题目
45. Creative people rarely need to be motivated—they have their own inner drive that refuses to be bored. They refuse to be complacent (自满的). They live______, which is precisely what is needed to be successful and remain successful.A. on the levelB. on the edgeC. in the edgeD. on the ground
45. Creative people rarely need to be motivated—they have their own inner drive that refuses to be bored. They refuse to be complacent (自满的). They live______, which is precisely what is needed to be successful and remain successful.
A. on the level
B. on the edge
C. in the edge
D. on the ground
题目解答
答案
B. on the edge
解析
本题考查短语辨析，解题思路是理解每个选项短语的含义，再结合题干中对有创造力的人的描述来选择合适的短语。
- A选项“on the level”：意为“诚实的；坦率的”。例如：You can trust him, he's always on the level.（你可以信任他，他一直都很诚实。）在本题语境中，“有创造力的人诚实坦率”与后文“这正是取得成功并保持成功所需要的”逻辑不连贯，所以A选项不符合。
- B选项“on the edge”：有“处于边缘；处于危险或不稳定的状态”的意思。有创造力的人有内在动力，不满足于现状，拒绝自满，他们往往会不断挑战自我，处于一种不断探索、可能随时面临新情况的状态，也就是“处于边缘”的状态，这种状态正是取得成功并保持成功所需要的，所以B选项符合题意。
- C选项“in the edge”：这种表达是错误的，“edge”通常与“on”搭配表示“在边缘”，而不是“in”，所以C选项不正确。
- D选项“on the ground”：意为“在地面上；实际上”。例如：The cat is lying on the ground.（猫正躺在地上。）“有创造力的人实际上生活”这种表述与后文逻辑不相符，所以D选项不合适。