When something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，“Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault.”

When something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，“Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault.” or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my fault；the car broke down.” It is probably not your fault，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.
【小题1】According to the passage, winners . A．deal with problems rather than blame othersB．meet with fewer difficulties in their livesC．have responsible and able colleaguesD．blame themselves rather that others【小题2】When your colleague brings about a problem, you should .A．ask a more able colleague for helpB．blame him for his lack of responsibilityC．tell him to find the cause of the problemD．find a better way to handle the problem【小题3】When problems occur, winners take them as .A．excuses for their failuresB．barriers to greater powerC．challenges to their colleaguesD．chances for self-development【小题4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A．A Winner’s Problem.B．A Winner’s Secret.C．A Winner’s Opportunity.D．A Winner’s Achievement.A

(答案→)A 解析：本文叙述了当人们犯错误的时候，人们往往埋怨外界的条件，去责怪其他的人，而不去找自身的原因，去找到解决问题的方法。而成功的人却往往不去责备其他的人，却主动找到解决问题的方法，这就是他们成功的秘诀。【小题1】细节理解题。根据you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.成功的人士是处理问题而不是责备其他的人，故选A。【小题2】细节理解题。根据if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. 当同事遇到问题时要找到一个处理问题的方法，故选D。【小题3】细节理解题。根据They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. 成功人士把它们看成是展示他们才能的机会，故选D。【小题4】标题归纳题。根据This is the winner’s key to success. Winners are great at overcoming problems.本文主要叙述了成功者人的秘密所在，故选B。

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