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問題詳情：

Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.

We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲憊) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.

Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.

Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母順序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.

Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over.

When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全書》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.

One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.

An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.

Human beings, I believe must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.

46．People with start-up fatigue are most likely to ________.

A．delay tasks                                                B．work hard

C．seek help                                                  D．accept failure

47．What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?

A．Writing essays in strict order.

B．Building up physical strength.

C．Leaving out the toughest ideas.

D．Dealing with the hardest task first.

48．On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?

A．Before starting a difficult task.

B．When all the solutions fail.

C．If the job is rather boring.

D．After finding a way out.

49．According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us ________.

A．ignore mental problems                              B．get some nice sleep

C．gain complete relief                                   D．find the right solution

50．What could be the best title for the passage?

A．Success Is Built upon Failure

B．How to Handle Performance Fatigue

C．Getting over Fatigue: A Way to Success

D．Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems

【回答】

46．A

47．D

48．B

49．D

50．C

【分析】

這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。文章主要介紹每個人都希望成功，但是人們在實施任務的時候會出現啟動疲憊和表現疲憊，這是造成失敗的兩種原因，文章具體介紹如何克服這兩種疲憊。

46．細節理解題。根據第一段的句子In the former case, we keep putting off a task可知，有啟動疲憊的人更可能拖延任務。故選A。

47．細節理解題。根據第三段的句子The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply:always handle the most difficult job first可知，為了防止啟動疲憊作者建議首先處理最難的任務。故選D。

48．推理判斷題。根據第五段的句子Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle…we fail again and again可知，當所有的解決方法都失敗的時候，一個人可能會有表現疲憊。故選B。

49．細節理解題。根據文章倒數第一段和倒數第二段的內容可知，無意識的行為可能幫助我們發現正確的解決方法。故選D。

50．主旨大意題。根據全篇文章和最後一段的內容可知，文章主要介紹造成失敗的兩種疲憊，以及如何克服疲憊。故選C。

知識點：個人情況

題型：閱讀理解