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StrengthsFinder 2.0
by Tom Rath
Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day？Chances are, you don't. All too often, our natural talents go untapped(未开发的). We devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths.
To help people reveal their talents, Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in the 2001 management book, which has led to a global conversation and helped millions to discover their top five talents.
In its latest national bestseller, StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup releases the new and improved version of its popular assessment. Loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, this new book will change the way you look at yourself and the world around you forever.
Available in StrengthsFinder 2.0：
*A new and upgraded edition of the StrengthsFinder assessment
*A personal strengths discovery and action－planning guide for applying your strengths in the next week, month and year
*50 ideas for action (10 strategies for building on each of your top five talents)
About StrengthsFinder
In 1998，the father of Strengths－Based Psychology, Donald O．Clifton, along with Tom Rath and a team of scientists at Gallup, created the online StrengthsFinder assessment. In 2001, they published the first edition of StrengthsFinder with the bestseller Now, Discover Your Strengths. In 2004, the assessment's name was formally changed to “Clifton StrengthsFinder” in honour of its chief designer.
In 2007, Rath and scientists of Gallup released a new edition of the assessment programme and website, called “StrengthsFinder 2.0”. Rooted in more than 40 years of research, this assessment has helped millions discover and develop their natural talents.
语篇导读 本文简要介绍了《盖洛普优势识别器2.0》一书的相关内容。
1．According to the passage, we don't do what we do best because we usually ________.
A．don't know what we are good at
B．focus on overcoming our weaknesses
C．concentrate on developing new skills
D．lack confidence in our potential talents
解析 B 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，我们之所以没有在做自己最擅长的事，是因为我们将更多的时间花费在克服自己的缺点上，故选B项。
2．Why was the assessment's name changed in 2004?
A．To make it sound better.
B．To make it easy to remember.
C．To show respect for its chief designer.
D．To attract more potential customers.
解析 C 细节理解题。根据About StrengthsFinder部分的第一段最后一句可知，2004年这一评估系统更名是为了向其主要设计者致敬，故选C项。
3．What's the aim of StrengthsFinder?
A．To help us realise our dreams.
B．To help us discover our interests.
C．To help us conquer our weaknesses.
D．To help us develop our natural talents.
解析 D 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，这一评估系统帮助人们挖掘自己的潜力；本文最后一句也提到了discover and develop their natural talents，故选D项。
