2024年北京卷
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you want to develop maximum credibility(可信性), is it better to be a hedgehog(刺猬) or a fox? according to Isaiah Berlin, the hedgehog knows one thing very well, and the fox knows a lot of things.
Is there a clear advantage of one style over the other? Hedgehog thinkers tend to answer yes. 35 And they are usually very credible in doing so. According to Jim Hart, the “hedgehog concept” is one of the factors that lead companies to greatness. They focus on one thing and do it really well. They figure out what they are good at. 36 The hedgehog concept makes perfect sense for companies.
37 Philip Tate has studied the track records of those folks on the Sunday talk shows who make predictions about what will happen. He has found that hedgehogs are not only wrong more often than foxes, but that they are less likely to recognise or admit that they are wrong when events do not match their predictions.
The advantage that. foxes have is that they are more likely to seek out new information from a broader range of sources, and are comfortable with uncertainty and new information. 38 They try to include it in their viewpoint rather than to exclude it from their thinking. They also have a clearer estimation of what they know and don't know.
So, which is better? The question can be answered in a foxy hedgehog style. 39 The choice between being a hedgehog or a fox is a false trade-off. The most effective way to go through life is to try to be that rare mixture known as foxy hedgehog.
A. In other words, there are clear advantages for each.
B. They are more likely to remember people's mistakes.
C. Hence, they have the advantage of clarity and confidence.
D. But there can be a downside to concentration on one big thing.
E. However, hedgehogs remain open to others' reactions and inputs.
F. When something is contradictory to their view, they don't treat it as exceptional.
G. They come down squarely on one side or the other and fully support their position.
答案：
35. G
36. C
37.D
38. F
39. A
解析：
35. 此处需要填入的句子应该是对刺猬思维者的描述，选项G "They come down squarely on one side or the other and fully support their position" 意为“他们坚定地站在一方，并全力支持自己的立场”，这与刺猬思维者专注于一件事情并且做得很好的特点相符合。
36. 空白处前文提到“他们专注于一件事并把它做得很好。他们知道自己擅长什么”可知，拥有“刺猬”型思维方式的人具备优点，他们可以专注于一件事并知道自己擅长什么。而C项“因此，他们的优势是(头脑)清楚和自信”进一步说明拥有“刺猬”型思维方式的人的优点，承接上文，符合语境。
37. 根据下文，他发现，拥有“刺猬”型思维方式的人不仅比拥有“狐狸”型思维方式的人更容易出错，而且当事情与他们的预测不相符时他们不太可能意识到，也不太可能承认自己错了，可知，此处介绍拥有“刺猬”型思维方式的人的缺点。D项引出下文，介绍拥有“刺猬”型思维方式的人具备缺点，符合语境。故选D。
38. 此处需要填入的句子应该是对狐狸思维者处理新信息的方式的描述，选项F "When something is contradictory to their view, they don't treat it as exceptional" 意为“当某些事物与他们的观点相矛盾时，他们不会将其视为例外”，这与狐狸思维者更愿意接受新信息的特质相符合。
39.空白处前文提到“So，which is better? The question can be answered in a foxy hedgehog style”，其意思是“那么，哪一个更好呢?这个问题可以用狐狸刺猬式来回答”，后文提到“The choice between being a hedgehog or a fox is a false trade-off. The most effective way to go through life is to try to be that rare mixture known as foxy hedgehog”，其意思是“成为刺猬还是狐狸的选择是一个虚假的折衷。人生最有效的方法是努力成为那种罕见的混合物，即狐狸刺猬”，由此可知，此处是在说成为刺猬还是狐狸各有利弊，都有各自的优势，所以选项A“换句话说，每个都有明显的优点”符合语境，所以选项A正确。
