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Directions: Read the following statements and mark Y (for Yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the text; N (for No) if the statement contradicts the information given in the text; NG (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the text.
( )1. The tragic reality is that the passion often dies along with the failure of the business.
【正确答案】Y
【答案解析】第一段第三句,The tragic reality is that when business fail, the passion often dies with it. 意思是“可悲的现实是当创业失败了的时候,热情也随之消失。”答案为Y。
( )2. If you want to start your own business, you should take advertising into consideration.
【正确答案】NG
【答案解析】作者在文章中具体给出了五点建议,但并没有提及是否要广告宣传。答案为NG。
( )3. That you are unhappy with your current job might be the reason for you to start a business.
【正确答案】N
【答案解析】第二段最后一句,When you see them listed, you might see a pattern in that you're just unhappy at your current job and starting your own business isn't the answer.意思是“当你把这些列出来时,你可能就会发现你目前的工作做得并不开心,而创业也并不是你想要的答案。”题意与文意相反。答案为N。
( )4. When making business plans, you should not give too much consideration to your passion.
【正确答案】N
【答案解析】整个第三段作者都在强调明确创业激情的重要性。本段第四句,Keep that passion at the forefront of your business plan, your marketing strategies, and your daily routine. 意思是“把保持工作热情列在你的创业计划、你的市场营销策略和你的日常工作的最前面。”本题意思与文意相反。答案为N。
( )5. To keep your business alive, you should cooperate with your competitors.
【正确答案】NG
【答案解析】第四段,作者指出通过研究竞争对手可以发掘潜在的市场,从而使自己的创业得以发展。文章并没有涉及是否应该与竞争对手合作。答案为NG。
( )6. In starting a business, you'd better follow the model in your own field.
【正确答案】N
【答案解析】文章倒数第二段首句给出了答案:Seek out advice from seasoned business owners, even those in your own field.请教经验丰富的商家,甚至是那些你所在领域的商家。由此看出作者的观点是多请教他人,而非因是自己的专业而闭门造车。答案为N。
练习1. 完形补文
1.【答案】mind
【解析】 make up your mind 下定决心。这是个词组,直接记。your后面接名词。故答案为mind。
2.【答案】motivation
【解析】 look at your motivation审视一下你的动机。your后面用名词。故答案为motivation。
- 【答案】starting
【解析】 your motivation for starting a company. 你开公司的动机。介词for后面接名词,如果是动词,需用ing。故答案为starting。
4.【答案】rich
【解析】 get rich, 变得富有。get可以接形容词,类似的有get ready做好准备,get organized整理好,get prepared做好准备,get busy忙起来。故答案为rich。
5.【答案】likely
【解析】 is likely to lead to success. 可能带来成功。likely可能,is likely to do可能做某事。like还有其他变形,alike相似的,unlike不像,dislike不喜欢。故答案为likely。
6.【答案】success
【解析】 is likely to lead to success. 可能带来成功。lead to后面接名词。to后面接名词的词组还有look forward to期待,pay attention to注意,listen to听,due to由于。故答案为success。
7.【答案】focused
【解析】 If you are focused on solving a customer problem 如果你专注于解决客户的问题。词组be focused on专注于。故答案为focused。
8.【答案】solving
【解析】 If you are focused on solving a customer problem 如果你专注于解决客户的问题。介词on后面接名词,如果是动词短语需用ing形式。注意,虽然solve有名词solution解决方案,但本句中是动词短语solve a problem放在on后,因此需用solving, 不能用solution。故答案为solving。
9.【答案】need
【解析】 a customer problem or need, 客户的问题或需求。or一般连接前后相同词性,这里连接两个名词problem和need. need是名词,也是动词。如what you want or need. 故答案为need。
10.【答案】better
【解析】 you can do what you do better than anyone else, 你能够比别人做得更好。有than的句子通常考查比较级,good-better-best。故答案为better。
11.【答案】hats
【解析】 wear many hats, 身兼数职。many后面一般接名词复数。故答案为hats。
12.【答案】endless
【解析】 juggle endless responsibilities, 承担无尽的责任。修饰名词responsibilities用形容词。故答案为endless。
13.【答案】responsibilities
【解析】 juggle endless responsibilities, 承担无尽的责任。前面有endless无尽的,这里需用名词复数responsibilities。故答案为responsibilities。
14.【答案】certain
【解析】 need certain personality traits. 需要一些个性特征。修饰名词短语personality traits用形容词。注意certain意思是某些,还有确定的意思,都是形容词。故答案为certain。
15.【答案】willingness
【解析】 a willingness to work very hard 愿意努力工作。a后面接名词。故答案为willingness。
16.【答案】possibly
【解析】 and possibly longer 也许更久。修饰形容词longer用副词。故答案为possibly。
练习2. 完形补文
1.【答案】being
【解析】end up being categorized as… 最终被归类为…。词组end up doing以…而告终。故答案为being
2.【答案】categorized
【解析】 end up being categorized as… 最终被归类为…。词组be categorized as…被归类为。这也是个被动be + categorized. 动词categorize分类。故答案为categorized
3.【答案】successful
【解析】 a successful, a clingy, a boastful or an awkward one. 一个成功的,粘人的,自夸的或者是尴尬的约会。形容词的并列,用形容词successful。故答案为successful
4.【答案】boastful
【解析】a successful, a clingy, a boastful or an awkward one. 一个成功的,粘人的,自夸的或者是尴尬的约会。形容词的并列,用形容词boastful。故答案为boastful
5.【答案】expressing
【解析】include both parties expressing information about what they like 包括双方表达他们喜欢什么。分词短语作补充说明成分,主动用ing, 被动用过去分词ed。故答案为expressing
6.【答案】information
【解析】include both parties expressing information about what they like 包括双方表达他们喜欢什么。名词information信息。故答案为information
7.【答案】Usually
【解析】 Usually , these dates will end in … 通常这些约会将结束…。修饰整句话,用副词。故答案为Usually
8.【答案】practically
【解析】one of the parties practically begging for information 其中一方几乎一直在乞求信息。修饰动词短语begging for information用副词。故答案为practically
9.【答案】interested
【解析】the non-clinger is not interested. 粘人的那一方是不感兴趣的。interest有两种形容词形式:interested 感兴趣的,主要指人的情绪;interesting有趣的,主要指物。故答案为interested
10.【答案】talks
【解析】 one member of the duo (一对) talks about all of his or her skills, 这一对里面的其中一方谈论的都是他或她的技能。考三单式,动词词组talk about谈论。填动词时需考虑可能涉及三单式或过去式。故答案为talks
11.【答案】skills
【解析】his or her skills , talents, and abilities. 他或她的技能,天赋和能力。考名词复数,his和her后面接名词。所给的是名词,所缺的是名词,一般考虑复数,偶尔会有反义词。故答案为skills
12.【答案】abilities
【解析】 his or her skills, talents, and abilities. 他或她的技能,天赋和能力。名词并列,填名词,而且前面都是复数名词,所以也填复数名词abilities。故答案为abilities
13.【答案】asked
【解析】 The listening end of the pair is never asked about his or her life. 听的那一方从不被问及他或她自己的生活。被动is asked。故答案为asked
14.【答案】generally
【解析】Awkward first dates generally involve lots of silence 尴尬的第一次约会通常包含很多的沉默。修饰动词involve用副词。故答案为generally
15.【答案】silence
【解析】 lots of silence 很多的沉默。lots of后面接名词。从语法角度,介词of后面也接名词。故答案为silence
16.【答案】appropriately
【解析】not knowing how to act appropriately. 知道如何适当行动。固定表达act appropriately的意思是表现恰当得体。修饰动词act用副词。故答案为appropriately
17.【答案】generally
【解析】they can generally fall into … 它们通常都可以归入…。修饰动词短语fall into用副词。故答案为generally
18.【答案】categories
【解析】one of these categories. 这些中的一类。these意味着后面应该用名词复数。故答案为categories
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