52. What does the author imply by saying “this isn't always the case” (Line 1, Para. 3)?
- A. Ambitious people may not have a greater chance of success.
- B. Ambitious people may not have more positive qualities.
- C. Entrepreneurs' ambition does as much good as harm.
- D. Entrepreneurs are more naturally driven to success.
答案：A
答案句：Overall, this is a positive quality, especially for people trying to build their own businesses. Apparently, if you're more naturally driven to set goals, you are more likely to succeed. Actually, this isn't always the case. In fact, in some cases, extreme ambition may end up doing more harm than good.
参考译文：总体而言，这是一种积极品质，尤其是对那些试图创业的人来说。显然，如果你天生更有动力去设定目标，你更可能成功。实际上，情况并非总是如此。事实上，在某些情况下，极度的雄心可能最终弊大于利。
定位线索：题干“this isn't always the case”→答案句位于第3段，指代前文“if you're more naturally driven to set goals, you are more likely to succeed”；文中“extreme ambition may end up doing more harm than good”对应选项A“may not have a greater chance of success”。
解析：题干问“this isn't always the case”的含义，该短语指代第2段中“更有动力设定目标就更可能成功”的观点，第3段随后解释“极度雄心可能弊大于利”，即雄心不一定带来更大成功，对应A选项。B选项“没有更多积极品质”答非所问，该句讨论的是成功而非品质；C选项“好处和坏处一样多”程度过重，原文只说“弊大于利”；D选项“更自然地被驱动成功”是原文内容，但与该短语含义相反。
55. What does the author advise us to do concerning ambition?
- A. Distinguish between conventional success and our life goal.
- B. Follow the example of the most ambitious entrepreneurs.
- C. Avoid taking unnecessary risks when starting a business.
- D. Prioritize health and happiness over material success.
答案：D
答案句：Ambitious people tend to be more materialistically successful than their non-ambitious counterparts. However, they're only slightly happier than their less-ambitious counterparts, and tend to live significantly shorter lives. This implies that even though ambitious people are more likely to achieve conventional “success,” such success means nothing for their health and happiness-and if you don't have health and happiness, what else could possibly matter?
参考译文：雄心勃勃的人往往比不那么雄心勃勃的人更容易在物质上取得成功。然而，他们只比不那么雄心勃勃的人稍微快乐一点，而且往往寿命明显更短。这意味着，即使雄心勃勃的人更有可能实现传统的“成功”，这种成功对他们的健康和幸福毫无意义——如果你没有健康和幸福，还有什么可能更重要呢？
定位线索：题干“concerning ambition”→答案句取自第6段“Ambitious people tend to be more materialistically successful...”；文中“health and happiness”对应选项D“health and happiness”；文中“what else could possibly matter”对应选项D“Prioritize”。
解析：题干问作者关于雄心的建议，答案句明确指出物质成功对健康和幸福无意义，并反问“如果你没有健康和幸福，还有什么可能更重要呢？”，由此可推出作者建议优先考虑健康和幸福，对应D项。A项“区分传统成功和生活目标”在原文未提及，属于无中生有；B项“效仿最有雄心的企业家”与原文第5段“failure is seen as disastrous”相悖；C项“避免不必要的风险”原文未直接建议，属于过度推断。