Question

【题目】 Learning should never stop. The same way applies for self-improvement, 【1】. Here are four reasons why self-improvement is important regardless of your age.

Increase self-awareness

Self-awareness is an ongoing journey. 【2】, which make you more aware of your personality, thoughts and feelings. So, in order to be on the path of self-improvement, it is important to never lose touch with yourself.

Enhance strengths

Self-improvement lets you identify your personal strengths, from relationships to careers—knowing your strengths is important for every aspect of your life. It gives you a better understanding of what you are seeking and where you are likely to be more excellent. 【3】. After all, you can only achieve what you want when you know what you want.

Overcome weaknesses

【4】, you should come to terms with your weaknesses. Don’t be ashamed of them, look at them as areas of improvement. We all have strengths and weaknesses that shape our personality. It is these imperfections that make us humans.

【5】

Choosing to work on improving yourself requires you to take your trip out of comfortable areas. It lets you face your fears, try new things, take risks and challenge yourself. There will be times when you will discover a new side of your personality but there will also be times when you will fail.

A.Improve mental health

B.Step out of comfort zone

C.It also helps you set life goals and make them happen

D.When you refuse to improve yourself in your daily life

E.Though identifying strengths is an important aspect of self-improvement

F.As life progresses, you are met with different experiences and challenges

G.That’s to say, self improvement is of great importance no matter how old you are

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】F

【3】C

【4】E

【5】B

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。文章主要列举了自我提高在生命任何阶段都很重要的四个原因。

【1】下文Here are four reasons why self-improvement is important regardless of your age.(这里有四个为什么不管你年龄多大自我提高都很重要的原因)与G. That's to say, self improvement is of great importance no matter how old you are(那就说，无论你多大自我提高都很重要)承接自然，上下文话题一致，important和importance以及regardless of your age和no matter how old you are是关键词，故选G项。

【2】下文which make you more aware of your personality, thoughts and feelings.(它会让你了解你的个性、想法和感情)与F. As life progresses, you are met with different experiences and challenges(随着生命的进展，你会遇到不同的经历和挑战)承接自然，后文的which就指代前文的different experiences and challenges，故选F项。

【3】上文It gives you a better understanding of what you are seeking and where you are likely to be more excellent.(它让你更好地理解你在寻找什么，以及你可能更优秀的地方)与C. It also helps you set life goals and make them happen(它也会帮助你设定生命目标，并让它们实现)承接自然，上下文是明显的并列关系，且上下文的it都指的是Self-improvement，故选C项。

【4】根据标题可知，本段讲述克服弱点，E. Though identifying strengths is an important aspect of self-improvement(尽管知道自己的长处是自我提高的重要方面)与you should come to terms with your weaknesses.(你应该知道你的弱点)承接自然，上下文结合在一起，符合本段语境，故选E项。

【5】空格处是段落标题。根据下文Choosing to work on improving yourself requires you to take your trip out of comfortable areas. It lets you face your fears, try new things, take risks and challenge yourself.(选择提高自己要求你要走出舒适区。它让你面对你的恐惧，尝试新的东西，冒险和挑战自己)可知，本段主要讲述走出舒适区。B. Step out of comfort zone(走出舒适区)可以作为本段小标题，故选B项。