Making the right decision is very important.

B. Stop worrying about making the right decision.

C. Believe in yourself and choose what you want.

D. Help others make the right decision.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 B

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文，很多人难以做出一些重大决定，因为他们总是担忧没有出现自己想要的结果，文章告诉我们更应该关注所做出的努力，而不是最终的结果。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段“Much of my work as a coach includes helping people make an important decision, such as….”可知我的主要工作就是帮助别人做出一些非常重要的决定。故C项正确。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“It’s important to make good decisions. But I spend much less time and energy worrying about making the right decision and much more time and energy ensuring that any decision I make turns out right.”可知在做出决定的时候他并没有花太多的时间和精力，但在确保自己所做的决定是正确方面花了很多时间和精力。也就是说他做出决定以后，会非常努力地去证明自己的选择是正确的。故A项正确。

【3】判断推理题。根据第三段第一句“In fact, before we make any decisions, particularly those difficult ones, we’re anxious to focus on identifying the “best” option because of the risk of being “wrong”.可知很多人在做出决定之前都很担心，自己原来认为得很好的事情会变成坏事，会出现他们意料不到的结果。故C项正确。

【4】主旨大意题。本文是一篇议论文，很多人难以做出一些重大决定，因为他们总是担忧没有出现自己想要的结果，文章最后一段第一句“Focusing on the effort after our decision not only helps us succeed, but also reminds us that we play a role in every outcome.”告诉我们更应该关注所做出的努力，而不是最终的结果。故B项正确。