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(1)语境衔接题。根据前文During job or school interviews,you're likely to be asked what your strengths and weaknesses are,because the interviewers are interested in how your areas of strengths and weaknesses might affect your performance in this position. (在工作或学校面试中,你可能会被问到你的长处和短处是什么,因为面试官对你的长处或短处如何影响你在这个职位上的表现很感兴趣。)及空后的For instance,you may be skilled in cooking,but if you're applying for an office job,this strength may be irrelevant.(例如,你可能擅长烹饪,但如果你申请的是办公室工作,这一优势可能就无关紧要了。)可知,本段讲述的是个人优劣势与职位的关系,故D选项"因此,它有助于了解自己的优势与作用"与空前内容为因果关系,符合题意。故选D。
(2)语境衔接题。根据本段第一句However,knowing your personal areas of strengths and weaknesses is not a piece of cake.(然而,了解自己的优势和劣势并不是一件容易的事。)及空后Or,ask some of your friends what they see as your best qualities or shortcomings.(或者,问问你的一些朋友,他们认为你的优点和缺点是什么。)可知,本段讲述了如何了解自己的优势,故B选项"所以问问你自己你擅长什么或者哪方面弱"符合本段主题,且与空后的or为选择关系,符合逻辑。故选B。
(3)主旨大意题。分析可知,设空处位于段首,为本段的主题句,根据空后列举的例子For example,let's say my strength is creativity and yours is planning;we both want to have the same career.We might go about getting there in very different ways.If I did something creative to get my dream job and you planned carefully,we'd both likely be successful.But if I tried planning and you tried something creative,both of us might fail.(例如,假设我的优势是创造力和你的优势是计划;我们都想拥有同样的事业。我们可能会以非常不同的方式到达那里。如果我做了一些有创意的事情来得到我梦寐以求的工作,而你精心策划,我们都有可能成功。但如果我试着做策划,而你试着做一些有创意的事情,我们俩都可能失败。)可知,本段是在论述要利用好自己的优势以促进成功,故C选项"我们的优势可以帮助我们实现目标)与空后举例内容吻合,且概括了本段的主题。故选C。
(4)语境衔接题。分析可知,设空处位于段尾,是对本段的总结,根据空前的If I did something creative to get my dream job and you planned carefully,we'd both likely be successful.But if I tried planning and you tried something creative,both of us might fail.(如果我做了一些有创意的事情来得到我梦寐以求的工作,而你精心策划,我们都有可能成功。但如果我试着做策划,而你试着做一些有创意的事情,我们俩都可能失败。)可知,只有知道自己的优势并且合理利用才能成功,否则便会失败,故G选项"这就是为什么了解并利用我们的优势来实现目标是很重要的)与前文构成因果关系,符合题意。故选G。
(5)联系下文题。根据空后列举的例子For example,maybe your area of weakness is relevant to gratitude.You just haven't spent a lot of time thinking about gratitude before.But now you engage in a bunch of activities that help you turn gratitude into an area of strength.(例如,也许你的劣势与感恩有关。你只是以前没有花很多时间思考感恩。但现在你参与了一系列活动,这些活动可以帮助你把感恩变成一种优势。)可知,此处想要表达的是劣势有时候可以转化为优势,故F选项"通过把劣势变成优势,你可以构建其他重要的技能)"与空后的举例内容相关。故选F。