《2025年天利38套五年高考真题汇编详解英语》

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 过渡句 [解析]上文讲拥有“刺猬”型思维方式的人倾向于给出肯定的答案。G项“他们明确地站在一边或另一边，并全力支持自己的立场”承接上文，符合语境。故选G。
36.C 过渡句 [解析]上文讲拥有“刺猬”型思维方式的人专注于一件事并做得很好。他们清楚自己擅长的东西。C项“因此，他们的优势是(头脑)清楚和自信”承接上文，符合语境。故选C。
37.D 主旨句 [解析]下文讲拥有“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。D项“但是，把注意力集中在一件大事上可能会有不利的一面”引出下文，符合语境。故选D。
38.F 过渡句 [解析]上文讲拥有“狐狸”型思维方式的人的优势是他们更可能从更广泛的来源中找出新信息；下文讲他们试图将其纳入自己的观点，而不是将其排除在自己的思维之外。F项“当某件事与他们的观点相矛盾时，他们不会把它当作例外”承上启下，符合语境。故选F。
39.A 过渡句 [解析]上文讲这个问题可以用“像狐狸的刺猬”风格来回答；下文讲成为拥有“刺猬”型思维方式的人还是拥有“狐狸”型思维方式的人的选择是一种错误的权衡。A项“换句话说，两者都有其明显的优势”承上启下，符合语境。故选A。