单选题 If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or (31) in your work would depend, to (32) great extent, (33) your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. (34) the utmost importance is your attitude. A person (35) begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is (36) that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure (37) his belief that he is probably as capable (38) doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt (39) it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well. (40) the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw (41) hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize (42) the strength and overcome the (43) that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first (44) stock of somewhere you stand now. (45) we get further along in the book, we'll be (46) in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening (47) skills. However, (48) begin with, you should pause (49) examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your (50) , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

单选题 A. improvement B. victory C. failure D. achievement
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本句的意思是：成功或失败在很大程度上取决于你能否扬长避短。improvement意为“改进”；victory意为“胜利”；achievement意为“成果，成就”。这三个词都不合题意，只有C项failure最合题意。
单选题 A. a B. the C. some D. certain
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】to a great extent是固定短语，意思是“很大程度上”，符合题意。类似的说法还有：to a large extent, to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of, the, some, certain都不能与great extent搭配。
单选题 A. in B. on C. of D. to
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】depend on是固定搭配。
单选题 A. Out of B. Of C. To D. Into
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】of与名词连用，表示具有某种性质、状态，作表语，常置于句首表示强调。正常语序为：Your attitude is of the utmost importance．
单选题 A. who B. what C. that D. which
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】A person后是定语从句，关系代词指人，在从句中作主语，即“开始工作的那个人”。
单选题 A. ensure B. certain C. sure D. surely
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本句的意思是：如果一个人刚刚开始工作就深信自己不会喜欢或肯定不适应这项工作，那么阻碍他成功的缺点就暴露出来了。or后面省略了主语he。ensure意为“保证”；certain意为“肯定的(只能用于it作主语的句子里)”；surely意为“确实地”；sure意为“肯定的”。
单选题 A. onto B. on C. off D. in
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】in one's belief意为“相信”。其他选项都不能与belief搭配。
单选题 A. to B. at C. of D. for
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】capable of doing是固定搭配，意为“能够干什么”。
单选题 A. near B. on C. by D. at
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】attempt用作名词，后接介词at，意为“试图，努力”；如果后面接介词on，则表示“攻击”。其他两项都不能与attempt搭配。
单选题 A. Have B. Had C. Having D. Had been
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本句的意思是：拥有某一工作的必备技能是一个优势。此处应填句子的主语，故选动名词having。
单选题 A. being B. been C. are D. is
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本句主语是A bookkeeper…or a carpenter…。根据主谓一致原则，其谓语应当用单数is，而不是复数are。being，been都是分词，应该排除。
单选题 A. except B. but C. for D. on
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】on与前面的capitalize搭配，表示“利用”，作不定式help的补语。其他选项不能与capitalize搭配。
单选题 A. idea B. weakness C. strength D. advantage
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本句的意思是“克服缺点”，应选weakness。idea：观点；strength：优点；advantage：优势，这三项均不合题意。
单选题 A. make B. take C. do D. give
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】固定短语take stock of意为“对……估价，对……作出判断”。
单选题 A. As B. Till C. Over D. Out
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本处意思是“随着更深入的阅读”，从语法角度，此处应填连词。四个选项中，只有as能用作连词。
单选题 A. deal B. dealt C. be dealt D. dealing
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】选项A，B，C分别是deal(处理，论述，涉及)的原形、过去分词及被动语态。根据语法和语义，此处应填将来进行时，意思是：随着书中内容的进一步深入，我们将详细论述发展和强化学习技能的具体过程。
单选题 A. learnt B. learned C. learning D. learn
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据上下文，这里应当指“学习技能”。learning为动名词修饰skills。
单选题 A. around B. to C. from D. beside
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】固定短语to begin with意为“首先，第一”，常用作插入语。
单选题 A. to B. onto C. into D. with
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】用在谓语动词pause后，examine又是动词原形，所以这里应当选to，构成动词不定式，作目的状语。其余选项都是介词，不合题意。
单选题 A. intelligence B. work C. attitude D. weakness
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本句对全文进行总结概括，与文章的开头第三句Of the utmost importance is your attitude. 相呼应，故选attitude。