When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it's so-and-so's fault，"or "I know I'm late, but it's not my fault; the car broke down. " It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner's key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don't rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague(同事) fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don't have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is." Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
小題1:According to the passage, winners_______________.
A．deal with problems rather than blame others
B．meet with fewer difficulties in their eyes
C．have responsible and able colleagues
D．blame themselves rather than others
小題2: The underlined word “remedy” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to    .
A．a(chǎn)voidB．a(chǎn)ccept
C．improveD．consider
小題3:When your colleague brings about a problem, you should __          .
A．find a better way to deal with the problem
B．blame him for his lack of responsibility
C．tell him to find the cause of the problem
D．a(chǎn)sk a more able colleague for help
小題4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．A Winner's Achievement.B．A Winner's Problem.
C．A Winner's Opportunity.D．A Winner's Secret.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：本文主要講述的是在發(fā)生困難的時候，很多人只是在責備別人，尋找責任人；而成功的人卻在尋找問題的解決方法，把問題和困難當成是解決問題的機會，尋找方法來改善具體的情況。這正是成功人士的成功秘訣。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后2行you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner's key to success.可知成功的秘訣在于不要總是責備別人，尋找借口，而是要尋找問題所在，找到解決的方法。故A正確。
小題2:猜詞題。根據(jù)本句However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. 你不再聚焦于誰該受責備，而是聚焦于任何改善這種情況。故該詞是指improve,故C項正確。
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段4,5行if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person.說明當同事犯錯的時候，我們應該尋找問題的解決方法。故A正確。
小題4:主旨題。根據(jù)全文和第一段的最后一句話：This is the winner's key to success.可知這篇文章說明成功的人的秘密，故D項正確。
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Last year, for a nationwide teacher conference, I was asked to make a presentation about my classroom. I immediately        to offer to the conference photo collections and mementos （紀念物）that would prove how meaningful teachers’ work was in the world of classroom.
So, for weeks, I looked        the drawers, boxes, and cupboard, hoping to find just the right prints that would tell of the spirit of my school and my community. All through September, I sought photos of lessons activties and accounts I had put away        in my house. I asked my colleagues to help me find images or objects that would        our most famous community members. By mid-October, I had made a list of them. But, I had also found something       , something much more dear, and very rare.
I found photos of Craig, a high school senior, who gave up two weeks one summer to help little kids draw pictures at a camp. I found notes from Calvin whom I had taught for almost six years, and remembered how he always made sure every classmate felt accepted. I found a resume written by Carrie who        herself without the help of parents, and who took night class, and never        one. I found a copy of Macbeth in Portuguese, which belonged to an exchange student who read it first in her own       , before reading it in ours. Thus she could be sure she wasn’t missing anything important in the       . I found all my students, the students who had made me laugh, the students who had        me with their courage and kindness, the students who had        me to question what I knew of the world outside my own world, the students who had inspired me to expect more from them and from myself.
There I was, standing at my filing cupboard reviewing        —not those I had taught, but the many I had learned.
I came to teaching,        most teachers do, hoping to touch the hearts and minds of my students. What I never expected was how        they would touch mine.
Today I walk through the door of my classroom ready to teach, but also        to learn from the young people who are excited to teach me about them —their insights and interests, problems and anxieties, hopes and expectations.
小題1:  
A．decidedB．managedC．preferredD．remembered
小題2:  
A．a(chǎn)tB．overC．forD．through
小題3:  
A．a(chǎn)nywhereB．everywhereC．somewhereD．nowhere
小題4:  
A．recognizeB．representC．regardD．replace
小題5:  
A．unknownB．familiarC．unexpectedD．funny
小題6:  
A．a(chǎn)bandonedB．enjoyedC．relaxedD．supported
小題7:  
A．changedB．missedC．tookD．forgot
小題8:  
A．languageB．wayC．voiceD．mind
小題9:  
A．translationB．paperC．expressionD．copy
小題10: 
A．trustedB．filledC．providedD．moved
小題11: 
A．orderedB．consultedC．recommendedD．challenged
小題12: 
A．documentsB．lessonsC．essaysD．classes
小題13: 
A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．even ifD．now that
小題14: 
A．carefullyB．seriouslyC．powerfullyD．slightly
小題15: 
A．nervousB．eagerC．confidentD．lucky

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