单选题
People do not analyze every problem they meet.
Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar
problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times
they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and
error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to
start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.
First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam' s
bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must
see that there is a problem with his bicycle. Next the thinker
must define tile problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find the
reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is
with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more
specific. Now the person must look for information that will
make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For in stance, suppose
Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with
the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read
about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his
gears carefully. After studying the problem, the person should
have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as
an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new
gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear
wheels. Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to
the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker
suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example,
suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He
immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear
wheels. Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear
wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short, he has
solved the problem.
单选题
What is the best title for this passage?
A. Six Stages for Repairing Sam's Bicycle.
B. Possible Ways to Problem- solving.
C. Necessities of Problem Analysis.
D. Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章主旨题。
[详细解答] A只是作者为阐明道理举的例子，不能作为标题；而作者通篇都在说分析问题的步骤，虽然跟Possible Ways to Problem-solving有关，但显然作标题不合适；C在文中只是一笔带过；D则完全能概括文章内容，因为作者所说六步正是D表达的，因此，正确答案为D。
单选题
In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except ______.
A. recognize and define the problem
B. look for information to make the problem clearer
单选题
By referring to Sam's broken bicycle, the author intends to ______.
A. illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle
B. discuss the problems of his bicycle
C. tell us how to solve a problem
D. show us how to analyse a problem
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 事实推断题。
[详细解答] 作者在讲述分析问题的过程时用Sam’s bro ken bicycle作例子，表面上看，正确答案好象是D，但我们知道分析问题的目的还是解决问题。因此，不难判断，最佳答案应该是C。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People do not analyze the problem they meet.
B. People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people.
C. People may learn from their past experience.
D. People can not solve some problems they meet.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 事实判断题。
[详细解答] 根据第一段第五句However，when all these methods fail，the person with a problem has to start analyzing所说，显然，A的论断与之冲突，应为本题的答案。其它几项则都与文章内容相符。
单选题
As used in the last sentence, the phrase "in short" means ______.