Many people believe that passion and commitment are the foundations of strong romantic relationships. But a relationship is made of two 26 individuals. And the personality traits (特性) these individuals 27 or lack can often make a relationship more- or less-likely to 28. Recent research has found that one trait in particular—humility(谦逊)—is an important indicator of successful relationships.
Humility can sometimes be 29 with a lack of confidence. But researchers have come to realize that being humble generally indicates the 30 of deeply admirable personal qualities. Being humble means you have the ability to accurately 31 your deficiencies without denying your skills and strengths. For example, you might recognize that you are intelligent, but realize that you are not a 32.
Thus, humility leads to an honest view of one’s own advantages and shortcomings. Humble people do not ignore, avoid, or try to deny their limits or deficiencies. They can 33 mistakes, see value in things that are far from perfect and identify areas for improvement.
Perhaps it is not 34, then, that humility appears to be a huge asset to relationships. One study found that people tend to rate this quality 35 in their spouse. The study also found that someone who is humble is more likely to initiate a romantic relationship, perhaps because they are less likely to see themselves as “too good” for someone else. Thus, a humble partner might be your ideal partner.
A) acknowledge
B) assess
C) confused
D) endure
E) extremely
F) genius
G) highly
H) permanent
I) possess
J) presence
K) puzzled
L) status
M) s叩rising
N) thoroughly
0) uniqe
答案解析：
答案
26. O
27. I
28. D
29. C
30. J
31. B
32. F
33. A
34. M
35. G
根据语境“But a relationship is made of two... individuals”，这里表达一段关系是由两个怎样的个体组成，后一句中提到这些个体的个性特征，可知，这里要表达的是一段关系由两个不同的个体组成，所以，这里应选O。
根据“the personality traits these individuals... or lack”，这里需要一个动词表示个体“拥有”或“缺乏”某种特性，“possess”(拥有)符合语境，所以选I。
根据“make a relationship more - or less - likely to...”，这里需要一个动词表示关系更有可能“持续”或“发展”等，“endure”(持续，持久)符合，即让关系更有可能持续下去，所以选D。
根据“Humility can sometimes be... with a lack of confidence”，这里考查固定搭配“be confused with”(与……混淆)，表示谦逊有时会和缺乏自信混淆，所以选C。
根据“being humble generally indicates the... of deeply admirable personal qualities”，这里需要一个名词表示谦逊表明了某种“存在”或“具备”令人钦佩的个人品质，“presence”(存在，具备)符合，所以选J。
根据“accurately... your deficiencies”，这里需要一个动词表示“评估”自己的不足，“assess”(评估)符合语境，所以选B。
根据“you might recognize that you are intelligent, but realize that you are not a...”，这里需要一个名词表示虽然聪明但不是“天才”，“genius”(天才)符合，所以选F。
根据“mistakes”，这里需要一个动词表示“承认”错误，“acknowledge”(承认)符合，所以选A。
根据“it is not... that humility appears to be a huge asset to relationships”，这里需要一个形容词表示谦逊对关系是巨大优势这件事并不“令人惊讶”，“surprising”(令人惊讶的)符合，所以选M。
根据“rate this quality... in their spouse”，这里需要一个副词表示人们倾向于“高度”评价配偶的这种品质，“highly”(高度地)符合，所以选G。
