Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Do you ever wonder if you're doing what you're supposed to be doing with your life?What if you have potential talents that could lead you to a new path and change everything for the better?【1】The following tips will help you discover your potential strength.

●Do what you love.

One sure way to get yourself moving in the right direction is to do more of the things that make you feel good.【2】That might lead to writing a book or a movie or a career in writing.If baking treats for friends and neighbors gives you great pleasure,take it one step further.Upgrade your packaging and look into selling your goodies at a local market.

●Complete some assessment activities.

【3】While none of them is perfect,each of them can help you realize the types of your strengths.

●【4】

It's not always easy to self-identify what we're good at.So go and ask your friends what they think your strengths are.You might be surprised at what they have to say.Are you creative,organized,or socially outgoing?Sometimes your friends are more aware of your strengths than you.

●Find a guide.

If you have an idea of where your potential strengths lie,it may help to find a person who has achieved success in a related area.Chances are that your guide would be happy to share tips and motivations to help you.Use this relationship to get hands-on experience.【5】Ask the owner of a shop you admire if you can work part time or volunteer in order to learn the business and see if it suits you.

A.Ask your friends.

B.Turn to your teachers for help.

C.Stop wondering and start doing.

D.If you love to write,start blog now.

E.Setting a goal helps you identify a potential strength.

F.There are many free self-evaluation tools on the Internet.

G.Do you think you might want to open a bookstore or cafe?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】F

【4】A

【5】G

【解析】试题分析：如何发现你潜在的力量？本文给出了几条有效建议：做你喜欢的；完成一些评估活动；询问朋友；找到一个向导等等。

【1】考查上下文理解和推理判断。上文提出一些问题，你是否想知道你是不是在做应该做的事情，你是否有潜力让你的一切变得更好，下文讲述下面的建议帮助你发现你的潜力，因此推断空格处选C项“停止疑惑，开始行动”起承上启下的作用。故选C。

【2】考查上下文理解和推理判断。根据上文One sure way to get yourself moving in the right direction is to do more of the things that make you feel good.可知，让自己向正确方向前进的一个确切的方法是做更多让你感觉良好的事情，因此推断如果你喜欢写作，现在就开始写博客吧。故选D。

【3】考查上下文理解和推理判断。根据段落标题Complete some assessment activities.可知，本段讲述了完成一些评估活动，F项中提到的“many free self-evaluation tools”符合语境。故选F。

【4】考查段落总结。根据下文So go and ask your friends what they think your strengths are.You might be surprised at what they have to say. 和Sometimes your friends are more aware of your strengths than you.可知，去问问朋友他们认为你的力量是什么，你或许会对他们说的感到吃惊，有时候你的朋友比你更了解你的力量。因此推断本段建议去问问朋友。故选A。

【5】考查上下文理解和推理判断。根据段落标题和下文Ask the owner of a shop you admire if you can work part time or volunteer in order to learn the business and see if it suits you.可知，本段建议找个向导，如果你想开办一家书店或者咖啡馆，就去问问你仰慕的店铺的主人是否你可以在他店里做兼职或者志愿者来了解这个行业看看是否它适合你。故选G。